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marijuana plant and nitrogen
Posted on 2008-Mar-13 at 12:59 - Post Comment
NITROGEN (N) Nitrogen together with phosphorus and potassium are the main ingredients in normal fertilisers. All proteins, also the ones in the plant, contain nitrogen. All enzymes (these are matters that regulate the character and speed of the chemical reactions in the plant) are proteins. Especially chlorophyl with which the plant produces sugars (with the help of light, water and carbon dioxide) contain many proteins and therefore a lot of nitrogen starting with good marijuana seeds. From the previous you might understand why nitrogen is such an important nutrient for the plant. When a plant receives too little it is first shown by the colour. Because so much nitrogen is needed to make chlorophyl, a shortage will be noticed here first. The plant will become ailingly light green. This fading starts first with the older leaves. BUT: when there is insufficient light it is of no use for the plant to make chlorophyl which also gives this light green colour. When this is the cause however, the leaves also tend to "reach out for the light" in their shape. With a nitrogen shortage you don't see this. Also with a nitrogen shortage the plant becomes more susceptible to mycosis. With too much nitrogen the opposite will happen. The plant becomes unnaturally dark green and the growth stagnates.
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