What You Need to Know About NPK Labels
Check out this interesting article about NPK labels on fertilizers. You may be surprised at what they really mean! In fact, you may be surprised to know that compost can greatly reduce the amount of fertilizer your plants actually need! With good gardening practices, you may not need to fertilize your garden at all! Here’s a sample of what the article has to say:
German scientist Justus Von Liebig was responsible for the theory that Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium levels are the basis for determining healthy plant growth. However, this theory, which dates to the 1800s, doesn’t take into account the dozens of other nutrients and elements that are essential to plant growth such as sulfur, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, magnesium, etc. Nor does the theory talk about the importance of beneficial soil organisms that help your plants to absorb nutrients and fight off pests and diseases.
November 6th, 2006 at 8:51 am
I am new at this. What I need to know is I have continualy placed old leaves in a pile in the back of my home and over the years it has become black and slimy. Is this the right consistency for composed?