Garden Tips

By John Yazo

Organic gardening is becoming more popular and gardeners are looking for organic fertilizers along with other organic products for there gardening needs. Organic fertilizers are either animal, mineral or vegetable based. Animal based organic fertilizers are a by-product of the farming and meat industry. Products like manures, blood meal, bone meal and fish products are all part of this type of fertilizer.

Manures are the most common type of organic fertilizer that comes to mind to the home gardener. They can supply a lot of organic matter to the gardens soil to improve the soils structure. Most manures can be low in nutrients depending on there content, except for a few. Like chicken manure, it is high in nitrogen and should be used only after composted. When applied directly to plants it can burn the root system of young tender plants very easily. Other bird based fertilizers like bat or seabird guano can be purchased at most local garden centers. It comes in a pellet form and is also high in nitrogen.

Blood meal is a powdered blood that is a by-product from slaughtered animals. It has a high nitrogen content usually around fourteen percent and also has many micro-nutrients. It is excellent to be used on leafy nitrogen loving plants like lettuce.

Bone meal is commonly used as a source of phosphorous and calcium. It is the by-product of animal and fish bones. It comes in powder form and is commonly used on root crops.
Fish by-products are excellent fertilizers and they come in several different forms. There is fish emulsion that is in the liquid form and has a strong fish odor. It is an excellent complete fertilizer and will add needed trace elements to the soil for plants to benefit from. When diluted with water it is gentle and very effective in stimulating the growth of young seedlings.

Hydrolyzed fish powder is another by-product of fish and is high in nitrogen. It is commonly mixed with water and applied as a spray on plant foliage

Fish meal is a fish by-product that is high in nitrogen and phosphorus. It is applied to the soil and is usually a blend of fish, seaweed and kelp.

A environment friendly and healthy way of gardening. Organic Gardening is away of gardening in harmony with nature. Growing a healthy and productive crop in a way that is healthier for both you and the environment.

John Yazo
http://www.organicheirloomgardening.com
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