What happens to plants with poor nutrition?
Poor plant health is manifested in plants differently, but there are some symptoms that are fairly universal amongst plants. Plants with poor nutrition will likely have stunted growth. They won’t grow as tall as they potentially could. They will have short stems with few leaves on them. For example, Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree looks like it could use some fertilizer. Plants that have been subjected to severe poor nutrition for a long time may drop their leaves and potentially die. Also, plants with poor nutrition may never flower and thus fruits, or will produce very few flowers and fruits. This is especially undesirable if a gardener is growing tomatoes or another crop. It’s frustrating when all you want is tomatoes and your tomato plant never produces any. Another symptom that many plants have as a result of poor nutrition is discoloring of the leaves. The most prominent discoloration is a yellowing (known in horticulture as chlorosis, or chlorotic leaves) of the leaves. Sometimes
