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Canna Coco Professional Plus+ 50L
CANNA Coco Professional Plus is a coco-based growing medium that offers the gardener and his plants many advantages in comparison with other substrates:
- CANNA Coco Professional Plus is a pure, organic product with a homogeneous structure and has had a full buffering, eliminating the side effects of growing on coir, as coir could consume some of the nutrients.
- CANNA Coco Professional Plus is free of harmful viruses and soil diseases, thanks to CANNA’s unique production process.
- CANNA Coco Professional Plus has a complex water/air system that provides the ideal conditions for growing plants.
- CANNA Coco Professional Plus can be used a number of times and makes an excellent potting mix improver after use.
User Instructions
Use pots of at least 5 litres. The larger the pot the more constant the root environment will be. If you use CANNA Coco Professional Plus in combination with the fertilisers from CANNA’s COCO range designed for this purpose, then you are investing in quality and certainty!- The plastic packaging is 100% recyclable
- CANNA COCO Professional Plus is a 100% natural product, made from coco
- Contents 50 L
Canna Cal Mag Agent
CANNA CALMAG AGENT To ensure an optimal mineral balance regardless of your quality of water, CANNA CALMAG AGENT provides a
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Canna Coco A&B Set
CANNA Coco A & B:
CANNA Coco A & B is a complete professional nutrient for growing plants in coco. It contains all the elements for optimal growing and flowering. CANNA COCO doesn’t have a Veg and Flower variant, but there is one unique formulation for both the growth and blooming phase. CANNA COCO is easy to use, dissolves directly and is extremely suitable for growing in all watering systems.
Rich in high-value elements:
After years of research into potting mixes, drainage and leaf analysis, CANNA has succeeded in being the first to develop a fertiliser that is specifically tailored to the characteristics of coco’s substrates. CANNA COCO is composed of high value minerals. CANNA COCO contains natural chelates, humic and fulvic acids which give the plant optimum nutrient absorption.
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Canna Terra Professional Soil Mix 50L
CANNA Terra Professional
CANNA Terra Professional is a nitrogen-rich potting mix for plant cultivation. Your plants grow best in a nitrogen-rich potting mix. CANNA Terra Professional potting mix is unlike anything you will find in a garden centre. It contains a blend of upgraded black peat, granulated peat moss and perlite. If you are going to grow indoors or outdoors, this is the potting mix you want to use.
Advantages of CANNA Terra Professional
- Exclusive, high value organic ingredients such as airy peat moss free from diseases
- These ingredients also promote exceptional root development and the formation of thicker stems
- Higher yields. Faster metabolism combined with low sickness rates ensure an increased production
Directions of Use:
Watering
Depending on the size of the pot, growing conditions and the plant's growth stage, adjust the amount of water given to the needs of the plant in question. Under normal conditions, adult plants evaporate 4-6 litres of moisture a day, per m2. For larger plants, use 5 litre pots or larger. The larger the pot, the more constant the root environment will be. If you use run-to-waste, make sure that there’s sufficient drainage; you may want to place a thin layer of hydro-granules in the bottom of the pot for air and drainage. CANNA Terra Professional is a product, homogenous in structure, natural and free of harmful viruses and soil diseases. CANNA Terra Professional has a complex water/air system that creates conditions ideal for virtually every form of cultivation. After use, CANNA Terra Professional makes an excellent potting mix improver. CANNA Terra Professional's plastic packaging material is 100% recyclable.- Store in a cool dry place
- Do not expose to temperatures below 4°C
- Bag contents 50L
Canna Coco Nutrient Set
OUR CANNA COCO STARTER PACK CONSISTS OF:
