Water. Water absorbs and nutrients the plants system.
Not all plants grow in sand. Plants produce food from a combination of elements in their environment, including sunlight, water, and nutrients in the soil (or sand, I suppose).
Sand provides horrible nutrients, and bad anchoring for plants roots, therefore limiting the plants height. water is the answer
Depending on the size of the grain of sand, sand is best. It holds more moisture then dirt does.
Plants can grow in soil, some grow in water, some grow in sand.
plants that like water grow better in clay and plant that don't like water grow better in sand. like cactus
During movement water is faster than sand and during cooling sand is faster than water.
In sand
Limiting factor
Here are the needs for sugar reed to grow: Water needs to be next to it. 2.: Must grow on sand or dirt (sand is faster)
sand heats faster because it absorbs heat faster than water!!!!!!
There is nothing in sand that will make plants grow.