Potassium
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- Soil. Organic and Natural Products - Fertilizer
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| Potassium
- Soils. Organic and Natural Products - Fertilizers
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| K = POTASSIUM - Natural and organic sources of potassium include : dead plant material, manure , compost, granite dust, greensand, and seaweed.
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| Potassium (K), sometimes known as potash, is important for general health of plants. It is key in the formation of cholorphyll and other plant compounds. Potassium is also known to help with disease resistance.
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| Potassium deficiency is hard to symptomize, but plants are generally sickly, with small fruit, yellowing from the older leaves upwards, and sickly blooms. Sources of organic potassium include sul-po-mag (sulfate of potash magnesia, quick release), greensand, and liquid fertilizers such as Earth Juice's Meta-K.
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| Potassium (K) in Soil - This test measures available potassium. The optimum level will vary with crop, yield, soil type, soil physical condition, and other soil related factors. Generally higher levels of potassium are needed on soils high in clay and organic matter versus soils, which are sandy and low in organic matter. Optimum levels for light-colored, coarse-textured soils may range from 90 to 125 ppm (180 to 250 lbs/ac). On dark-colored heavy-textured soils levels ranging from 125 to 200 ppm (250 to 400 lbs/ac) may be required.
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| Soil Macro-nutrients include : nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and sulfur (S).
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| pH
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| Nitrogen (N)
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| Phosphorus (P)
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| Potassium (K)
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| Calcium (Ca)
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| Magnesium (Mg)
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| Sulphur (S)
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| Copper (Cu)
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| Iron (Fe)
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| Manganese (Mn)
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| Zinc (Zn)
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| Sodium (Na)
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| Boron
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| Salt Salinity
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| Soil
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