“There is at least one soil expert who is very pleased with Agriculture Minister Carola Schouten's plea to phase out the use of fertilizer. His name is Pius Floris. He has been proclaiming for years that artificial fertilizer is downright bad for soil and plants. “A different time is coming now. Hopefully this minister will make it and she can move on.”
Growers do it differently? How different? “They realize that they cannot continue on the path they are on. That fertilizer weakens the plant and destroys the soil. That preventive control is a strange approach, just as strange as taking medication in case you become ill. Preventive control is expensive, weakens the plants and inhibits growth. You must ensure that pathogens do not have a chance. That is an ongoing battle. Some people strive for balance in the soil, but that doesn't really exist. There is imbalance, otherwise there is no response or response in nature. It is possible to use different organisms to counterbalance pathogens.”
– Pius Floris in conversation with trade magazine Greenity
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