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5 Signs That Show Your Plants Need Calcium!
16.07.2024 - 16:10 / balconygardenweb.com / Editorial Team
Humans, animals, and plants–we all need calcium for healthy growth. There are tell-tale signs that pinpoint the lack of this essential mineral. It could be a deficit in the soil or the plant’s inability to absorb calcium, both leading to a series of physical malfunctions. Whatever it is, it’s very important to identify and recognize the signs that your plants need calcium and that’s what is shared below!
Plants need this mineral in the form of calcium pectate to build cell walls that keep them sturdy, upright, and disease-free.
New tissue, such as root tips, fresh shoots, and young leaves, all need calcium to develop correctly. Healthy cell walls help them gain their shape and create barriers against pathogens.
Calcium is also crucial in soil structure to maintain pH levels. This helps roots grow better and secures healthy, tasty fruits and vegetables.
It is not as simple for plants as drinking a glass of milk! Through transpiration, roots absorb and carry calcium from the soil to their shoots and other growing parts.
Plants need sufficient water to transpire or absorb nutrients from their stems to other parts, such as leaves, flowers, etc. Imbalanced and irregular watering can hinder these nutrients from reaching all their growing parts.
The soil could also be extra acidic or have an overload of nutrients that deters the plant from accessing usable calcium. This mineral needs enough wiggle room to merge with the cell membrane.
If other essential nutrients do not provide this space, the plant’s cell walls weaken, and it cannot absorb calcium even if it is available.
Plants then find ways to tell you they are suffering from calcium deficiency. Let’s take a look at those ways and signs.
Younger leaves and blossoms are the first to
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