I repost this as I now think I figured out why the P got so low.
1000 kg grass dry weight removed from the soil take away:
30kg Nitrogen(N)
3,5kg Phosphorus(P)
30kg Potassium(K)
4kg Sulfur(S)
Or in grams 30'000g(N), 3'500g(P), 30'000g(K), 4'000g(S)
Reduce it to a kilo dry weight grass we get
30g(N)-3,5g(P)-30g(K) and 4g(S)
Most of us don't grow 1 kilo plants so let us do a final reduction to a 100g dry weight plant
3g(N)-0,35g(P)-3g(K) and 0.4g(S) that is what it takes to make 100 grams grass.
These numbers are for grass(for horse and cows).
Can this be useful when growing Cannabis if we adjust the numbers?
Why do the P get so low?
I think the answer is when harvesting grass you don’t remove the roots, so what ever is left of P in the grassroots will stay in the soil and when broken down the P will be available for the next growth.
Meaning if we start a new container or land we need to add more P to get a good root development, but when we reuse the soil we need far less.
P is(unlike N and K)very immobile.
Another factor is the blooming, grass don’t usually bloom(unless the farmer makes grass seeds). So some extra P have to be added for the blooming.
As a summary to grow 100 gram cannabis we need
3 grams N
3 grams K
0,3-3 gram P depending on if we reuse the soil or if we start from scratch.
0,4 grams S
Please help adjusting these numbers if you have any idea how much 100 g Cannabis contains(compared to 100 g grass).
Have anyone done a lab test to check what nutrients a Cannabis plant contain?
1000 kg grass dry weight removed from the soil take away:
30kg Nitrogen(N)
3,5kg Phosphorus(P)
30kg Potassium(K)
4kg Sulfur(S)
Or in grams 30'000g(N), 3'500g(P), 30'000g(K), 4'000g(S)
Reduce it to a kilo dry weight grass we get
30g(N)-3,5g(P)-30g(K) and 4g(S)
Most of us don't grow 1 kilo plants so let us do a final reduction to a 100g dry weight plant
3g(N)-0,35g(P)-3g(K) and 0.4g(S) that is what it takes to make 100 grams grass.
These numbers are for grass(for horse and cows).
Can this be useful when growing Cannabis if we adjust the numbers?
Why do the P get so low?
I think the answer is when harvesting grass you don’t remove the roots, so what ever is left of P in the grassroots will stay in the soil and when broken down the P will be available for the next growth.
Meaning if we start a new container or land we need to add more P to get a good root development, but when we reuse the soil we need far less.
P is(unlike N and K)very immobile.
Another factor is the blooming, grass don’t usually bloom(unless the farmer makes grass seeds). So some extra P have to be added for the blooming.
As a summary to grow 100 gram cannabis we need
3 grams N
3 grams K
0,3-3 gram P depending on if we reuse the soil or if we start from scratch.
0,4 grams S
Please help adjusting these numbers if you have any idea how much 100 g Cannabis contains(compared to 100 g grass).
Have anyone done a lab test to check what nutrients a Cannabis plant contain?
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