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Well... The way we give them nutrients is a bit strange nowadays. We basically extract ammonia from Fossil Fuels for fertilizer, not exactly the healthiest way to grow em and it causes algae blooms from the runoff as well. They need nutrients, but the way we grow our food is currently unsustainable and not that healthy compared to naturally grown and with the proper nutrients of growing in its natural life cycle instead of the rapid growth and hardiness we have selected for that diminishes nutrional value as well.
The plants don't know where the elements (N, P, K, etc.) they absorb come from. At least I haven't found any evidence to the contrary.
Right, I am saying we grow them quicker which gives them less nutrients. And the fertilizer we use has downside but it does work. Not saying it doesn't but it also isn't "healthy" per se.
Yes exactly, fertilizer are all about growing a plant as quickly as possible for as little money as possible, so many miss out important nutritents for nutritious plants in the eye of profit. Edit: I meant to have the original comment here on the main thread woops, this is all I wanted to say here