Compost is a chemical compound, which can be organic or mineral, and is responsible for providing the necessary nutrients to the substrate so that the plants can grow. It is also called fertilizer and there are several ways to achieve the preparation, the most common being those that come from a natural environment. Farmers are very concerned with preparing the base on which the vegetable will be formed; This is because if they do not receive this "food", it may not be developed in the most convenient way and its commercialization is not so easy. It should be noted that base elements are called basic substances for the cultivated product, these being potassium (ensures the growth of fruits and flowers), phosphorus (strengthens the structure of the plant) and nitrogen (helps in general development of the plant).
Since ancient times, humans have been in charge of making different types of fertilizer. They used resources such as ashes, human and animal excrement, as well as bones. However, nowadays, there are various companies that produce fertilizers with all the nutrients that plants need, such as base and secondary elements (iron, copper, zinc, sodium…).
Regarding the classification of fertilizers, these can be considered organic or mineral. The first are those that come from the waste of industries dedicated to raising animals for sale, which discard parts of the animals that can serve as fertilizer, as well as plants that have already decomposed. Minerals or inorganic ones are those that are already prepared by the chemical industry and the single preparation has all the necessary elements for the plantation.
