Organic fertilizer such as black worm castings give both home gardeners and commercial farmers the upper hand. Thanks to online companies such as Vermitechnology, quality and affordable organic soil amendments are readily available. But are synthetic fertilizer really that bad?
Recently, synthetic or chemical fertilizer has gotten a bad reputation. They usually contain three essential nutrients, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous, promising big juicy vegetables and robust plants. But unfortunately, this combination is as trendy as asbestos!
The EPA’s Office of Pesticide Program warns, 12 of the most widely used pesticides in America contain ingredients known to cause cancer. The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), tested 29 of the more popular chemical fertilizers and found they tested positive for over 20 toxic heavy metals. The metals found are all hazardous to human health, including vanadium, nickel, silver, and selenium.
Many synthetic fertilizers are known for their ‘rapid release’, which releases a mass amount of water-soluble nitrogen. Which ends up getting washed away and loss in our waterways. Having a negative effect on our drinking water, wildlife, and cause excess algae.
Organic black worm castings are safe for the environment, free of harmful pesticides, won’t hurt the body or water supply, and will still grow big juicy fruits and vegetables! Improving the soil by providing lacking nutrients. It provides nitrogen in a usable form, which does not burn the roots, adding to the beneficial population of microorganisms found in the soil, and improves plant growth.
Organic fertilizers make healthier plants with a plethora of available nutrients, which have the biological capacity to ward off diseases and resistant to insect and parasitic infestations. Lack of nutrients can cause a plant to become stressed, weak, and grow slow.
There are over 14,000 organic farms in the United States, most of them use some type of organic fertilizer and black worm castings for productive crops.
The organic soil amendments and fertilizers from Vermitechnology are a valuable and affordable addition to any soil. For over 40 years we have been providing quality products for wholesalers, distributors, retailers, growers and hobbyists. Shop our on-line store and discover the value of organic fertilizer, black worm castings, and VermaPlex.