Fertilizers and Plant Growth

摘要

I think what we need to remember is that a plant growing in a pot suffers several disadvantages over its fellow in the ground. For clarity, I will list them as I go. 1) In virtually all cases it will have a smaller root system. Few of us appreciate how far the roots can spread in even quite small plants when growing unrestricted. If one uproots them one only gets the main branches of the system in most cases, all the finer ramifications being left behind in the soil. This can sometimes be clearly seen, notably when a plant manages to escape through its drainage holes and colonize further soil, gravel or even a moisture-retaining mat, The extra growth is almost always prodigious..