Athena Nutrients Pro Fade - 5 Gallon

Boric acid supplies boron, which plants need in extremely small amounts to build healthy new growth and support flowering and fruit development, but the safe range is very narrow. It’s unique because deficiency shows up first in the newest tissues while excess often burns older leaf edges, so accurate diagnosis and tiny, careful corrections matter more than with most nutrients.

Boron is essential because it stabilizes cell walls, supports root and shoot growth, and regulates sugar movement throughout the plant. What makes boron unique is its limited mobility and extremely narrow range between deficiency and excess, which causes new growth to show symptoms rapidly when levels fall out of balance.

Calcium is important because it builds and stabilizes plant cells as they form, acting as the structural support that keeps new growth strong and functional. Unlike other nutrients that drive color or speed of growth, calcium’s role is unique because it controls cell wall strength and membrane stability, making it essential for healthy roots, shoots, and long-term plant resilience rather than quick visual results.

Calcium chloride is different because it dissolves extremely fast and can deliver calcium quickly to new growth, which is where calcium problems show up first. It’s important because calcium supports strong new tissue and stable growth tips, but it’s unique because it also adds chloride and has higher salt strength, so it must be used carefully to avoid leaf burn or root-zone salt stress.

Chelated copper is important because it supports key enzyme systems that drive energy flow, strong tissue formation, and healthy new growth, while chelation keeps copper available and stable in the root zone. It’s unique because plants need it in extremely small amounts and it can become unavailable or toxic more easily than many other micronutrients, so chelated forms help deliver precise, predictable copper without big swings.

Chelated iron is important because it keeps iron usable for plants even when growing conditions would normally lock iron out, helping prevent the classic yellow-new-leaf symptom caused by low chlorophyll production. It is unique from other iron sources because the chelation protects iron from becoming insoluble, making it a more reliable way to correct iron-related chlorosis when regular iron can fail.

Chelated manganese is important because it keeps manganese available for photosynthesis and enzyme activity even when pH or water chemistry would normally lock it out, and it’s unique from similar micronutrients because it strongly supports the plant’s energy-processing systems that drive healthy, resilient new growth.

Chelated zinc is important because it keeps zinc available for uptake even when pH or root-zone conditions would normally lock zinc out, helping plants form normal-sized, healthy new growth—something that makes zinc uniquely different from many other nutrients that mainly affect older leaves or simple leaf color changes.

Chlorine, mainly as chloride (Cl⁻), helps plants control water balance and stomata function, supporting steady leaf pressure and efficient photosynthesis, and it’s unique from many nutrients because deficiency is rare while excess buildup is a more common risk that shows up as leaf-edge burn and salt stress.

Copper EDTA helps keep copper dissolved and available to roots longer, so plants can absorb it more consistently when copper would otherwise tie up in the growing medium. It’s important because copper supports enzyme activity and healthy new growth, and it’s unique because the chelate improves predictability while allowing very small, controlled copper dosing.

Molybdenum is important because it helps plants convert nitrogen into usable building blocks for chlorophyll and growth, and it’s unique from many nutrients because it mainly supports enzyme-driven “nutrient use” rather than directly building plant tissue.

Iron DTPA keeps iron dissolved and available in the root zone so plants can build chlorophyll properly in new leaves, which is why it’s so effective for yellowing at the growing tips. It’s unique because the DTPA chelate protects iron from becoming tied up as quickly as many non-chelated sources, making it a dependable fix when pH drift or water alkalinity would otherwise cause iron lockout.

Iron EDDHA is important because it keeps iron usable when alkaline conditions would normally lock iron away, helping new leaves stay green and growth stay strong. It’s unique because it remains stable and plant-available at higher pH where many other iron forms quickly stop working.

Iron EDTA keeps iron dissolved and available long enough for roots to absorb it, which is why it can quickly improve new growth color when iron is tied up in the root zone. It’s unique because the EDTA chelate balances stability and accessibility, making iron more reliably usable in mildly acidic to near-neutral conditions compared to many non-chelated iron forms.

Manganese EDTA is unique because the EDTA chelate keeps manganese stable and more available during delivery, helping plants absorb it more reliably when manganese would otherwise lock up. This matters because manganese drives key enzyme functions tied to photosynthesis and healthy new growth, so consistent availability can prevent pale, chlorotic young leaves and stalled vigor.

Sodium molybdate supplies molybdenum, a trace micronutrient that helps plants convert nitrate nitrogen into usable building material, so growth and green color stay steady; it’s unique because it works as a tiny-dose “nitrogen unlocker” rather than a bulk nutrient.

Zinc EDTA is important because it keeps zinc available in the root zone when pH or water chemistry would normally tie zinc up, helping new growth develop normally before deficiency symptoms get worse. It’s unique from other zinc forms because the EDTA chelate shields zinc in solution, making delivery more consistent when conditions are not ideal.