Marijuana mineral absorbtion

marlincatcher

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Does anybody know how many of the 90 minerals on the periodic table that a marijuana plant will absorb if it is fed all 90 of them. IE what is the gentic permission marijuana has to absorb the minerals in order to be genetically correct? We are looking at a product that contains all 90 minerals extracted out of deep ocean sea water.
 
Wow... I had to look a while... good question!

I'm sure there are more, but this seems to be the consensus:

Sixteen chemical elements are known to be important to a plant's growth and survival. The sixteen chemical elements are divided into two main groups: non-mineral and mineral.
Non-Mineral Nutrients The Non-Mineral Nutrients are hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), & carbon (C).

These nutrients are found in the air and water. In a process called photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide (CO2 - carbon and oxygen) and water (H2O- hydrogen and oxygen) into starches and sugars. These starches and sugars are the plant's food.
Photosynthesis means "making things with light".

Since plants get carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from the air and water, there is little farmers and gardeners can do to control how much of these nutrients a plant can use. Mineral Nutrients The 13 mineral nutrients, which come from the soil, are dissolved in water and absorbed through a plant's roots. There are not always enough of these nutrients in the soil for a plant to grow healthy. This is why many farmers and gardeners use fertilizers to add the nutrients to the soil. The mineral nutrients are divided into two groups:
macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients.
Macro-nutrients

Macro-nutrients can be broken into two more groups:
primary and secondary nutrients. The primary nutrients are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). These major nutrients usually are lacking from the soil first because plants use large amounts for their growth and survival.
The secondary nutrients are calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S). There are usually enough of these nutrients in the soil so fertilization is not always needed. Also, large amounts of Calcium and Magnesium are added when lime is applied to acidic soils. Sulfur is usually found in sufficient amounts from the slow decomposition of soil organic matter, an important reason for not throwing out grass clippings and leaves.

Micro-nutrients

Micro-nutrients are those elements essential for plant growth which are needed in only very small (micro) quantities . These elements are sometimes called minor elements or trace elements, but use of the term micro-nutrient is encouraged by the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. The micro-nutrients are boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), chloride (Cl), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn). Recycling organic matter such as grass clippings and tree leaves is an excellent way of providing micro-nutrients (as well as macro-nutrients) to growing plants.

Go to top of the page Soil In general, most plants grow by absorbing nutrients from the soil. Their ability to do this depends on the nature of the soil. Depending on its location, a soil contains some combination of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter. The makeup of a soil (soil texture) and its acidity (pH) determine the extent to which nutrients are available to plants. Soil Texture (the amount of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter in the soil)
Soil texture affects how well nutrients and water are retained in the soil. Clays and organic soils hold nutrients and water much better than sandy soils. As water drains from sandy soils, it often carries nutrients along with it. This condition is called leaching. When nutrients leach into the soil, they are not available for plants to use. An ideal soil contains equivalent portions of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter. Soils across North Carolina vary in their texture and nutrient content, which makes some soils more productive than others. Sometimes, the nutrients that plants need occur naturally in the soil. Other times, they must be added to the soil as lime or fertilizer.
Soil pH (a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the soil)

Soil pH is one of the most important soil properties that affects the availability of nutrients.
Macro-nutrients tend to be less available in soils with low pH.
Micro-nutrients tend to be less available in soils with high pH.
Lime can be added to the soil to make it less sour (acid) and also supplies calcium and magnesium for plants to use. Lime also raises the pH to the desired range of 6.0 to 6.5. In this pH range, nutrients are more readily available to plants, and microbial populations in the soil increase. Microbes convert nitrogen and sulfur to forms that plants can use. Lime also enhances the physical properties of the soil that promote water and air movement.

It is a good idea to have your soil tested. If you do, you will get a report that explains how much lime and fertilizer your crop needs.
Go to the top of the page Macro-nutrients Nitrogen (N)

Nitrogen is a part of all living cells and is a necessary part of all proteins, enzymes and metabolic processes involved in the synthesis and transfer of energy.
Nitrogen is a part of chlorophyll, the green pigment of the plant that is responsible for photosynthesis.
Helps plants with rapid growth, increasing seed and fruit production and improving the quality of leaf and forage crops.
Nitrogen often comes from fertilizer application and from the air (legumes get their N from the atmosphere, water or rainfall contributes very little nitrogen)

Phosphorus (P)

Like nitrogen, phosphorus (P) is an essential part of the process of photosynthesis.
Involved in the formation of all oils, sugars, starches, etc.
Helps with the transformation of solar energy into chemical energy; proper plant maturation; withstanding stress.
Effects rapid growth.
Encourages blooming and root growth.
Phosphorus often comes from fertilizer, bone meal, and superphosphate.

