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IDEAOnline-In the world of planting, planting and gardening, who is not familiar with NPK fertilizer.
NPK, it stands for Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium.
What are the benefits of these three substances for plant growth and how much do plants need?
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Nitrogen [N]
This element is needed by plants to accelerate plant growth in general, stimulate leaf sprouts and form chlorophyll, amino acids, fats, enzymes, and other compounds.
Usually fertilizers with this content are used when plant growth begins to slow down.
- Initial symptoms start from yellowing of the leaves, drying up, until they fall off.
- The most nitrogen-containing fertilizer is urea.
Phosphor [P]
This element is needed for fruit and flower plants.
Its duties are:
- forming protein and mineral growth in plants,
- circulate energy to all parts of the plant,
- stimulates root growth and development,
- accelerate the process of flowering and fruiting,
- and speed up the ripening process of seeds and fruit.
The right time to use this fertilizer is when the color of the lower leaves turns dark or purplish red, followed by falling leaves, stunted stems, and does not produce fruit or flowers, as well as flowering plants but small and ugly.
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Potassium [K]
The element content of potassium plays a role in helping the formation of protein, carbohydrates and sugar.
It also helps transport sugar from leaves to fruit or flowers, strengthens plant tissue, and increases plant metabolism so that it is less susceptible to disease.
Use a fertilizer with more potassium levels when the plant experiences symptoms of disease such as shriveled / curled leaves, red-brown spots appear on the leaves, slow root development.
Also use when flowers are not perfect anal, for example, flowers are small, ugly, and do not last long.
Fertilizer Application Stage
Just like the level of nutrition in humans, plants also have stages of applying fertilizer that are appropriate for their age.
Ira Puspa confirmed this.
That at the planting stage there are elements that are predominantly used for the growth process of certain parts.
So, so that your flower plants continue to flower all the time, fertilize them according to the stage of development.
1. Basic Stage
This stage is the stage where you have just started the planting process.
At this stage the dominant content: is the element phosphorus.
This content will nourish the roots so that the growth process is fast and the formation is strong.
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2. Growth Stage
When the plant starts to grow and the roots are strong enough, the use of fertilizers with a high nitrogen content is needed.
It can also be given with a balanced NPK level. However, higher levels of nitrogen will spur maximum plant growth, especially in the vegetative process.
Examples of fertilizers with a balanced NPK are Dekastar, Pupuk Mutiara, Growmore Hijau, Hortigro Mijau, and others.
3. Flowering Stage
When the plants have firmly rooted from the thick leaves, it’s time to apply fertilizer to the flowering stage.
At this stage, fertilizer is applied to stimulate the emergence of flowers and provide nutrients to maintain the resistance of the flowers so that they do not fall off or wither easily.
This level generally uses elements of P and K that are greater than N.
Other fertilizers that have higher K and P levels are Gandasil B, Grawmore Orange, Hyponex Biru, and others.
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