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["Doc Lisenby" <longdistshtr@shtc.net>]

I often wonder why bamboo planting directions say to add silica as a 
nutrient.  Anyone know for sure about nutrition in silicon, sand, glass, 
SiO2, silica?
I don't have any idea how plants get any nutrition for any of these.  May be 
crystal effect??  Heh, heh.