Energy Efficient Construction
Environmental Design Consulting
Green Building and Development Techniques
Environmental Design Consulting
Green Building and Development Techniques
Energy Efficient Construction
Environmental Design Consulting
Green Building and Development Techniques
Environmental Design Consulting
Green Building and Development Techniques
Fertilizing With Organics
Nitrogen based fertilizers are wreaking havoc on our streams, lakes and oceans by creating dead zones that no living thing can survive in from the surface of the water to the bottom. These fertilizers deplete life giving oxygen from the waters which in turn kills every living organism in the area. This problem is only increasing as the number and size of dead zones in the world is continuing to increase. Chemical crop fertilization is only a part of the problem as the other major source of this nitrogen pollution is due to runoff from fertilizing (and over fertilizing) yards and acreage in our cities with synthetic fertilizers.
Another problem with synthetic fertilizers is that they only feed the plants, not the soil. This causes a gradual decrease in organic matter in the soil. Once the organic matter is used up, the soil will become compacted. A lack of organic matter also leads to a reduction in soil organisms, making it more susceptible to insect or disease infestations. Many commercial fertilizers also contain toxic metals, including arsenic, mercury, lead, dioxin, chromium and cadmium. Organic fertilizers on the other hand nourish the soil as well as the plants and bring the soil back to life by working naturally with microbes to break down organic material and create nitrogen naturally.
Some things you can do to help to alleviate these manmade dead zones include avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides on your lawn and return to organic as well as install a rain barrel, cistern or green roof to capture excess runoff that can later be used to water during dry periods and absorbed into the earth and naturally cleansed.
Another problem with synthetic fertilizers is that they only feed the plants, not the soil. This causes a gradual decrease in organic matter in the soil. Once the organic matter is used up, the soil will become compacted. A lack of organic matter also leads to a reduction in soil organisms, making it more susceptible to insect or disease infestations. Many commercial fertilizers also contain toxic metals, including arsenic, mercury, lead, dioxin, chromium and cadmium. Organic fertilizers on the other hand nourish the soil as well as the plants and bring the soil back to life by working naturally with microbes to break down organic material and create nitrogen naturally.
Some things you can do to help to alleviate these manmade dead zones include avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides on your lawn and return to organic as well as install a rain barrel, cistern or green roof to capture excess runoff that can later be used to water during dry periods and absorbed into the earth and naturally cleansed.