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Greensand gives the potassium to soil through converting any heavy clay into a soil-like substance. Gypsum is a mineral that gives plants calcium and sulfur, while also cuts down the sodium in the soil. Speaking about sulfur, it works in soil that has a lot of sodium and calcium and has a similar effect as gypsum. A bit of acid in the soil helps, which is the main purpose of sulfur.

Rock phosphate is another natural mineral that gives out phosphorus, another major nutrient.It comes in three ways: colloidal, soft rock, and hard rock. Alfalfa meal is a grounded plant that takes away the nitrogen from the air and serves as plant growth hormone. Soybean meal can be fed to every plant and it does so as the plant grows, permitting plant feeding the whole year. However, it shouldn’t be overused. Finally, there’s azomite, which comes from at least seventy different minerals and microelements that are needed for solid plant health.

Here’s a rundown regarding plant deficiency. Carbon dioxide can be seen if there is a shade of white on the leaves and the growth has been shortened. With potassium, the edges become yellow, and with magnesium, the leaves itself turn yellow from the outside while the veins are still green. With phosphate, the leaves are darker or they are dying and falling out. Calcium, the most notable mineral needed, sees new leafs completely disoriented in shape. Deficiency in these minerals is common in plants and planters must be aware about their plants.

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