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Old 04-29-2009, 01:12 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mafoo View Post
because the nutrients are actively transported up the main stem
what transports water and nutrients up the stem is a passive osmotic gradient that is high in the soil at the roots and low at the leaves so gravity would not affect this. just because you flip something over will not make it grow better, especially when its adapted to growing right side up.



people do forms of agriculture where plants hang but as i said before it is with types of plants that are naturally good for hanging.
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