NO, no, no, Rick. In the case of the 'floodgates' and banked Nitrogen, that can never be. Remember, I've also said Nitrogen "doesn't really care what the pH is---" Let's see if this is easier to understand--what the county agent told me back then. Banked nutrients were released in large amounts when I lowered the pH that much, but Nitrogen, who doesn't care what the pH is, was never banked nor affected. What happened next was when the plants began to grow, they had access to all nutrients in large amounts which they utilized. And Nitrogen was consumed in a like quantity in proportion, stoichiometrically, lock step, to the other nutrients as required. This was fine with the cool, wet environment but when the weather turned hot, that large amount amount of nitrogen being consumed was holding water within the the entire plant system (including the roots). In fact, we dug one bleeding heart and its tap root was swelled and juicey. There always was plenty of Nitrogen around from my 10-10-10 application. Sorry, if I didn't explain it fully and understanably the first time; hope this is better.
