Recalling the Man Who Promised 'Bigger, Better, Faster' Gardens *
Feb 7th, 2005 · Horace Hagedorn, the man who gave the gardening world Miracle-Gro, a product that has dominated the home fertilizer market for decades, died last week at the age of 89. NPR's Ketzel Levine says the blue-colored fertilizer changed the way Americans gardened -- with a promise of "Bigger, Better, Faster" -- but did little for the complexities of soil.