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Farmer's will ad fertilizers to soil because the soil may lack a thing called "phosphate" which is needed for all living things. Phosphate can be found anywhere in the biosphere, even mountainous rock, and is extremely hard to use, but it's also found in excrement. Fertilizer is just excretory waste, so that's why farmers use it.
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How do you add nutrients to soil?
by using fertilisers.
If a soil is too acidic what should a farmer add to it?
A base such as lime.
Is pine needles acid?
does pines needles have acid in them to be add to the soil for plants that need acid .
How do you neutralize acidic soil?
add lime...
Why do we add fertilizers and manures to the soil?
We add them - to increase the minerals and nutrients for the plants to grow in.
How do you add nutrients to soil?
by using fertilisers.
Why do farmer add cow dung to the soil?
There are nutrients in the manure that plants need. The manure is a natural fertilizer.
Why is the type of soil in a location important?
The type of soil will tell a farmer what he can grow as a crop and what he may have to add to the soil.
How do you keep soil fertile?
Add fertilisers annually and plow it (or as close as you can get) every now and then.
If a soil is too acidic what should a farmer add to it?
A base such as lime.
What would a farmer do if his soil was to acidic?
He would add a base such as lime (calcium oxide).
If the soil where the farmer wanted to grow onions was Ph 5 what would have to be done to the soil to make it suitable for growing onions?
add some alkali
What do you need to add to neutralize soil?
you need to add water, seeds,bucket and a babe
How do you keep fertile?
Add fertilisers annually and plow it (or as close as you can get) every now and then.
Do you need to replace potting soil each year?
No, this is not necessary if you add a fertilizer to the soil and airrate the soil every 3 months.
What could you do to improve the fertility of the soil in your garden?
Test your soil in the fall. Then you will know what you need to add to the soil. The soil report should tell you exactly what you need. You can do an estimate based on which weeds grow in your garden.
What are the two main kinds of plant fertilizers?
Organic fertilisers - those that originate from the processing of organic or vegetative materials. Examples are bone meal, humus, blood meal, urea (although urea is part processed). organic fertilisers are normally much more diluted than chemical fertilisers and take a longer time to affect the growth of the plant, they are however longer acting and normally add to/ improve the structure of the soil. Chemical fertilisers - these are compounds that are manufactured from chemicals or chemical byproducts (eg. through the gas and petroleum industry). They are concentrated, fast acting and come in a wide variety of formulations. They can however damage crops if they are incorrectly applied, leach easily from the soil (contributing to the pollution of ground water) and they (normally) have no long residual action in the soil. Examples of these are: NPK formulations, ammonia nitrate, ammonia suphate etc.