Potassium (K)

Potassium is absorbed by plants in larger amounts than any other mineral element except nitrogen and, in some cases, calcium.
Helps in the building of protein, photosynthesis, fruit quality and reduction of diseases.
Potassium is supplied to plants by soil minerals, organic materials, and fertilizer.

Calcium (Ca)

Calcium, an essential part of plant cell wall structure, provides for normal transport and retention of other elements as well as strength in the plant. It is also thought to counteract the effect of alkali salts and organic acids within a plant.
Sources of calcium are dolomitic lime, gypsum, and superphosphate.

Magnesium (Mg)

Magnesium is part of the chlorophyll in all green plants and essential for photosynthesis. It also helps activate many plant enzymes needed for growth.
Soil minerals, organic material, fertilizers, and dolomite limestone are sources of magnesium for plants.

Sulfur (S)

Essential plant food for production of protein.
Promotes activity and development of enzymes and vitamins.
Helps in chlorophyll formation.
Improves root growth and seed production.
Helps with vigorous plant growth and resistance to cold.
Sulfur may be supplied to the soil from rainwater. It is also added in some fertilizers as an impurity, especially the lower grade fertilizers. The use of gypsum also increases soil sulfur levels.

Micro-nutrients Boron (B)

Helps in the use of nutrients and regulates other nutrients.
Aids production of sugar and carbohydrates.
Essential for seed and fruit development.
Sources of boron are organic matter and borax

Copper (Cu)

Important for reproductive growth.
Aids in root metabolism and helps in the utilization of proteins.

Chloride (Cl)

Aids plant metabolism.
Chloride is found in the soil.

Iron (Fe)

Essential for formation of chlorophyll.
Sources of iron are the soil, iron sulfate, iron chelate.

Manganese (Mn)

Functions with enzyme systems involved in breakdown of carbohydrates, and nitrogen metabolism.
Soil is a source of manganese.

Molybdenum (Mo)

Helps in the use of nitrogen
Soil is a source of molybdenum.

Zinc (Zn)

Essential for the transformation of carbohydrates.
Regulates consumption of sugars.
Part of the enzyme systems which regulate plant growth.
Sources of zinc are soil, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, zinc chelate.


Does anybody know how many of the 90 minerals on the periodic table that a marijuana plant will absorb if it is fed all 90 of them. IE what is the gentic permission marijuana has to absorb the minerals in order to be genetically correct? We are looking at a product that contains all 90 minerals extracted out of deep ocean sea water.
 
Does anybody know how many of the 90 minerals on the periodic table that a marijuana plant will absorb if it is fed all 90 of them. IE what is the gentic permission marijuana has to absorb the minerals in order to be genetically correct? We are looking at a product that contains all 90 minerals extracted out of deep ocean sea water.

IDK for sure, but I use something called AZOMITE from a mountain deposit in Utah. It stands for A to Z Of Minerals Including all Trace Elements.

Cost is ~$18 for a 44lb bag.

Kelp meal provides many as does Greensand and various rock dust's.

It's all good stuff and usually stupid cheap.

Just don't overpay for something that shouldn't be expensive, like minerals and trace.

DD
 
Wow... I had to look a while... good question!

I'm sure there are more, but this seems to be the consensus:

Sixteen chemical elements are known to be important to a plant's growth and survival. The sixteen chemical elements are divided into two main groups: non-mineral and mineral.
Non-Mineral Nutrients The Non-Mineral Nutrients are hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), & carbon (C).

These nutrients are found in the air and water. In a process called photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide (CO2 - carbon and oxygen) and water (H2O- hydrogen and oxygen) into starches and sugars. These starches and sugars are the plant's food.
Photosynthesis means "making things with light".

