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Plants need 17 different nutrients to grow and thrive. Do you know how to tell if your crops are getting enough of each?

Here’s a pretty exhaustive explainer from Mosaic, which is an agro-chemical company.

It shows where each of the elements fits in a plant’s diet, and what it looks like when a plant isn’t getting enough of each. In this case, the company features pictures of corn to show the effects of nutrient deficiencies.

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Credit: Mosaic

Dan MacLeod is the executive editor of the Bangor Daily News. He's an Orland native who now lives in Unity. He's been a journalist since 2008, and previously worked for the New York Post and the Brooklyn...

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