I have discovered the secret to great looking plants.
Trace Elements.
Trace Elements isn’t some brand spanking new fertiliser on the block. It’s an essential item to healthy soils.
Most gardeners are going ‘pfft’ - I so knew that.
Well you might know it but how many of you use a complete trace element mix on your gardens at least once a year? What about your pots, at least twice a year?
It seems everyone fertilises and expects to see results. What happens when you do all the right things but you don’t see the results you want?
A common question is – “I’ve given my plants all the TLC they can handle, I’ve fertilised, watered well, even checked the pH level and it's perfect. What could possibly be wrong with my plants?
Most of us are aware that plants require mineral nutrients for their growth and development. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, the macro elements, the names that usually appear on fertilizer packages, whether you use organic or chemical fertilizers. It is sometimes assumed that they are the "important" nutrients. These macro elements are just consumed by the plants in large quantities. Trace elements, micro nutrients can often be forgotten about as they are required in minuscule quantities.
When it comes to macro elements being the most important nutrients, nothing could be further from the truth. Trace elements like Manganese, Iron, Zinc, and Copper, are every bit as vital to the plants metabolism as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous. They have essential functions and so a deficiency in even one element will adversely affect the healthy growth of the plant. Strangely enough some trace elements when present in excessive concentrations are actually poisonous for plants.
Common gardening practices (such as liming acid soils) can contribute to widespread occurrence of micronutrient deficiencies in plants by decreasing the availability of the micronutrients present in the soil. Also, extensive use of glyphosate (most common weed killer) is increasingly suspected to impair micronutrient uptake by plants, especially with regard to manganese, iron and zinc.
So how do we pinpoint the problems in our soil? We can get a leaf or soil analysis. Yeah right! I couldn’t be bothered with all that.
So what do I do?
I use Plant of Health’s Bio Trace. It has a blend of the key micronutrients (e.g. iron, cobalt and manganese) supported by macro elements. It is also contains fulvic acid to further enhance growth and health.
The best thing about Plant of Health’s Bio Trace, you mix some up in a watering can and pour it over the plants foliage or as a soil drench. Done. Couldn’t have been easier.
Go on breathe some life into your garden and use Plant of Health’s Bio Trace.
Careful though, when you see the difference it makes you’ll be buying it in bulk like I do now!