{"product_id":"canna-mono-potassium-k-20-1l","title":"Canna Mono Potassium (K 20%0 1L","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eCANNA MONO POTASSIUM (K 20%) 1L\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePOTASSIUM DEFICIENCY GUIDE\u003c\/span\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-1674\" class=\"node node-article clearfix\" typeof=\"sioc:Item foaf:Document\" about=\"\/info-courier_potassium\"\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\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"infocourier-potas_intro.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-potas_intro.jpg\" class=\"img-floatleft\" alt=\"infocourier-potas_intro.jpg\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-potas_intro.jpg\"\u003eIt is necessary for all activities having to do with water transport and the opening and closing of the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estomas\u003c\/em\u003e. Potassium takes care of the strength and the quality of the plant and controls countless other processes such as the carbohydrate system.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eABOUT POTASSIUM IN SHORT\u003c\/span\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;\"\u003ePotassium takes care of the strength and the quality of the plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eControls countless other processes such as the carbohydrate system.\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;\"\u003eDead edges of the leaves.\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;\"\u003eIn case the \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/electrical-conductivity\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/electrical-conductivity\"\u003eEC\u003c\/a\u003e in the substrate or soil is high, you can rinse it with clean water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAdd potassium yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-potas_text_4.jpg\" alt=\"infocourier-potas_text_4.jpg\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-potas_text_4.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSYMPTOMS OF A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvaporation\u003c\/em\u003e is reduced if there is a shortage of potassium. A consequence is that the temperature in the leaves will increase and the cells will burn. This occurs mostly on the edges of the leaves, where normally, evaporation is highest.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDEVELOPMENT OF A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e Tips of the younger leaves show grey edges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eLeaves turn yellow from the edge in the direction of the veins and rusty-coloured dead spots appear in the leaves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe tips of the leaves curl up radically and whole sections of the leaves begin to rot. The leaves keep on curling and ultimately fall off.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAn extreme shortage produces meagre, unhealthy-looking plants with strongly reduced flowering.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"clean\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"infocourier-potas_text_3.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-potas_text_3.jpg\" class=\"img-floatright\" alt=\"infocourier-potas_text_3.jpg\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/growinfo\/default\/infocourier-potas_text_3.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eREASONS FOR A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e Too little, or the wrong type of fertiliser.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eGrowing in potassium-fixed soils.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAn excess of sodium (kitchen salt) in the root environment, as sodium slows down potassium intake.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"clean\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSOLUTIONS FOR A DEFICIENCY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e In case the EC in the substrate or soil is high, you can rinse with water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAdd potassium yourself, either in inorganic form: dissolve 5 – 10 grams of potassium nitrate in 10 litres of water. In acidic soils, you can add potassium bicarbonate or potassium hydroxide (5ml in 10 litres of water).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAdd potassium in \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/the_what_s_and_whys_of_organic_growing_part_1\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/the_what_s_and_whys_of_organic_growing_part_1\"\u003eorganic form\u003c\/a\u003e: add a water solution of wood ash, chicken manure or slurry of manure (be careful not to burn the roots). Extracts of the grape family also contain a lot of potassium.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"clean\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"specialbox2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFOR YOUR INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePotassium is absorbed quickly and easily by the plant. In a \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/glossary#closed-hydroponic-system\" class=\"glossary-link\" style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.canna-uk.com\/glossary#closed-hydroponic-system\"\u003ehydroponic system\u003c\/a\u003e results get visible within several days. Potassium supplementation by leaf fertilization is not recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eToo much potassium will cause salt damage, calcium and magnesium deficiencies and acidification of the root environment!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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","brand":"CANNA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39983103049888,"sku":"CANNA-MONO-POTAS-1L","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/5370\/1536\/products\/canna_mono_potassium_2kk.png?v=1625063802","url":"https:\/\/steelroots.co.uk\/products\/canna-mono-potassium-k-20-1l","provider":"Steel Roots ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}