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Why fertilizers must be soluble?

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That the only way that the nutrients can be taken in by plant roots is if the fertilizer is dissolved in water explains why fertilizers must be soluble.

Specifically, plant roots need a specific amount of air, moisture and nutrients in order to be healthy and make the rest of the plant healthy. The only way that the roots can take in anything from the soil is in a dissolved state. In that way, the nutrients can travel up through the rest of the plant by capillary action, against gravity. Otherwise, the nutrients remain in the soil, present but inaccessible and unavailable.

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