Since plants get carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from the air and water, there is little farmers and gardeners can do to control how much of these nutrients a plant can use. Mineral Nutrients The 13 mineral nutrients, which come from the soil, are dissolved in water and absorbed through a plant's roots. There are not always enough of these nutrients in the soil for a plant to grow healthy. This is why many farmers and gardeners use fertilizers to add the nutrients to the soil. The mineral nutrients are divided into two groups:
macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients.
Macro-nutrients

Macro-nutrients can be broken into two more groups:
primary and secondary nutrients. The primary nutrients are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). These major nutrients usually are lacking from the soil first because plants use large amounts for their growth and survival.
The secondary nutrients are calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S). There are usually enough of these nutrients in the soil so fertilization is not always needed. Also, large amounts of Calcium and Magnesium are added when lime is applied to acidic soils. Sulfur is usually found in sufficient amounts from the slow decomposition of soil organic matter, an important reason for not throwing out grass clippings and leaves.

Micro-nutrients

Micro-nutrients are those elements essential for plant growth which are needed in only very small (micro) quantities . These elements are sometimes called minor elements or trace elements, but use of the term micro-nutrient is encouraged by the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. The micro-nutrients are boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), chloride (Cl), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn). Recycling organic matter such as grass clippings and tree leaves is an excellent way of providing micro-nutrients (as well as macro-nutrients) to growing plants.

Go to top of the page Soil In general, most plants grow by absorbing nutrients from the soil. Their ability to do this depends on the nature of the soil. Depending on its location, a soil contains some combination of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter. The makeup of a soil (soil texture) and its acidity (pH) determine the extent to which nutrients are available to plants. Soil Texture (the amount of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter in the soil)
Soil texture affects how well nutrients and water are retained in the soil. Clays and organic soils hold nutrients and water much better than sandy soils. As water drains from sandy soils, it often carries nutrients along with it. This condition is called leaching. When nutrients leach into the soil, they are not available for plants to use. An ideal soil contains equivalent portions of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter. Soils across North Carolina vary in their texture and nutrient content, which makes some soils more productive than others. Sometimes, the nutrients that plants need occur naturally in the soil. Other times, they must be added to the soil as lime or fertilizer.
Soil pH (a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the soil)

Soil pH is one of the most important soil properties that affects the availability of nutrients.
Macro-nutrients tend to be less available in soils with low pH.
Micro-nutrients tend to be less available in soils with high pH.
Lime can be added to the soil to make it less sour (acid) and also supplies calcium and magnesium for plants to use. Lime also raises the pH to the desired range of 6.0 to 6.5. In this pH range, nutrients are more readily available to plants, and microbial populations in the soil increase. Microbes convert nitrogen and sulfur to forms that plants can use. Lime also enhances the physical properties of the soil that promote water and air movement.

It is a good idea to have your soil tested. If you do, you will get a report that explains how much lime and fertilizer your crop needs.
Go to the top of the page Macro-nutrients Nitrogen (N)

Nitrogen is a part of all living cells and is a necessary part of all proteins, enzymes and metabolic processes involved in the synthesis and transfer of energy.
Nitrogen is a part of chlorophyll, the green pigment of the plant that is responsible for photosynthesis.
Helps plants with rapid growth, increasing seed and fruit production and improving the quality of leaf and forage crops.
Nitrogen often comes from fertilizer application and from the air (legumes get their N from the atmosphere, water or rainfall contributes very little nitrogen)

Phosphorus (P)

Like nitrogen, phosphorus (P) is an essential part of the process of photosynthesis.
Involved in the formation of all oils, sugars, starches, etc.
Helps with the transformation of solar energy into chemical energy; proper plant maturation; withstanding stress.
Effects rapid growth.
Encourages blooming and root growth.
Phosphorus often comes from fertilizer, bone meal, and superphosphate.

Potassium (K)

Potassium is absorbed by plants in larger amounts than any other mineral element except nitrogen and, in some cases, calcium.
Helps in the building of protein, photosynthesis, fruit quality and reduction of diseases.
Potassium is supplied to plants by soil minerals, organic materials, and fertilizer.

Calcium (Ca)

Calcium, an essential part of plant cell wall structure, provides for normal transport and retention of other elements as well as strength in the plant. It is also thought to counteract the effect of alkali salts and organic acids within a plant.
Sources of calcium are dolomitic lime, gypsum, and superphosphate.

Magnesium (Mg)

Magnesium is part of the chlorophyll in all green plants and essential for photosynthesis. It also helps activate many plant enzymes needed for growth.
Soil minerals, organic material, fertilizers, and dolomite limestone are sources of magnesium for plants.

