Cannabis requires a range of essential nutrients to grow healthy and produce high-quality buds. Here are the 14 primary nutrients that cannabis plants need:
- Nitrogen (N): Nitrogen is essential for plant growth and helps to produce healthy foliage and stems.
- Phosphorus (P): Phosphorus supports root development and helps to promote flowering and fruiting.
- Potassium (K): Potassium helps to strengthen the plant’s stems, improve stress resistance, and enhance bud quality.
- Calcium (Ca): Calcium is necessary for cell wall development and helps to prevent nutrient deficiencies and diseases.
- Magnesium (Mg): Magnesium is crucial for chlorophyll production and supports overall plant health.
- Sulfur (S): Sulfur is important for the production of proteins and enzymes, and it helps to improve the plant’s aroma and flavor.
- Iron (Fe): Iron is essential for chlorophyll production and helps to prevent yellowing of the leaves.
- Manganese (Mn): Manganese supports photosynthesis and helps to prevent nutrient deficiencies.
- Zinc (Zn): Zinc is necessary for enzyme function and helps to promote healthy growth and development.
- Copper (Cu): Copper is important for chlorophyll production and helps to prevent nutrient deficiencies.
- Boron (B): Boron supports cell wall development and helps to improve the plant’s overall structure and health.
- Molybdenum (Mo): Molybdenum is necessary for enzyme function and helps to prevent nutrient deficiencies.
- Chlorine (Cl): Chlorine is important for photosynthesis and helps to prevent nutrient deficiencies.
- Nickel (Ni): Nickel is essential for certain enzyme functions and helps to prevent nutrient deficiencies.
Providing your cannabis plants with the right balance of these nutrients, along with proper pH and water, will help ensure a successful and healthy growth cycle. Sign uo in the Growmies World for more cannabis cultivating tips, questions and answers by enthusiasts, home cultivators and large scale growers.