1 x CANNA COCO A&B 1L CANNA Coco A & B is a complete professional nutrient for growing plants in coco. It contains all the essential elements for optimal growing and flowering. 1 x CANNA START 500 ML CANNA Start is a balanced one-part nutrient for seedlings and (rooted) cuttings. CANNA Start can be used on various substrates like rock-wool plugs, coco pellets, jiffy plugs, seedmixes and most other propagation media, except re-circulating systems and clone machines. Propagation media are media on which you can reproduce plants. 1 x CANNAZYME 250 ML CANNAZYM is a high-quality enzyme product that speeds up the process of breaking down dead root material and activates beneficial micro-organisms. CANNAZYM also helps plants take up nutrients and increases the resistance against diseases. Enzymes are substances that speed up the reactions in living organisms. For example, enzymes play a vital role in our digestion. 1 x CANNA RHIZOTONIC 250 ML CANNA RHIZOTONIC is a powerful, algae based, vegetative stimulator for plant roots. It contains multiple vitamins and is 100% natural. RHIZOTONIC adds more than 60 microbiological substances that considerably speed up the growth of a balanced root environment. 1 x CANNA FLUSH 250 ML CANNA FLUSH is a product to clean substrates and plants from any excess nutrients. This is necessary, because excess nutrients can have a bad influence your next growth cycle. They could lead to over-fertilisation or malnutrition, for example. 1 x CANNA BOOST 250 ML CANNABOOST Accelerator boosts the metabolism of your plants. This is important, because the uptake of nutrients depends greatly on the plant's health and metabolism rate. CANNABOOST is specially developed for short cycle plant varieties. 1 x CANNA PK 13/14 250 ML If you want the biggest fruits and flowers, CANNA PK 13/14 is the right product for you. CANNA PK 13/14 is a mixture of top quality nutritional minerals that stimulate flowering. It's easy to use and makes for high yields. PK 13/14 is suitable for any growing medium. Furthermore, it only needs to be applied once to the nutrient reservoir. If you do this at the right moment, you will get astonishing results!
Canna Aqua Clay Pebbles 20L
CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles
CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles are baked clay pellets that form an ideal substrate for use by experienced growers. Aqua Clay Pebbles are ideal for growers who want to control the application of nutrients and the humidity level of their plants throughout the entire cultivation process.
CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles are manufactured from special types of clay that have a low soluble salt content. Because of this, they are particularly suited for use in closed hydroponic cultivation systems.
Advantages of CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles
- CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles have both high porosity and high air content which stimulate the development of strong roots that grip the substrate well. Strong roots mean bigger yields.
- Aqua Clay Pebbles are inorganic, have a neutral pH value, are fungus free and do not rot.
Canna Aqua Clay Pebbles 45L
CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles
CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles are baked clay pellets that form an ideal substrate for use by experienced growers. Aqua Clay Pebbles are ideal for growers who want to control the application of nutrients and the humidity level of their plants throughout the entire cultivation process.
CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles are manufactured from special types of clay that have a low soluble salt content. Because of this, they are particularly suited for use in closed hydroponic cultivation systems.
Advantages of CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles
- CANNA Aqua Clay Pebbles have both high porosity and high air content which stimulate the development of strong roots that grip the substrate well. Strong roots mean bigger yields.
- Aqua Clay Pebbles are inorganic, have a neutral pH value, are fungus free and do not rot.
Canna Flush
CANNA FLUSH
CANNA FLUSH is a product to clean substrates and plants from any excess nutrients. This is necessary, because excess nutrients can have a bad influence your next growth cycle. They could lead to over-fertilisation or malnutrition, for example.
Why should you use CANNA FLUSH?
- When used just before harvest it makes sure the plant gets rid of all excess, which will lead to a clean and tasteful harvest.
- CANNA FLUSH effectively cleans the substrate without killing any useful bacteria or beneficial fungi, as can be the case when you use reverse osmosis or de-mineralised water.
- It can be used on all substrates.
- CANNA FLUSH is recyclable.
