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It's definitely worth it, especially if you're planning to keep the flowers there for a while. Organic fertilizer releases nutrients slowly, which prevents root burn like you get with highly concentrated chemical ones - that's important in a small space like a pot. The downside is it takes longer to show results than a quick commercial fertilizer, but if you mix some compost into the soil from the start, you can get much healthier flowers without constantly adding products.
Organic fertilizer works, but it's not always the best option if you want quick results in a small pot. The thing nobody mentions is that it takes a while to release nutrients, and depending on the pot size, the plant can become deficient while waiting. If you have the patience to water frequently (that helps with absorption), then yeah, it's worth it, especially for flowers you want to keep alive longer. But for a small pot or visible results in weeks, diluted mineral fertilizer mixed right into the planting soil is more practical.
But what nobody's talking about is that in a small pot you need to refresh the substrate regularly because the organic stuff ends up breaking down and compacting everything. The slow release is good for avoiding root burn, but in a small pot you'll definitely see slower results than with chemical fertilizer, so if you want your flowers to look nice quickly, it's better to mix the two or just use diluted chemical. For people who like keeping them long-term and don't mind waiting, then yeah, it's worth investing in organic.
What everyone forgets is that in small pots things dry out really fast, and organic fertilizer needs moisture to break down and release nutrients - if you let the pot get too dry, the fertilizer just sits there useless! My trick is to mix the organic fertilizer with a bit of coco coir or perlite into the substrate, which keeps more moisture and helps distribute the nutrients better over time.
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