What are the negative effects to inorganic fertilizers?
If it’s not used up immediately, the nutrients from inorganic fertilizers just gets stored there in the soil just like organic fertilizers. They are basically the same except that inorganic fertilizers are more pure in elemental form. Since it is readily available, other plants like grass will take advantage of it so using it wisely in measured amounts is recommended. If you think that inorganic fertilizer is unnatural how can you go more natural than pure elements like nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. They occur in all plants and animals, on the soil, in the water and air. What can be more natural than that? If your teacher still preaches about abandoning inorganic commercial fertilizers in favor of organic farming, use these. 1. Organic fertilizer is yucky! Imagine spreading poop all over the field. Commercial fertilizer is cleaner and won’t give the farmer diseases that may come from the animals. 2. Organic fertilizer stinks! So you have a large pile of hay or other plant materia