What's up growmies?
Today The Stag would like to talk to you about organic nutrients for your cannabis plants while in the vegging stage. I know, I know "eye roll". This is not another article about which is a better or worse, salt or organics, but rather an article about how to make your own organic nutrients and fertilizers for your plants to get the best performance out of them.
So, let’s start , we will handle this topic in 3 stages , vegging , pre-flower, and flowering stages.
The vegetative state of a cannabis plant, also known as the "vegging" stage is when the plant (most photoperiod plants) grow their roots , branches, and leaves. This is the stage before flowering.
A plant that is busy vegging requires a bunch of nutrients , but we have 3 main categories called macro nutrients , micronutrients and non-mineral elements mostly supplied from the air and water and will be discussed in the next blog post.
Macro Nutrients
The 3 macro nutrients mostly used by cannabis plants are:
Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorus {P)
Potassium (K)
In this article we will be focusing on Nitrogen and Potassium for the vegging stage of your plants.
Nitrogen is mainly responsible for a cannabis plant's development during the vegetative stage of its life. It's an essential part of chlorophyll and without it, a plant can't turn sunlight into energy, and it won't be able to grow.
Nitrogen is also part of amino acids that act as building blocks for proteins in a plant. Without the necessary proteins, your cannabis plants will be weak and frail. Nitrogen is also a part of ATP, which allows plant cells to control the use of energy.
Nitrogen is also necessary to create nucleic acid, an essential ingredient in DNA or RNA, and without it, cells won't be able to grow and multiply.
Potassium has several jobs that largely help regulate the systems that keep a plant healthy and growing. It plays a large role in osmoregulation, the passive regulation of water and salt concentrations in the plant. Potassium accomplishes this by controlling the opening and closing of the stomata-the pores in the leaves-which is how a plant exchanges CO2, H20, and oxygen. Potassium also triggers the production of ATP, which works to store energy produced in photosynthesis by creating glucose.
This glucose is then used as energy for the plant as it grows.
Without sufficient potassium, you will see weak plants starved for energy that appear burnt because they are unable to successfully regulate the exchange of CO2, H20, and oxygen.
Benefits of organic fertilizers for cannabis plants :
One of the best things about organic fertilizers is they improve the soil while also improving the quality of your plants. Other benefits:
The slow release of nutrients protects plants from too many nutrients
Over time, organic fertilizers will improve the quality and diversity of life in soil
Improved airflow and water retention in soil
Renewable and sustainable
Organics stay in the soil with a lower chance of nutrient run-off
One of the most effective recipes I've used is the banana tea with some added coffee grounds for that extra Nitrogen kick.
Follow these easy steps and your plants should flourish through their vegging stage:
Fill a one-quart jar with chopped banana peels and some used coffee ground and cover them with water.
Seal the jar and leave it for about a week, occasionally checking to ensure the peels are still covered with water.
Strain the concoction, making sure to save all those banana peels for your compost pile.
Dilute the banana peel tea with water in a 1:5 ratio.
Use it to water your outdoor vegetable plants.
In our next article , we will discuss the importance of micronutrients and some new recipes for vegging, pre-flower, and flowering.
Happy growing peeps!
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