By Pete on July 19, 2010
Potassium (K)
Potassium is soluble and leaches unless held for plant use by soil organic matter. This nutrient stimulates the vigor and general health of the plant and promotes root growth. For that reason, root crops, such as beets and carrots, need more potassium than other crops.
Plants deficient in potassium develop gray or buff-colored areas near [...]
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By Pete on July 16, 2010
There are sixteen elements essential for plant growth. About 90 percent of the plant’s dry weight is cellulose and sugars made from the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen obtained from air and water, and much of the plant’s fresh weight is water used to transport nutrients, for chemical reactions, and for cooling plant tissues.
The plant gets [...]
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