Why are organic fertilizers better

Like the human gut, soil needs a combination of microbes to function at its best. Microbes (fungi, bacteria, nematodes and protozoa) play a crucial role in soil function, once being they allow plant roots to take up a diverse range of the bioavailable nutrients they need to thrive, naturally.

Chemical based fertilisers are applied to the top of soil and can upset the chemical balance in the soil, disrupting the microbes’ function, thus making plants more reliant on chemicals and less resilient to stress. Not to mention synthetic chemicals do not absorb well and cause huge environmental damage in local waterways and eventually reach the ocean and coral reefs.