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Plant nutrition

of one element can damage roots or make it harder for the plant to take up others. This article gives an overview of plant nutrition. The article on macronutrients looks in more detail at the roles of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium...
14 October 2026

pH (acidity)

missing nutrients, repair damaged roots or solve a lack of oxygen. If a plant is pale, slow-growing or wilting, also check nutrition, water, light and the root zone. Chelating agents can keep iron dissolved near the root. The close-up shows a simplified...
14 October 2026

Plantan in English

Practical growing advice for Icelandic conditions, from choosing indoor crops and caring for roots to nutrition, lighting and pump-free hydroponics. These guides bring Plantan’s Icelandic articles and first-hand growing experience to English-speaking...
14 October 2026

Oxide equivalents or elements?

in millilitres but its contents are given as mass percentages, you need its density to convert volume to mass. See also: Nutrition. Translated from Icelandic with AI assistance. Read the Icelandic original. Links to untranslated articles open in...
14 October 2026

Growing media: what should surround the roots?

of the material is a useful starting point; how it behaves in your own growing setup determines what to do next. See also Nutrition pH Electrical conductivity (EC) Drip irrigation Ebb and flow Translated from Icelandic with AI assistance. Read the...
14 October 2026

The Kratky method: hydroponics without a pump

and a suitable temperature. See also Hydroponics (Icelandic article) Deep water culture (Icelandic article) Plant nutrition pH (acidity) Electrical conductivity (Icelandic article) Translated from Icelandic with AI assistance. Read the Icelandic...
15 October 2026

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