miércoles, 13 de mayo de 2015

Organic fertilizer! a different alternative.

            Hellooo. First it is important to recall that organic fertilizers are called like that because they are derived from plants or animals and even from mineral rocks. Here I will let you a list of the most common organic fertilizer!






Compost
The compost if one of the most popular organic fertilizers that one can make. We can made compost mixing decomposed plants such as vegetable peels, egg shells, coffee grounds and other organic scraps. The best thing about it is the fact that is free, easy to make and it will help you to have a better soil with all the nutrients that it needs.



Manure
Manure that is used as fertilizer usually comes from livestock animals such as cattle, chickens, horses and sheep. This is an excellent idea too and it helps to improve soil quality.

Marine by products.
This type of fertilizer is a great one because it provides soil with different healthy nutrients. There are different examples of this as fish emulsion that provides soil great levels of nitrogen. Also there is the fish scrap which contains both nitrogen and phosphorus. Finally there is the seaweed extracts that provide nitrogen and potassium and it have a less intense odor than the fish derivatives.



Minerals
Although rock minerals are not derived from a lived organism they are considered organic fertilizers because they are not processed and helps the soil that it needs. Examples of this are the rock phosphate, greensand and sulfate of potash magnesia.




Mulch

This is a very common an easy way to fertilize your plants. It is created from grass clippings, shredded leaves and old hay. It helps in a significant way the soil fertility and the soil's ability to absorb nitrogen and other nutrients.

1 comentario:

  1. It is wonderful to know that each fertilizer has its own attribute. I did not know that one it was made of mineral rocks, cool! That is really new to me. I wish we were more conscious about making compost, because it is free and easy to make.

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