What You Need to Know About Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers

The two main types of fertilizer materials are organic and inorganic. Which fertilizer you choose really depends on what your values and lifestyle priorities are but also what the soil is like where you live and what plants you are trying to grow in your garden.

Inorganic fertilizers are sometimes naturally occurring compounds like limestone and sometimes are lab made. There is a lot of debate over whether or not gardeners and farmers should use organic or inorganic fertilizers. Some gardeners who are highly experienced and compete with other gardeners all over the world say that the only way to get the proper soil composition for particular plants is to use highly specialized inorganic fertilizers, but critics of inorganic fertilizers say that the risks associated with inorganic fertilizers are too high and that organic is the way to go.

Organic fertilizer can take longer to break down and be absorbed into the soil and into the plants than inorganic fertilizer, but fans of organic fertilizer say that because all the materials in organic fertilizer are natural and are not chemicals or chemically treated, organic fertilizer is better for the plants, for the environment, and for the gardener too.

There has been a big movement towards more sustainable, green, environmentally friendly gardening in the last few years so there are a lot more companies now that offer environmentally friendly fertilizer and other products that are made of all natural ingredients. Sometimes these mixtures can be great for your garden but sometimes you are better off creating your own.

To find out what fertilizers work best on the soil in your area, ask some of the local gardeners what fertilizers they use and what types of fertilizer they prefer. If you're new to gardening, you'll find that most gardeners are very friendly and are willing to give advice and tips to a new gardener.

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