Fertilizer
![A large, modern fertilizer spreader](/Images/godic/202501/27/Kunstmestpendelstrooier4454.jpg")
![A Lite-Trac Agri-Spread lime and fertilizer spreader at an agricultural show](/Images/godic/202501/27/Lite-trac_Spreader4454.jpg")
![Compost bin for small-scale production of organic fertilizer](/Images/godic/202501/27/HomeComposting_Roubaix_Fr594454.JPG")
![A large commercial compost operation](/Images/godic/202501/27/Krechty_kompostarna4454.jpg")
A fertilizer or fertiliser (in British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues (usually leaves) to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.