FEATURESTORY
by Eric Hopper
Early Growth Fertilizer Regimes for
Propagation and Vegetative Stage
A
plant’s fruit or flowers do not reach
maturity until the end of the fruiting
or flowering stage, but a plant’s abil-
ity to produce a prolific yield is af-
fected by all stages of growth. In other words,
the seedling/cloning and vegetative stages play
significant roles in a plant’s ability to achieve
its full potential. The way a clone or seedling
is cared for directly impacts the young plant’s
transition into the vegetative stage. Along that
same line of thinking, the manner in which a
vegetative plant is cared for directly influences
how the plant will transition and perform in the
fruiting/flowering stage.
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