Single nutrients

Single component fertilisers allow you to correct the nutrient solution and combat deficiency symptoms. With such single nutrients, you can mix an NPK fertiliser yourself and adjust it perfectly to the growing medium and the plants. Single-component fertilisers for indoor growing provide a specific nutrient that specifically counteracts a deficiency in the plants. The pH value also plays an important role for the plants - pH regulators can help with this. Only an optimally balanced nutrient solution will produce outstanding results.

Eliminating iron deficiency during growing

Iron is particularly relevant for photosynthesis. If there is a lack of iron, chlorophyll formation does not work properly, which inhibits growth and impairs the plant's metabolism. This manifests itself in pale, dark veined leaves and can be remedied with targeted iron application or foliar fertilisation with organic fertiliser containing iron. Iron can be utilised by the plant immediately after application and harmonises with all fertilisers regardless of the pH value.

Use of calcium

Calcium strengthens the cell walls and improves the plant's nutrient transport. Calcium deficiency can lead to over-acidification of the nutrient medium. Lime or calcium liquid fertiliser can help here.

Potassium for beautiful flowers

Potassium stimulates flower growth and strengthens the plant's defences by improving protein formation and is often added during the flowering phase. However, it should not be mixed with magnesium and calcium. Symptoms of potassium deficiency are curled leaf ends and increased length growth without substance.

Magnesium in indoor plant cultivation

Magnesium supports photosynthesis by helping to ensure the supply of phosphorus as an atom found in chlorophyll. A magnesium deficiency first becomes visible on the older to medium-aged leaves of the plant, where it manifests itself in yellowish or even white leaves.

Phosphorus as a plant nutrient

Phosphorus is a popular tonic as it boosts the plant's energy metabolism by helping it to utilise the energy from nitrogen. During the flowering phase, it thus ensures greater flower splendour, but can also be used as a root stimulant in the cultivation phase. If phosphorus deficiency occurs, it can manifest itself in misshapen, sickly-looking plants with reddish stems.

Nitrogen, the universal nutrient

Nitrogen, which is also hidden behind the N in N-P-K, is used by the plant throughout its entire life cycle, as it is essential for the formation of amino acids. If newly formed leaves do not receive sufficient nitrogen, they take it from the older leaves, which then wither because they can no longer photosynthesise. Targeted nitrogen application is possible with almost any organic fertiliser.