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Canna Boost Accelerator
CANNABOOST Accelerator
CANNABOOST Accelerator boosts the metabolism of your plants. This is important, because the uptake of nutrients depends greatly on the plant's health and metabolism rate. CANNABOOST is specially developed for short cycle plant varieties. The advantages of growing with CANNABOOST Accelerator include: Better Yield CANNABOOST stimulates the development of new flowers. Because of this the fruits can become heavier than normal. Since the ripening of the fruits also proceeds more gradually, it results in a more uniform harvest. Something very special about CANNABOOST is that it’s not just a guarantee for higher yields but the taste is also guaranteed to be better. Something extra for the CANNA grower! Suitable for use with all growing mediums and substrates CANNABOOST is a universal flowering stimulator, which is to say that it can be used with any growing system and in combination with any feeding with no exceptions. As well as adding CANNABOOST to the substrate it can also be used as a leaf spray (foliar feeding). The advantage of this is that the plant can absorb the flowering stimulator directly through its leaves. Even higher yields in combination with PK 13/14 CANNABOOST isn’t a nutrient, but an additive that increases the plant’s photosynthesis (one of the reactions that make up a plant's metabolism). This increase ensures that the fruits are formed faster. The availability of nutrients is very important for achieving optimum results with CANNABOOST. The availability of all nutrients is guaranteed with CANNA feeding. Even better results can be achieved using the trusted CANNA feeding in combination with CANNA PK 13/14. This is because PK 13/14 provides the plant with extra flowering elements while CANNABOOST ensures that there’s the energy to be able to use these elements. Better ripening and strengthened immune system CANNABOOST contains flowering stimulators that ensure powerful ripening. It also contains natural flowering regulators that help develop fruit more uniformly and finish flowering more strongly. Thanks to the improved energy regulation the plant also has sufficient energy to resist diseases. If there is no energy at the correct place diseases will often strike, just at the moment when it is disastrous for the harvest. Fuller, more powerful taste With CANNABOOST you are guaranteed both a higher yield and an exceptional taste. A good harvest isn’t just expressed in terms of weight these days. Quality is starting to play a more important role and this also means taste is becoming more important. Increasing the speed of photosynthesis greatly increases the sugar production in the fruits. This makes the taste sweeter and the natural flavours in the fruits will be produced in higher concentrations. The stronger smell of the essential oils in the fruits speaks volumes. Most boosters are just additional nutrients. True boosters like CANNABOOST however really boost the metabolism of a plant and makes it more healthy. CANNABOOST is 'the new boost generation'.
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Canna Rhizotonic
CANNA RHIZOTONIC
CANNA RHIZOTONIC is a powerful, algae based, vegetative stimulator for plant roots. It contains multiple vitamins and is 100% natural. RHIZOTONIC adds more than 60 microbiological substances that considerably speed up the growth of a balanced root environment.
Benefits of CANNA RHIZOTONIC:
- Stimulates new root growth on cuttings and transplants. Besides stimulating root growth on plants that are already rooted, RHIZOTONIC also stimulates new root growth on cuttings and transplants. The various trace elements and vitamins such as B1&B2 stimulate the production of hormones and root growth, thus providing beautiful, strong white roots.
- Speeds up the germination process when used to soak seeds prior to planting. If you dilute RHIZOTONIC (40ml/10 litre), you can use it to soak seeds. RHIZOTONIC softens up the seed skin, making it easier for the seed to burst and germinate.
- Enhances overall plant growth and chemical reactions in the plant to ensure a healthier, powerful and stronger plant. Good results start with a healthy plant. Because RHIZOTONIC stimulates root growth, it improves the strength of a plant. This is especially important during the first weeks of a plant's life, since young plants are the most vulnerable. RHIZOTONIC stimulates further root development, increases the plant’s resistance to diseases and promotes its inner and outer strength.
- Aids in the recovery process of any plant or cutting that has been subjected to stress in any way whatsoever. Many growers agree that plants recover much quicker from stress situations if the leaves have been sprayed with RHIZOTONIC. Such stress situations could for example occur during transport and re-potting plants. RHIZOTONIC will also improve plants that are unhealthy or poorly developed.
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Canna PK 13/14
If you want the biggest fruits and flowers, CANNA PK 13/14 is the right product for you. CANNA PK 13/14 is a mixture of top quality nutritional minerals that stimulate flowering. It's easy to use and makes for high yields. PK 13/14 is suitable for any growing medium. Furthermore, it only needs to be applied one week only to the nutrient reservoir. If you do this at the right moment, you will get astonishing results!
