Is it more expensive to use organic fertilizers in the long-run compared to chemical fertilizers?
No. From studies with farmers and planters it is actually less expensive over the course of growing periods because lighter concentration together with fewer applications can be used compared to chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizer application schedules normally call for application every 4 weeks because they do not feed nutrients to the soil over a long period of time like organic fertilizers. In order to keep foliage green chemical fertilizers need to be applied religiously which results in a constant fixed cost to the farmer of planter. Organic fertilizers can be used more sparingly, with fewer applications, combined by Bio-Agro Organic Fertilizer’s competitive pricing means that organic fertilizers are actually cheaper compared to chemical fertilizers.
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