Nutrients And Growth Aditives: Marijuana Plant Applicant

Introduction

The Applicant will list the nutrients and growth additives to be used at the end of this section below on page 10, but will first describe how and why these particular nutrients and growth additives were chosen, as well as the philosophy behind the Applicant’s plant feeding regimen.

Imagine yourself as a marijuana plant and the growing medium, temperature, humidity, and CO2 level was perfect for you to thrive and grow. Not only that, but light and water aren’t a problem either. But what good is having such ideal conditions if you don’t have the nutrition - or food - you need to survive; or vice versa?

In order to survive and grow, all of these conditions have to be just right. The perfect blend of light, temperature, CO2,

Natural soil can be used for indoor growing of many types of plants, including fruits and vegetables, but is not ideal. The indoor grower then uses what are known as soilless mixtures.

When growing indoors, the water and nutrients come from the grower rather than the natural sources in wild soil, so root systems should be able to thrive without extending out too far, facilitating growing of the plants in garden pots. Applicant will be using a Hydroponic, soilless growing medium containing a mixture of Organic Coconut fiber mix that contains other natural ingredients like sphagnum moss, Vermiculite and Perlite. This type of soilless mixture is outstanding for cultivating marijuana because it has optimal water retention, holds a good amount of air and wicks well.

The primary Macro nutrients required for optimal plant growth and its health are N-P-K, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, although there are other Macro and Micro nutrients required. The nutrients in the tables below will be the base nutrients used by the Applicant. They are contained in commercially available, premixed solutions of varying concentration levels, and are specifically formulated for growing marijuana indoors in a coco based, soilless

Appropriate nutrient practices will be used by Applicant at all times, and records of the type and amounts of fertilizer and any growth additives used will be maintained. Not only is it important to keep these types of records under the rules governing medical marijuana cultivation/processing for the State, but these records also serve a critical purpose in ensuring healthy plants that produce maximum yield and medical grade