What Minerals Do Plants Need to Live?
Plant image by Platinum Pictures from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/ak/u6/minerals-do-plants-need-live_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Plants need several minerals to survive. Minerals are vital to plants’ health and growth. Mineral nutrients are dissolved in the soil, and plants absorb them through their roots. Some soil types don’t contain the right minerals or enough of certain minerals; that’s why many gardeners use fertilizers to supplement the soil. Some minerals, such as nitrogen, are derived from the air. Minerals are broken down into two groups: macronutrients and micronutrients. Plants need large supplies of macronutrients, while they only need small amounts of micronutrients. Nitrogen Nitrogen is a macronutrient that is vital to a plant’s survival. It is a part of chlorophyll, which is an essential element in photosynthesis, or the process through which a plant makes food and ener
