Organic Fertilizer Fertiworm Gives Growers Improved Crop
Summary
Tan, a home gardener in San Diego, Calif. decided to try vermicompost fertilizer FertiWorm, given its sustainable quality in improving root growth and boosting crop yield.With regard to the fall 2010 season, he added, “It helped me produce noticeably greater and larger hot peppers.” When spread evenly over crops’ surface and watered heavily, FertiWorm integrates with the soil.### Miami, FL, February 25, 2011 --( PR.com )-- With growing environmental concerns over the effects of chemical fertilizer, Ocala resident Sandra Beltran sought an ecologically friendly alternative to satisfy commercial farmers’ and home gardeners’ agricultural needs.The vermicompost fertilizer made with 100 percent earthworms is unlike traditional chemical fertilizers that have been known to kill microorganisms contained in soil and release nitrogen particles causing groundwater contamination.Enriched with more than two billion microorganisms per gram, FertiWorm incorporates earthworms to break down organic waste and release bio-stimulant compounds, including plant hormones such as auxins, which enhance plant growth, and gibberellic acids, which support the overall growth of the flower, the germination of seeds, and the increase in size of some fruits.In a comparison study, plots of land treated with vermicompost fertilizer in place of chemical fertilizer generated a 250 percent increase in crop production the first year, 100 percent the second year, and 70 percent the third year.With regard to the fall 2010 season, he added, “It helped me produce noticeably greater and larger hot peppers.”When spread evenly over crops’ surface and watered heavily, FertiWorm integrates with the soil.