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Calcium, Magnesium, and Coco
Calcium and magnesium are both important nutrients for plants, and they have a special relationship with coco coir that requires...
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Foliar Feeding: Nutrients and Beneficial Bacteria
By Derex Q. Zellars | Environmental Scientist Traditional methods used to protect plants from disease have been largely based on...
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Kelp
Kelp is a popular plant additive. Understanding what it is and how it benefits plants can help a gardener make...
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Magic Myc: Q & A on beneficial fungi
How do mycorrhizae help with availability and uptake of essential plant nutrients? Mycorrhizae help increase the availability of essential plant...
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Mixing Nutrients – A Beginner’s Guide
* Keep in mind that some supplements will add to your total EC/PPMs, check the labels for their NPKs, or...
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Nourish your Plants Above and Below with Seaweed
By Derex Q. Zellars | Environmental Scientist Scientific research has confirmed that seaweeds help in increasing yields, drought resistance, frost...
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NPK: A simple guide
When it comes to indoor and outdoor gardening, it is important to understand the significance of the N-P-K ratio. You...
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Organics and Minerals: Do you Really Understand What’s Going into your Garden?
Many growers give themselves labels based on the types of inputs they use in their gardens, often referring to “strict...
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Plant Nutrients
Macro-Nutrients Symbol From Avail to Plants Function in Plants Nitrogen N NO3-, NH4+ Component of amino acids, proteins, nucleotides, nucleic...
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Selectivity of Plant Nutrient Ion Uptake
The interactions between mineral cations and anions are well understood by chemists, but often overlooked by horticulturists when applying fertilizers...
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Silica
Silica supplements are a popular addition to nutrient regimens, making plants stronger and less susceptible to environmental and pathogenic damage....
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Temperature and Humidity
In order to learn how to create the best environment for your particular crop it is helpful to understand how...
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Understanding EC/PPM: Q&A with Blue Lab
We all understand the importance of applying nutrients at the correct strength and the appropriate time to achieve successful crop...
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Why Plants Need Sugars and What They Do With them
Plant carbohydrates, in the form of sugars are the energy source by which all plants carry out their major functions....
