Monday, June 17, 2013

Plant Nutrients

                           As a plant gets more older and mature it will need plenty more nutrients to produce food faster and to keep not only the plant healthy but the soil as well. Although watering is a major part of keeping the plant growing. There is still more work that needs to be done.


Bone Meal


                                                              Bone meal is dry, coarsely grounded animal bones. Bone meal is -very- rich in phosphorous which is a mineral needed to stimulate strong, healthy root growth from seedlings. Although phosphorous is highly beneficial to the seedlings, using too much of it could kill the plant. So, use only 1/4 tsp of this product. 




Blood Meal


                                                          Blood meal is dry powdered animal blood. Blood meal is a way to boost nitrogen in soil to help stimulate more rapid leaf growth in the plants. You will notice when using blood meal, the stems and leaves become more resistant to pests and other harmful things such as diseases. 


Fish Meal





Fish meal is dried and pressed fish "waste" also used as another great fertilizers to stimulate rapid food growth. 




















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