On 8/3/2015 5:11 PM, Dave Smith 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.
>
>

I'm not a botanist, but I've seen plants with lush foliage and little
fruit and I've seen others with few leaves and lots of large fruit. It
sucks nutrients from the soil and it can go to leaves or fruit.