12 PRECIOUS MINERALS AND NUTRIENTS THAT PLANTS NEED!!
Feeding your indoor plants will sound like a complex chemistry lesson with all of the elements and symbols on fertilizer labels. However, you don't need to go back to high school to learn the skills you'll need to be a good grower. This easy-to-understand guide explains why some minerals are important to plants and what happens if they don't get enough of them. Plants depend on these dozen nutrients throughout their lives, with demand fluctuating as they mature and expand. Perhaps more importantly, these minerals operate together and need the presence of all other minerals in order to function. THE ESSENTIAL MINERALS Plants need a regular, well-balanced supply of these three minerals for steady, healthy development. The amount of each primary nutrient used by your plants varies depending on where they are in their growth cycle – from seedling to leafy growth to flowering – but both are needed during their lives. If you have a hydroponic or soil-based method, you must provid...