Sulfur (S)

Essential plant food for production of protein.
Promotes activity and development of enzymes and vitamins.
Helps in chlorophyll formation.
Improves root growth and seed production.
Helps with vigorous plant growth and resistance to cold.
Sulfur may be supplied to the soil from rainwater. It is also added in some fertilizers as an impurity, especially the lower grade fertilizers. The use of gypsum also increases soil sulfur levels.

Micro-nutrients Boron (B)

Helps in the use of nutrients and regulates other nutrients.
Aids production of sugar and carbohydrates.
Essential for seed and fruit development.
Sources of boron are organic matter and borax

Copper (Cu)

Important for reproductive growth.
Aids in root metabolism and helps in the utilization of proteins.

Chloride (Cl)

Aids plant metabolism.
Chloride is found in the soil.

Iron (Fe)

Essential for formation of chlorophyll.
Sources of iron are the soil, iron sulfate, iron chelate.

Manganese (Mn)

Functions with enzyme systems involved in breakdown of carbohydrates, and nitrogen metabolism.
Soil is a source of manganese.

Molybdenum (Mo)

Helps in the use of nitrogen
Soil is a source of molybdenum.

Zinc (Zn)

Essential for the transformation of carbohydrates.
Regulates consumption of sugars.
Part of the enzyme systems which regulate plant growth.
Sources of zinc are soil, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, zinc chelate.

Wow! Great job on the research there Captain! Someone should nominate you for Member of the Month.;)

IDK for sure, but I use something called AZOMITE from a mountain deposit in Utah. It stands for A to Z Of Minerals Including all Trace Elements.

Cost is ~$18 for a 44lb bag.

Kelp meal provides many as does Greensand and various rock dust's.

It's all good stuff and usually stupid cheap.

Just don't overpay for something that shouldn't be expensive, like minerals and trace.

DD

I use all three...Azomite, greensand and kelp meal.

I sure wish I could find it for that price, no one in my state sells it. The cheapest I can get it is from their website at $62.95 a bag delivered. I even did the math once to see if it would be worth it to drive to a neighboring state to get it...it wasn't.
 
Wow! Great job on the research there Captain! Someone should nominate you for Member of the Month.;)

BIG +1 ON THAT!!!!

I use all three...Azomite, greensand and kelp meal.

As do I.


I sure wish I could find it for that price, no one in my state sells it. The cheapest I can get it is from their website at $62.95 a bag delivered. I even did the math once to see if it would be worth it to drive to a neighboring state to get it...it wasn't.

LOL, that price is at "Concentrates" in Oregon IIRC. I pay the ~$63/bag. Most of the cost being shipping, no one in my state sells it either. Or, in any of the surrounding states.

What I'm saying is a lot of places write up really good ad copy, charge 5-10x what the product sells for elsewhere and you STILL have those shipping charges. Anytime I see the words MIRACLE, AMAZING, UNIQUE, or the like, my eyes just glaze over and the words rip off come to mind.

DD
 
Spoken like a person of experience, I am still waiting for the local green shops to catch up w/the organic growers.
We do have one around here that is pretty good though but still a bit too commercial.
I have found that the grow industry is a lot like fishing lure manufactures... most lures are made to catch men, not fish.


LOL, that price is at "Concentrates" in Oregon IIRC. I pay the ~$63/bag. Most of the cost being shipping, no one in my state sells it either. Or, in any of the surrounding states.

What I'm saying is a lot of places write up really good ad copy, charge 5-10x what the product sells for elsewhere and you STILL have those shipping charges. Anytime I see the words MIRACLE, AMAZING, UNIQUE, or the like, my eyes just glaze over and the words rip off come to mind.

DD
 
Thanks Captain Kronic and all who replied. I found out that the plant which most closely resembles the marijuana plant is the tomato plant which has a genetic permission to absorb 56 of the 90 minerals off the table.
 
I'm pretty sure I read that same article!

This is just a really good question, I have looked quite a while now and have come to the conclusion that they will just grow better if all the elements are represented.

I want to give a shout out to DD... that Azomite is something I am going to have to have... it's the shizz!
 
The Azomite is the only *heavy* thing that I will pay to have shipped. It's just that good.

Kelp meal is the other, but thankfully I can source it locally, along with Greensand.

I've never used guano because I just won't pay the shipping. The funny thing is, there is a good business in old guano bags around here from way back. Used it on all the tobacco that used to be grown and the old guy at the feed store remembered when they carried it, but no longer.

DD
 
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