Pure elements to stimulate flowering
CANNA PK 13/14 is a high grade mixture of phosphorus and potassium that is added during the flowering phase. Both elements play a big role during the generative phase of plants. Thanks to a special production process CANNA has succeeded in combining pure phosphorous and potassium in very high concentrations. This makes PK 13/14 available to the plant quickly and directly. Phosphorous (P) is a macro nutritional element for every plant. It plays a key role in metabolism and energy transfer. In the flowering phase, extra phosphorous is needed. Phosphorous strengthens cell formation in flowers, among other things. Potassium (K) is also a macro nutritional element. It is found throughout the plant and is necessary for a lot of its activities. It is essential for transporting water and nutrition (sieve vessels) and it is responsible for the plant’s quality and rigidity. In addition to this, it controls countless other processes such as sugar production. Potassium ensures that the plant can produce enough sugars during flowering, which are essential for the development of the flowers.Perfect combination with CANNABOOST
There comes a moment during the plant’s development when the need for phosphorous and potassium increases greatly. If CANNA PK 13/14 is given at this moment you will satisfy the flowering plant’s increased needs and the fruits will achieve maximum development. CANNABOOST enhances the metabolism and has a strengthening effect on PK 13/14. This perfect combination will cause the plant to flower more lavishly.Suitable for every medium
PK 13/14 is used with every medium and consequently it is used for cultivation on soil, in recirculating systems, when cultivating on coco and in run-to-waste systems. PK 13/14 is suitable for use when cultivating both indoors and outdoors.
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Canna Cannazym
CANNAZYM
CANNAZYM is a high-quality enzyme product that speeds up the process of breaking down dead root material and activates beneficial micro-organisms. CANNAZYM also helps plants take up nutrients and increases the resistance against diseases. Enzymes are substances that speed up the reactions in living organisms. For example, enzymes play a vital role in our digestion.
The enzymes in CANNAZYM have many benefits:
- They turn dead roots into minerals and sugars. This is important, because these minerals and sugars make up a valuable source of nutrients for the plant. CANNAZYM consists of more than 12 different kinds of enzymes to which vitamins and extracts of desert plants are added. These elements improve the uptake of nutrients and the plant's defence system. Also, vitamins stimulate the production of hormones.
- They help form new roots. The easy-to-absorb vitamins in CANNAZYM also stimulate the plant to form new roots. This increases the health of the plant.
- CANNAZYM prevents bacteria and harmful mould. Dead roots form an ideal environment for moulds. They are a threat to the healthy roots. The moulds cause stress to the entire plant and stunts any new growth. Also, CANNAZYM prevents rotting, so there is no formation of toxic substances and the risk of a disease is considerably reduced.
- CANNAZYM improves the soil environment. A fast breakdown of root remains creates a balanced hydrological regime and good aeration in the root environment.
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Canna Coco (A&B Set)
CANNA Coco A & B:
CANNA Coco A & B is a complete professional nutrient for growing plants in coco. It contains all the elements for optimal growing and flowering. CANNA COCO doesn’t have a Veg and Flower variant, but there is one unique formulation for both the growth and blooming phase. CANNA COCO is easy to use, dissolves directly and is extremely suitable for growing in all watering systems.
Rich in high-value elements:
After years of research into potting mixes, drainage and leaf analysis, CANNA has succeeded in being the first to develop a fertiliser that is specifically tailored to the characteristics of coco’s substrates. CANNA COCO is composed of high value minerals. CANNA COCO contains natural chelates, humic and fulvic acids which give the plant optimum nutrient absorption.
Canna Aqua Vega (A&B Set)
CANNA Aqua Vega
CANNA Aqua Vega is a fast working nutrient for plants containing all the essential elements for optimal growing. The growing phase is important, because during this phase the plants lay the basis for an exuberant bloom and yield. Aqua Vega is used in recirculating systems, such as NFT or ebb and flow systems.
Advantages of CANNA Aqua Vega
- Aqua Vega is easy to use and dissolves directly. Aqua Vega nutrition contains pH-stabilizers, so there is no need to adjust the pH
- Aqua Vega ensures a strong plant with vital growth spurts and excessive root development
- Directly absorbable nitrogen compounds, high quality EDDHA iron chelating agents and trace elements guarantee an ideal start for the bloom
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Canna Start
CANNA Start
CANNA Start is a balanced one-part nutrient for seedlings and (rooted) cuttings. CANNA Start can be used on various substrates like rock-wool plugs, coco pellets, jiffy plugs, seedmixes and most other propagation media, except re-circulating systems and clone machines. Propagation media are media on which you can reproduce plants.
