{"product_id":"canna-mono-phosphorous-p-20-1l","title":"Canna Mono Phosphorous (P 20%) 1L","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e CANNA MONO PHOSPHOROUS (P 20%) 1L\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e PHOSPHORUS DEFICIENCY GUIDE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"region region-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"node-1670\" class=\"node node-article clearfix\" typeof=\"sioc:Item foaf:Document\" about=\"\/info-courier_phosphorus\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"content clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"field-item even\" property=\"content:encoded\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"introduction\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"infocourier-phos_intro_1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-phos_intro_1.jpg\" class=\"img-floatleft\" alt=\"infocourier-phos_intro_1.jpg\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-phos_intro_1.jpg\"\u003ePhosphorus plays an important role for all living organisms and is an essential nutrient element for plants and animals. It has a key position in the combustion processes of the cell, and in the total energy transfer of the plant. It is also a 'building block' of the cell walls, the DNA, and all sorts of proteins and enzymes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFor young plants, the presence of phosphate is indispensable; about 3\/4 of the phosphorus consumed during a plant’s life cycle is absorbed in the first quarter of its life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe largest concentrations of phosphorus are found in the developing parts of the plant: the roots, the growth shoots and the vascular tissue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eABOUT PHOSPHORUS IN SHORT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdl data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdt data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhat is it and what does it do?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eHolds key position in both cell processes and total energy transfer of the plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAlso a 'building block' of a.o. cell walls and DNA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdt data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhat do you see?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSmall plant with purple\/black necrotic leaf parts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eLeaves become malformed and shrivelled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdl data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdt data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhat can you do?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eMix inorganic phosphate fertiliser THOROUGHLY through the soil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"clearmargin\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-phos_text_4.jpg\" alt=\"infocourier-phos_text_4.jpg\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-phos_text_4.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"specialbox1\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSYMPTOMS OF A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePlants remains rather small with purple\/black necrotic leaf parts, which later on become malformed and shrivelled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDEVELOPMENT OF A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e At first, the plant becomes dark green - a different sort of dark green (blue\/green) as appears when there is a shortage of \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/info-courier_potassium\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/info-courier_potassium\"\u003epotassium\u003c\/a\u003e the growth in height, and the development of the plant’s side shoots are inhibited. After 2 to 3 weeks, dark purple\/black necrotic spots appear on the old and medium-old leaves, making the leaves malformed. The purple\/black necrosis expand to the leaf’s stem. The leaf turns, curls considerably and dies off. The dead leaves are curled and shrivelled, have a typical ochre purple colour, and fall off. The plant flowers fully, but the yield will be minimal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"infocourier-phos_text_3.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-phos_text_3.jpg\" class=\"img-floatright\" alt=\"infocourier-phos_text_3.jpg\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-phos_text_3.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eREASONS FOR A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e Due to the low concentrations in which phosphate appears in nature, the affinity of plant cells for phosphorous allows easy absorption through the whole root. Therefore, shortages do not happen very often, except when: The growing medium has a \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/glossary#ph\" style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: bold;\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/glossary#ph\"\u003epH\u003c\/a\u003e that's too high (higher than pH 7). In such cases the plant cannot absorb phosphorus due to the fact that insoluble \u003cspan color=\"#e6e6e6\"\u003ephosphorus\u003c\/span\u003e compounds develop. The ground is too acidic, or too rich in iron and zinc. This hinders the absorption of phosphate. The soil has become fixated. Phosphate cannot be absorbed anymore. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSOLUTIONS TO A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAlways use inorganic phosphates as these are easy to absorb. Also always mix the phosphate fertiliser THOROUGHLY through the soil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhen pH is too high, acidify the medium by using a thinned solution of phosphoric acid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eChoose products that have a guaranteed phosphate percentage on the packaging instead of alternative phosphate-containing products like guano or manure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CANNA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39983096922272,"sku":"CANNA-MONO-PHOS-1L","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/5370\/1536\/products\/canna_mono_phosphorous_2.png?v=1625063298","url":"https:\/\/steelroots.co.uk\/products\/canna-mono-phosphorous-p-20-1l","provider":"Steel Roots ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}