Chemical fertilizers are vital, especially in food production. However, they can also be applied in flower gardens and lawns to promote growth. These additives are made by fertilizer companies, but they aren't the only option; people can also make their fertilizer at home. Therefore, what else should people know that fertilizing companies don't want them to?
According to the narrator in the video, fertilizer manufacturing businesses don't want people to know that most of the fertilizers available in stores, such as NPK (nitrogen phosphorus and potassium), are geared toward developing plants, which shouldn't be the case. Fertilizers should be geared toward feeding the soil, which will, in turn, feed the plants.
The second thing fertilizer manufacturing businesses don't want people to know is that conventional gardening is newer than organic gardening. Back in the day, people relied on organic farm inputs as opposed to chemical fertilizers. The advantage of organic farm inputs is that they balance nutrients in food, making it taste better.
The third thing fertilizer manufacturing businesses don't want people to know is that making organic farm inputs is easier and more beneficial than chemical fertilizers. For instance, earthworms can be triggered to generate fertilizer using kitchen scraps. Worms promote microbial activity in the soil and contain live enzymes.
