Thunderstorms Provide Natural Fertilizer to Your Plants!

Did you know that the maker provides nature with its own fertilizer?

Have you ever wondered why everything is so green and vibrant after a thunderstorm? We have beautiful trees and grasses and wildflowers around the world that no one ever fertilizes. How do they grow and get so beautiful without the help of commercial fertilizer?

Thunderstorms particularly lightning helps provide natural fertilizer for our growing plants but how does it work?

When lightning is striking through the air, the air is full of nitrogen, but the plants cannot just absorb the nitrogen from the air and have to have a little bit of assistance. This is where the rain comes into effect. The rain puts the nitrogen directly into the soil. For example, when you spread fertilizer in a bag around your garden and plants, if it does not rain or if the soil is not watered the soil will not absorb the fertilizer.

During a lightning strike, the electrical energy is in so much of an abundance that it separates the nitrogen atoms in the air. After the lightning breaks the atoms apart, the rain dilutes the nitrogen and the rain carries the nitrogen to the ground.

The plant then collects the rain on its leaves and through the ground into its roots and is then absorbed into the plant. This natural fertilizer after absorbed by the plant then turns the plant green.

This is why gardens, flower beds, hanging baskets, trees, and etc. look so green after a thunderstorm.