Organic Brown Nitrogenous Fertilizer - 99.5% Purity, Granular Physical State, Slow Release Type, Ideal For Composting

As the name suggests, nitrate fertilizers include nitrogen in the nitrate form, which is favored by the majority of plants. These fertilizers dissolve easily in water and are readily available to plants. When plants require nitrogen quickly, nitrate fertilizers are applied to the soil. Because nitrate nitrogen is either leached down with excess moisture or converted to gaseous form and lost to the atmosphere due to a lack of oxygen, nitrate fertilizers are not advised for excessively damp and waterlogged soils. It becomes unavailable to the plants in both cases. It becomes unavailable to the plants in both cases. They are also avoided in sandy soils since sandy soils are unable of storing nutrients and nitrate is leached down even with a small amount of rainfall. In sandy soils, nitrate fertilizers are administered in 2-3 split doses if necessary. There are three types of nitrate fertilizers used around the world.