Pay attention that growing marijuana may be subject to special restrictions and regulation in your country or state. Please contact your attorney to obtain advice before cultivating cannabis.
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Pay attention that growing marijuana may be subject to special restrictions and regulation in your country or state. Please contact your attorney to obtain advice before cultivating cannabis.
For the successful cultivation of cannabis, individual nutrients will be needed. The soil will certainly not be able to supply the plant with everything it needs. A deficiency of nutrients can adversely affect the plant and show poor yields. On the other hand, too much fertilizer can also harm cannabis, and in this way, marijuana can also get sick or mold. For a beginner, the choice of the best nutrients for growing weed indoors can be a whole challenge. Such a large selection among various substances that attract with their names and bright packaging can confuse anyone. However, a basic knowledge of cannabis needs can help make sense of all this information.
What nutrients does cannabis need?
There are three non-mineral components that a plant can obtain from the air. These components are also critical:
- Carbon
- Hydrogen
- Oxygen
There are several elements that you need to feed your plant periodically:
Nitrogen. This substance is responsible for the development of the plant during the vegetative stage. Without nitrogen, the plant cannot convert sunlight into energy and develop further. Nitrogen is also part of the amino acids that build proteins. Without protein, cannabis plants become fragile and weak. This element is also responsible for DNA. This means that without nitrogen, plant cells will not be able to grow and multiply.
Phosphorus. This component plays a key role in the absorption of nutrients. Without nutrients, cannabis will not be able to properly build the structure of the plant, because this is the connection that goes from the roots to the flowers. Accordingly, without phosphorus, the plant may not bloom, it has undeveloped roots and purple veins on the leaves.
Potassium. This element is often underestimated and considered not so important, but this is not at all the case. It supports plant health and regulates growth systems. Imperceptibly, this substance regulates the water and salt content. In addition, thanks to Potassium, oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
Calcium. This component is responsible for the integrity of the plant cell structure. To realize all its importance, one can imagine that without this element the plants will be stunted and the leaves will be twisted.
Magnesium. It helps in the production of glucose during photosynthesis. This component is also responsible for converting sunlight into energy.
How to use fertilizers correctly?
All information is usually indicated on the nutrient bags. Often, growers will even indicate the correct dosage for each fertilizer. However, do not rush, otherwise, you risk killing your plant. We recommend using a third of the indicated dose and gradually increasing this volume, observing the condition of the plant.
There are also other elements required for successful plant growth. However, the ingredients in this list are used in significantly smaller quantities:
- Zinc
- Iron
- Manganese
- Molybdenum
- Chlorine
- Cobalt
- Silicon
- Boron
- Copper
Overall, growers have even developed a variety of nutrient types. This information is suitable for more advanced growers, because, in fact, it contains a larger amount of data. In general, even different types of nutritional systems contain the very same elements and minerals.
