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Re:Nutrient levels in retail grocery stores by marcosdumay on Monday November 04, 2024 @04:39PM (#42046257)
If you reduce the amount of magnesium in a plant by 80%, it dies.

It could possibly vary in fruits, so the tomatoes get a pass. But leaves need a pretty constant amount.

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Re:Nutrient levels in retail grocery stores by mimim1mi on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @03:38AM (#42049734)
Just a guess, but could this be caused by the longer and longer supply chains over the past century?
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Re:Nutrient levels in retail grocery stores by port19 on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @08:08AM (#42051203)
what if the plant is long dead?
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