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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Natural plant food for maize

If you grow maize in your field you will have probably noticed that this is a needy grain. When you analyze the amount of substances needed by maize you realize that it is generally higher than for any other grain you grow. The substances maize needs are nitrogen, iron, and potassium to mention a few. Let's have a look at what you need to consider when buying natural plant food for maize.

Stores are flooded with natural plant food products for maize, therefore when you have to choose the most appropriate one for your field it can be a challenging task to carry out. Follow these steers and it will be as easy as 123.

1- The first thing you need to know is that the goals you set should be achievable. Once you have set your goals you should have the ground tested in order to know what substances are missing or have low levels.
2- Deficiency of one or more substances is revealed by the plant in different ways. This means that you need to pay attention to what the plant tells you in order to provide the correct natural plant food product to improve its condition.

3- When the leaves at the bottom of the plant start to get a yellowish tone it means that it is not getting enough nitrogen. In this case as well as using a natural plant food product for maize you will have to combine it with carbamide, nitrate and/or calcium to improve the plant's condition.

4- When the leaves start to get a darker green tone or simply get black the plant does not have enough phosphorus. In this case you should try to find a natural plant food product for maize that contains phosphate in different forms.

5- If the leaves at the bottom of the plant have darker ends, and it does not grow, the plant does not have enough potassium. The best products to treat this insufficiency contain hydroxide, potassium and magnesium.

6- When the stalk does not grow and you notice dark spots on the leaves, the plant is trying to tell that it does not have sufficient zinc. Try to find products that have zinc in different forms.

7- Natural fertilisers for maize will always give you better results if you use them together with products to avoid vascular plants and bugs. There are now some plant food alternatives that come with a component that works against pests.

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