It is designated pass to any organic or inorganic substance that fertilizes the soil and improves the quality of its substrate at a nutritional level for the benefit of the plants that are rooted in it.
Among the natural or ecological fertilizers we find manure mixed with agricultural waste such as fodder or guano, which is the excrement of birds and which also serves the double objective that we mentioned above..
To live, develop and grow, Plants need water just like we human beings need air, but in addition to a significant amount of minerals that are found in mineral form in the soil.. Fertilizers are vital because they provide plants with essential elements called base elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, secondary elements such as calcium, sulfur and magnesium and other trace elements such as iron, manganese, copper, boron, zinc, among others.
Nitrogen is the one that contributes to developing the aerial parts of the plants and is very necessary in the spring time when the vegetation begins. For its part, phosphorus gives plants greater resistance and adds to their root development. And finally, potassium is decisive when it comes to favoring flowering and fruit development.
But also the term fertilizer has another meaning widespread as the previous one and that designates that sum of money that is paid, for example, for the use of a service, for example, the telephone subscription.
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