Macronutrients and Micronutrients are both nutrients that plants need to survive. The difference is the quantity:
Macro = A Lot; Micro = A Little
Macronutrients in the garden are generally these:
- Nitrogen (N)
- Phosphorus (P)
- Potassium (K)
- Calcium (Ca)
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Sulfur (S)
- Boron (B)
- Copper (Cu)
- Chloride (Cl)
- Iron (Fe)
- Manganese (Mn)
- Molybdenum (Mo)
- Zinc (Zn)