Saltwater corrodes firefighting equipment and may harm ecosystems, especially those like the chaparral shrublands around Los Angeles that aren’t normally exposed to seawater. Gardeners know that small amounts of salt – added, say, as fertilizer – does not harm plants, but excessive salts can stress and kill plants.
Salt can stress and kill plants?
You know what else can stress and kill plants? Being on fucking fire.
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Ocean water has electrolytes, and that’s what plants crave
No, plants in California are adapted to fire season weather. They’re not adapted to salt.
Except the fire goes out once the plant is burnt and a new one can grow. The salt stays for a long time.