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The Benefits of Sea Kelp for Struggling Plants

Surprisingly, the key to helping a struggling plant actually lies in a weed – sea weed, that is.  Whether grown indoors or outdoors, feeding your plants an organic diet of sea kelp is a healthy and natural way to help your plants flourish.

It might seem like a no-brainer, but healthy plants require healthy soil.  Although chemical plant foods give plants an immediate boost, they can also burn out a plant’s roots with too many nutrients that can’t be absorbed.  Sea kelp acts as a soil enrichment that provides micronutrients such as Cytokinins (carbohydrates), which release essential minerals into soil.  Since sea kelp is all-natural, it continues to condition the soil even after all the nutrients have been used up.

In simple terms, a plant’s soil is like a very thick protein shake. With the help of a sea kelp booster, like Organics Rx Sea-Kelp 100, your plants are now drinking from an oversized straw versus a tiny coffee stirrer.

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Just like a relaxing trip to the ocean is for us, sea kelp has amazing restorative effects for your plants too. This summer, it might be time to treat your struggling plants to a sea kelp cocktail. 

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