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Article: ORGANIC FERTILIZERS CAN NOURISH SOIL.(AT HOME)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2002
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Byline: NANCY O'DONNELL Special to the Times Union
Before the ``winter snows melt into spring'' our minds are overflowing with thoughts of what to do first in the garden.
Today, let's talk about organic fertilizers, which jumped to the forefront of necessities in the past few years. What are they and what do they do?
Organic fertilizers are derived from the remains of animals, plants or minerals. These remains naturally decay into usable nutrient forms for plants when micro-organisms in the soil digest them.
This process takes time because the tiny microbes have requirements: There must be a sizable population (more mouths make quicker ...