Empanada. Â© 2006 Hector Rodriguez. Definition: Empanadas are fried or baked pastries stuffed with sweet or savory fillings. These pastries are known throughout Portugal, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Philippines.Empanada comes from the Spanish verb empanar, which means to wrap in bread.An empanada is made by folding a disc of thinly rolled dough over a filling into a semicircle and then sealing the edge.hese pastries are known throughout Portugal, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Philippines. Empanada comes from the Spanish verb empanar, which means to wrap in bread. An empanada is made by folding a disc of thinly rolled dough over a filling into a semicircle and then sealing the edge.
1 Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, three of the essential plant nutrients, are taken up from the atmosphere and from water. The other essential nutrients come from the soil.  The major nutrients, or macronutrients, supplied by the soil are nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, magnesium and calcium.
The most important are: 1  Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen-Available from air and water and therefore in plentiful supply. 2  Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium (a.k.a. potash) - The three macronutrients and the three elements you find in most packaged fertilizers. 3  Sulfur, calcium, and magnesium-Secondary nutrients.n the case of nitrogen, the recycling of nitrogen from dead to living plants is often the only source of nitrogen in the soil. To make plants grow faster, what you need to do is supply the elements that the plants need in readily available forms. That is the goal of fertilizer.