Pulling down to correct level

John Bryan johnbryan@worldnet.att.net
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:54:26 PDT
Thanks Arnold:

As always from you, an interesting posting. The question is how do the
bulbs get down to the lower depth, by what method, if in search of
moisture, nutrients etc.. Cheers, John e. Bryan

arnold trachtenberg wrote:
> 
> John:
> 
> I think that the movement of a bulb in the ground can be viewed very
> differently than a bulb potted .  I can't say what the motivation
> (tropism) is behind the  movement.  It may be the bulbs desire to get
> away from the heat of the sun or pulling itself deeper to get more water.
> 
> Arnold
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