More Frequent Germination

• One of the first benefits of Miracle-Gro is visible after the first few days of seed planting. Because seeds are planted in a prepared mixture of readily assimilated nutrients, they are prompted to sprout and grow. Untreated topsoil, conversely, exhibits uneven amounts of nutrients, with decaying bio-matter concentrated only in particular areas and nutrition that erodes into the soil inconsistently due to varying rates of decomposition. Miracle-Gro is available in prepared soil or in timed release granules and spikes, which makes it useful in most growing environments.
  
  

Better Nutrition

• In nature, soil nutrition is dependent partly on the pre-existing makeup of the soil and partly on the availability of decomposing organic matter. Unfortunately, few natural circumstances provide soil that is rich and ready for cultivation year after year. Instead, plants growing in natural soil draw what nutrition they can, when they can. Whether using it to enhance natural soil or using a full soil mixture, Miracle-Gro helps gardeners provide a consistent amount of nutrition for their plants. Better nutrition helps protect plants from soil borne diseases and can even help them fight off insect infestation.
  
  

More Fruit and Brighter Blooms

• Provided with complete nutrition for the entire growing season, plants that mature in Miracle-Gro will likely provide brighter blooms and, in the case of fruiting plants, provide more fruit. Giving the plant as much nutrient content as it can handle allows it the luxury of spending its energy not only on growing but also on blooming and fruiting. Plants without this benefit must conserve more energy to stand up to times when nutrition is sparse.
  
  

Spreading Effect

• All this nutrition means plants grow faster, stronger, healthier and brighter. Still, many of these nutrients will also help other plants, such as weeds. Perhaps worse, fertilizers such as Miracle-Gro can spur the quick growth of algae and other micro-organisms if washed into nearby water supplies. This rapid growth can suck the oxygen out of water sources, killing fish and disrupting ecosystems.