Imagine there is a person named Hopkins and you have 2 cousins named Mo and Clude. Now, here is a trick to remember 13 Essential Nutrients for Plants:
“See (C) HOPKiNS at CaFe Managed By My Cousins, Mo and Claude”
- See - C
- HOPKiNS - H O P K N S
- CaFe - Ca FE
- Managed - Mg
- By - B
- My - Mn
- Cousins - CuZn ( remember as Couzines)
- Mo - Mo
- Claude - Cl
Notes:
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen are recived from water and air.
Others in follows in order:
Primary Nutrients
- Nitrogen (N)
- Phosphorus (P)
- Potassium (K)
Secondary Nutrients
- Sulfur (S)
- Calcium (Ca)
- Magnesium (Mg)
Micronutrients
- Zinc (Zn)
- Iron (Fe)
- Copper (Cu)
- Manganese (Mn)
- Boron (B)
- Molybdenum (Mo)
- Chlorine (Cl)