I had a friend who had a saying for the numbers in the fertilizer. It went something like a mini-nursery rhyme. Like maybe roots, fruits, flowers. I can't remember it, and a google search didn't help. Thanks. Perry
Fertilizer numbers.
May 13, 2005
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Yeah, but your half rememberd rhyme is misleading. The numbers give percentages (by weight) of nitrogen (N), phosphor(P) and potassium (K).
N: for stems and leaves P: for roots K: for flowers
So may it was "shoots, roots, flowers"?
I believe it's "Shoots, roots, flowers and fruits."
Good -- that rhymes, and has a nice beat.
Now drop the first comma.... :-)
N Shoots, P Roots, K Flowers and Fruits.
In context, the first comma should be there. It's not a sentence. It's a list, and the comma is a list item separator.
Thank you for the truly insightful contribution. I don't know how I'd cope without it.
I was wondering the same.
Right, Warren, I know, now drop the comma, and parse it that way. Makes a headline-style sentence. :-)
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