Whether you’re building a backyard garden or maintaining a commercial property’s lawn, your plants need soil and nutrients to grow strong. While you can opt to use synthetic fertilizers, these products contain components that may complicate growth, or even release toxins into the environment. Fortunately, you can avoid these risks by enriching your soil with organic compost — an assortment of decomposed organic residuals, such as food, leaves, and and other sources. Here are a few reasons why this sustainable resource is key to healthy plant life. 

What Are the Benefits of Compost?

Nourishes the Soil

Organic compost contains an array of natural matter that provides a rich source of microorganisms and nutrients to the soil including phosphorous, nitrogen, and carbon. While many fertilizers contain these nutrients, they are often highly processed and can also contain toxins that endanger sensitive or young plants.

Compost allows plants to receive these nutrients from natural resources without being overloaded. The soil releases nutrients and macronutrients at a slow, steady rate, allowing plants to enjoy healthy and sustainable growth.

Supports Healthy Root Development

Apart from improving plant nutrition, compost can improve the actual composition of the soil in order to encourage better root development. For example, organic compost boosts the density and permeability of existing soil. This unique structure makes it easier for roots to expand and establish a wider coverage area. The composition also improves water retention in a way that minimizes the risk of soil erosion and prevents roots from drying out.

Improves the Environment at Large

Although organic compost can do wonders for a project, it also has lasting benefits for the environment as a whole. Compost enriched soil typically has better carbon retention than non-organic soils or fertilizers, which helps minimize the release of carbon dioxide into the environment.  

Additionally, the organic waste used to create compost helps limit the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. As a result, the more people and businesses that utilize compost, the more landfill space will be preserved. 

 

When you want to treat your garden or lawn to high-quality organic compost, WeCare Organics in West Henrietta, NY, offers a comprehensive line of products to enhance your exterior. Providing everything from compost to engineered soils, this distributor can connect you to the right resources for projects of any size — including commercial and land development jobs. Whether you need to improve drainage, boost plant nutrition, or suppress weed growth, this team will help you find the right planting soils to fit your specific needs. To learn more about their soil mixes, visit them online. For assistance creating custom engineered soils or to place an order, call (315) 575-4595.