CANNA Start gives you all the micro- and macro nutritional elements for a seedling or cutting to develop into a strong healthy plant.
With the addition of CANNA Start to the CANNA range, we offer a complete program for growing from Start to crop! With CANNA Start you can use CANNA all the way. From clone to crop!
Advantages of CANNA Start:
- Only one bottle needed. CANNA Start is a complete one-part nutrient, meaning it contains all the needed elements in one bottle (no A and B versions needed)
- CANNA Start links up perfectly with all other CANNA nutrients. Once cuttings are transplanted from plugs into the final medium, you switch from CANNA Start to the CANNA (Vega) nutrient suitable for the medium you're growing in (CANNA TERRA, COCO, HYDRO or AQUA) for the remainder of the cycle. It's especially great in combination with CANNA RHIZOTONIC. With this combination, your plants will get the strongest and thickest roots.
- Reduces the risk of overfeeding. Cuttings and seedlings have different needs than established plants. A normal nutrient for the vegetative stage is not suitable for cuttings and seedlings because you run the risk of overfeeding.
- Reduces the risk of plant material turning yellow. Diluting a vegetative nutrient to make it more suitable for cuttings and seedlings isn't the answer. Such a dilution doesn't contain enough micro and macro elements. This causes yellowing of the plant material; not a good start for your crop. To ultimately achieve strong, healthy plants at the end you have to start off right at the very beginning. That's why CANNA developed CANNA Start; to get the exact ratio of all nutritional elements, right for cuttings and seedlings.
- Grow from seeds
- Take their own cuttings
- Put the seedlings or cuttings in small pots first, before transplanting them into the final medium
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Canna D-Block 1 Litre
CANNA D-Block
CANNA D-Block is an organic product based on anionic detergents. It cleans and prevents obstructions in drip and spraying systems during cultivation. It also prevents the build-up of precipitant.
Use CANNA D-Block pre-emptively with every irrigation (the product is completely non-toxic) and make sure that the pipes and dripper remain wet internally between irrigations.
Before every new crop, it is advisable to fill the system with clean water and D-Block (with an adjusted pH of 5.2) to protect the system and prevent any obstructions during the next cultivation.
Canna Mono Elements Trace Mix 1 Litre
CANNA Mononutrients
Mononutrients are essential for the development of the plant. These liquid minerals are easily soluble and can therefore be directly absorbed by the plant.
Our pure mono nutrients are produced from exceptional ingredients, just like our main nutrients (CANNA TERRA, AQUA, HYDRO and COCO). All of our mononutrients are 100% nutrient compatible. Use with CANNA nutrients for best results.
Trace Mix
CANNA's TRACE MIX consists of several trace elements that are essential for the development of your plants. These trace elements are used for several enzyme systems and therefore have an influence on the development of plants.
TRACE MIX is a mineral fertiliser, which is extremely suitable as a supplementary nutrient to stimulate the growth and bloom of plants. Besides that it can serve to reduce the deficiency of trace elements.
Canna Mono K 20% (Potassium) 1 Litre
CANNA Mononutrients
Mononutrients are essential for the development of the plant. These liquid minerals are easily soluble and can therefore be directly absorbed by the plant.
Our pure mono nutrients are produced from exceptional ingredients, just like our main nutrients (CANNA TERRA, AQUA, HYDRO and COCO). All of our mononutrients are 100% nutrient compatible. Use with CANNA nutrients for best results.
Potassium
You can optimally improve the quality and the quantity of the blooming top by using CANNA Organo Potassium. This organic product makes the cell wall stronger and in addition increases the resistance. CANNA Organo Potassium improves the bloom, the production of proteins and carbohydrates. Also, it improves the water management and the transport of water and nutrients in the plant.
This fertiliser should not be mixed with magnesium and fertilisers containing calcium. As potassium fertiliser it can be used for example when there is a potassium deficiency. As a supplementary nutrient it can serve to stimulate the blooming phase.
