Types Of Plant Deficiencies & Their Solutions

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Nitrogen deficiency

SIGNS

Yellow or pale green leaves, stunted growth

SOULTION

Add coffee grounds directly to your soil or plant nitrogen-rich plants near nitrogen-deficient plants. Common nitrogen-rich plants include beans and peas.

Phosphorous deficiency

SIGNS

Darkening around edges of leaves, small or absent flowers stunted growth.

SOULTION

Add bane meal directly to soil. You can also do used fish tank water to soil if it does not contain salt water. This water is also a good source of nitrogen.

Potassium deficiency

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SIGNS

Leaves with brown spots, brown or yellow veins or yellow edges. This deficiency more susceptible to disease and drought.

SOULTION

Bury banana peels an inch into your soil. Peels take a while to rot, so this is a method that will slowly help your plants Banana peels also deter aphids.

Magnesium deficiency

SIGNS

Yellowing of veins and edges of leaves. Can sometimes have a marbled appearance.

SOULTION

Add Epsom salt directly to the top of your soil before you water your soil. Epsom salt especially beneficial for tomatoes peppers and roses.

Calcium deficiency

SIGNS

Yellow spots between leaf veins, blossom end at stunted growth, weak or dying stems

SOLUTION

Add crushed egg shells into soil. This method will slowly help your plants, so make tore you till the ego shells well into the soil to help the process along.

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