Re: Battle of the fertilizers???

Steven
I agree with you about compost, it is the best thing you can do for your plants.
Last year (the year of the drought) my garden and yard was a pitiful site to
behold,  and then I discovered what compost could do.   I added oddles of it to
my beds and was amazed at the differance it made,  and this season I've got the
prettiest and best looking plant  I think I've ever had..
there is nothing greater than compost,   but I still feel compelled to fertilize
"why is that"    are we brainwashed,  do you think.
I am even using compost in my container planting now,  but still I fertilize

is there something wrong with this picture?

Donna in NE Mississippi   zone 7

Steven Espinosa wrote:

> Miracle Grow will help produce large plants, pretty blooms and abundant
> fruits, but that's NOT what it's all about.
>
> Synthetic fertilizers are simply soluble nutrients dropped into the soil for
> plants to suck up. They do not feed microorganisms which enable the soil and
> soil organic matter to become an ongoing supply of slow release nutrients.
> Miracle Grow will actually help in the DECLINE of soil life, thus reducing
> disease resistance, the plant's efficiency at nutrient uptake and the
> formation of beneficial soil compounds that produce healthy plants. The
> ongoing and regular use of Miracle Grow causes plants to become dependent on
> pesticides to stop disease and pest damage because the plant no longer has
> the defense mechanisms it needs in place in the soil. Miracle Grow is then an
> addictive drug to the plant which has no other source for nutrient.
>
> Chemical dependency is almost as sad in plants as it is in people!
>
> Now, start your plants in good soil, feed that soil organic matter and
> vermicompost, water when needed and watch your garden produce abundantly,
> resist pest attack and remain healthy WITHOUT the purchase of any exotic or
> synthetic substance! It is not an exaggeration to say that, when worms are
> involved, your healthiest garden will be produced from the organic waste
> coming from your household! And your plants remain clean and sober!
>
> When we grow healthy soil, healthy, productive plants are a natural byproduct
> of that activity.
>
> Miracle Grow is only ok in the absence of understanding of what
> sustainability means.
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