Canna Mono P 20% (Phosphor) 1 Litre
CANNA Mononutrients
Mononutrients are essential for the development of the plant. These liquid minerals are easily soluble and can therefore be directly absorbed by the plant.
Our pure mono nutrients are produced from exceptional ingredients, just like our main nutrients (CANNA TERRA, AQUA, HYDRO and COCO). All of our mononutrients are 100% nutrient compatible. Use with CANNA nutrients for best results.
Phosphorus
CANNA Phosphorus influences the bloom and the secondary metabolites and can in addition directly be absorbed by the plant due to its liquid form.
CANNA Phosphorus is the perfect product for stimulating the bloom or cure the phosphorus deficiency of the plant. It is an essential element that plays a major part in the plant's energy system.
Canna Mono N 27% (Nitrogen) 1 Litre
CANNA Mononutrients
Mononutrients are essential for the development of the plant. These liquid minerals are easily soluble and can therefore be directly absorbed by the plant.
Our pure mono nutrients are produced from exceptional ingredients, just like our main nutrients (CANNA TERRA, AQUA, HYDRO and COCO). All of our mononutrients are 100% nutrient compatible. Use with CANNA nutrients for best results.
Nitrogen
CANNA Nitrogen stimulates the growth of your plants. It plays a major part in the production of proteins and in the energy metabolism, which is essential for the development of the plant. It can be used for nitrogen deficiency and as a supplementary nutrient to stimulate the growth. CANNA Nitrogen is also an essential nutritional element for improving the juice production.
The liquid can be directly absorbed by the plant and improves the vegetative growth
Canna Mono MgO 7% (Magnesium Sulphate) 1 Litre
CANNA Mononutrients
Mononutrients are essential for the development of the plant. These liquid minerals are easily soluble and can therefore be directly absorbed by the plant.
Our pure mono nutrients are produced from exceptional ingredients, just like our main nutrients (CANNA TERRA, AQUA, HYDRO and COCO). All of our mononutrients are 100% nutrient compatible. Use with CANNA nutrients for best results.
Magnesium
CANNA Magnesium is essential for photosynthesis. It is an essential atom in chlorophyll. Furthermore, magnesium influences other pigments and physiological processes. This makes it an essential element in the development of the plant.
CANNA Magnesium can be directly absorbed by the plant and therefore the effects can be seen quite soon. It can be used as a fertiliser for magnesium deficiency and as a supplementary nutrient to stimulate the growth and bloom.
Canna Mono Fe Plus (Iron Chelate) 1 Litre
CANNA Mononutrients
Mononutrients are essential for the development of the plant. These liquid minerals are easily soluble and can therefore be directly absorbed by the plant.
Our pure mono nutrients are produced from exceptional ingredients, just like our main nutrients (CANNA TERRA, AQUA, HYDRO and COCO). All of our mononutrients are 100% nutrient compatible. Use with CANNA nutrients for best results.
Iron
CANNA Iron fulfils a number of important functions in the plant's total metabolism and that makes it an essential element. It plays the major part in photosynthesis and a large part in the production of chlorophyll. Furthermore it has a big influence on physiological processes and on the energy system.
CANNA Iron can be absorbed directly, can be mixed with all fertilisers and is stable with each pH. It is a perfect product to replenish iron deficiency and to stimulate the growth and bloom.
Canna Mono Ca15% (Calcium) 1 Litre
CANNA Mononutrients
Mononutrients are essential for the development of the plant. These liquid minerals are easily soluble and can therefore be directly absorbed by the plant.
Our pure mono nutrients are produced from exceptional ingredients, just like our main nutrients (CANNA TERRA, AQUA, HYDRO and COCO). All of our mononutrients are 100% nutrient compatible. Use with CANNA nutrients for best results.
Calcium
The plant tissues are optimally stabilised by using CANNA Calcium. It stabilises the cell wall, influences growth hormones and regulates the transport of water and nutrients in the plant. In addition liquid calcium can be directly absorbed by the plant, so that the cell tissue is immediately strengthened.
CANNA Calcium can be used as calcium fertiliser to replenish a deficiency or as a supplementary nutrient to stimulate growth.
