Nutrients
Plant nutrients are the chemical elements that are essential to the nourishment of plant health. Without proper nutrition, plants are unable to complete their full growing cycle. Gothic Arch Greenhouses offers a variety of nutrients and supplements in hydroponics, indoor gardening, greenhouse gardening, aquaponics, and commercial use. Whether you use soil or water methods, keeping your growing medium healthy is imperative for your plants to reach their full growth potential.
Over the eons, Nature has perfected her sustainable balance and rhythms of bio-diversity and ecological -systems. We can learn much from the natural processes in place that surround and sustain us if only we’d take the time to observe and learn to mimic these processes.
From an agricultural food production perspective, the extensive use of petroleum-based chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides over the past 100+ years has resulted in a myriad of negative health and ecological disasters that can no longer be ignored or continued.
When choosing nutrients and supplements for your plants, consider the following:
- The nutritional quality of your soil
- The nutritional requirements of your plants and crops
Which nutrients are important?
- Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are primary plant nutrients. Higher quantities of these elements are essential to plants and perform crucial functions such as stimulating plant cell division (growth), building proteins and aiding in fruit formation. Too little of any of these elements could be detrimental to your yield.
- Secondary plant nutrients are sulfur, calcium, and magnesium. Although lower quantities of these elements are necessary for plant growth, they are still vital to the growing process. Chlorophyll production, respiration, and seed production are all important functions that are regulated by these secondary elements.
- Lastly, micro-nutrients such as copper, zinc, and manganese aid in important functions like reproduction and vitamin absorption. Micronutrients are only necessary for very small quantities but are still important to the growth cycle of your plants.
Maintaining the proper level of each nutrient doesn't have to be hard. With our wide range of nutrients and supplements, you can rest assured that we have the right product for your growing needs. Call one of our greenhouse experts today at 1-800-531-4769.