Do organic fertilizers improve the soil?
Yes. Organic fertilizers improve the soils ability to retain and release nutrients, and this ability reduces the soils overall fertilizer needs. An important point to remember; the plant does not recognize the difference between the nutrient found in synthetic/chemical fertilizers, but the soil does. This very important fact is the reason organic farmers enjoy relatively pest and problem free gardens. The benefits provided to the soil by organic fertilizers, create a complex eco-system which provide and sustain many useful bacteria. These bacterium aid the soil in providing the plants with a healthy root system which in turn allows the uptake of more nutrients creating more vegetation and larger, healthier harvests. A healthy plant will naturally fight off disease and most pests.
