Curious Cook: Synthetic fertilisers and the environment


Plant crops typically need supplemental nutrients. — AFP Relaxnews

France had unexpectedly imposed a strict Covid-19 nationwide lockdown last weekend, and this meant that our planned return home is not possible for the moment. So, I am scribbling this in the UK, whilst trying to establish a routine here conducive to my usual work and study habits.

I was walking around the farm fields here a few days ago and noticed some of the fields being treated with inorganic fertiliser. This got me interested in what chemicals make up industrial fertilisers and it is a more curious story than expected.

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