On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 17:11:14 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-08-03 3:34 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>
>> Sometimes I do. Rather than put the energy into growing leaves, it is
>> supposed to put that energy into the fruit. Personally, I've not seen a
>> real difference.
>
>?? What energy? The plant gets its energy from the sun. The leaves are
>what absorb the sun's rays and use it to transform the other nutrients
>to a form of energy the plant can use.

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plants 'spend' energy in producing leaves and fruit. They can spend
the energy on producing leaves or more fruit.
Janet US