Are organic fertilizers better than inorganic fertilizers?
Whether a fertilizer is organic or inorganic, after it’s applied to the lawn, that fertilizer must be converted into a form the grass can use. Whether it’s converted by water or microbes, the plant doesn’t know the difference. • One of the advantages associated with organic sources is the low chance of burning grass. • Some inorganic fast-release fertilizers have high salt levels that increase the chances of burning the lawn. • Most inorganic fertilizers are now time-released and less likely to burn grass. • Organic fertilizers take longer for results to show up in the lawn. • The percentage of nitrogen in organic sources is low, meaning it takes considerable amount of material to be spread over the lawn to give the proper rate of nitrogen.
