Magnesium serves two roles affecting plants. One is improving plant health via the soil, and the other is improving plant health directly.
Plant Health
Iron in Plants
Did you know that plants need iron? No iron, no chlorophyll, and therefore no photosynthesis.
Copper in Plants
Copper is of particular importance to cereal crops because of its role in reproductive growth and grain production.
Cobalt in Plants
In recent years, it has come to light that cobalt is indeed an essential micronutrient for at least some plant species, particularly legumes.
Vegetable Guide—Updated
We have revised and updated our free online vegetable guide just in time for the coming season. Look for a new section on companion planting.
Chlorine in Plants
You may be surprised to know that chlorine is an important nutrient in plants. It plays a key role in splitting water to produce oxygen.
How Does Organic No-Till Farming Work?
The primary goal of organic no-till is essentially the same as that of conventional no-till—to protect soil from erosion.
Calcium in Plants
Plants depend on calcium to properly grow, photosynthesize, absorb nutrients, and resist stress.
Boron in Plants
To say that boron is important to plants would be the height of understatement. To put it more plainly, plants simply would not exist without boron. The reason boron is so crucial to plant health is that it is involved in ion exchange and the movement of other nutrients across cell membranes. Without boron, plants […]
Aluminum in Plants
Most people probably don’t think of aluminum as a key nutrient for field, garden, or orchard crops, and indeed scientists don’t consider it essential for plant growth. Nevertheless, it appears to have an important role in keeping pathogens in check. In particular, we know that aluminum helps prevent late blight in potatoes, and it appears […]