poor man;s fertilizer

[digger46]

doe,s  any  one know   what it  is.

[digger46]

[Lauren S]

They call a late spring snow, "Poor Man's Fertilizer". They claim the late snowfall is good for the crops and helps everything green up.

Snow contains nutrients and also a lot of moisture. And if that snow falls on ground that's not frozen, as it would be in late spring, then the nutrients and moisture in that snow can penetrate into the soil and actually do some good for the plants that will grow in that soil later on in the year.

Lauren  :)

[kt.]

Wooaah Lauren.  They say you learn something new everyday, and this is it for me for today. 

[Lauren S]

 ;D

[sarah]

well i never knew that either.  how interesting.  :D

[saddad]

I would have thought it was a reference to "urine", but I prefer Lauren's answer at least she's not taking the Pi**  ;D

[Tee Gee]

I have heard the snow issue in a different form and it is this;

When it thaws the water formed slowly percolates its way into the soil without washing out all the valuable minerals plants want.

Whereas rain, particularly torrential rain washes these minerals away.

But what ever the answer, I think the ground is all the better for a good fall of snow what ever it does.

[ACE]

Well it is a good job we are not poor down this way. ;D