Natural Organic Fertilizer
 Many people are now enjoying the pleasures of home gardening since there are so
many ways to turn you backyard into
a wonderland of pleasure. All it takes
is some good seeds, a spade and, of course, the ever
dependable fertilizer.
When it comes to
fertilizers, a lot of people now prefer the
organic type rather than the chemical-based
artificial ones that can be harmful to the
environment. There are two types of organic
fertilizers. First, the synthetic type which is
organic compound artificially produced. A good
example of this is Urea, a common organic fertilizer
used to help plants bloom.
The other
type is natural organic
fertilizers because 100% of the ingredients used to
create a typical natural organic fertilizer come from nature
— fish extract, seaweed and manure, guano and
compost materials.
The traditional way to
apply natural organic fertilizers is like tea to the soil, however, new
developments in how natural organic fertilizers are made has
allowed them to be applied by different means.
Natural organic fertilizers can be applied through spray
canisters or by pouring (for liquid natural organic
fertilizers.)
One of the most common types of natural
organic fertilizer is fish
emulsion, which is made entirely from finely
grounded fish parts that are rich in trace elements and
very beneficial to plants. Some of the trace elements
found in this natural organic fertilize include boron,
calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium.
In order
to enhance the benefits to plant growing, some
companies add other ingredients into their own brand of
fish emulsions. These added “enhancers”
in include vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, growth
hormones, nitrogen, as well as other micro and macro
nutrients that are found naturally in fish, but may be
lost during its
synthesis.
Seaweed is another
sea-product that naturally has the makings of a good
source of natural organic fertilizer. Seaweed extract is
basically an organic storehouse of over 60 nutrients and amino
acids. This natural organic fertilizer also contains
Auxims, Cytokinins and Gibberellins, substances that
promote growth and plant development and improve color and
bloom.
Natural organic fertilizers also come from
crab shells. This type of natural organic fertilizer, unlike fish and seaweed
extract, is applied dry. Crab shells are an extremely
valuable natural organic fertilizer because it also acts
as an effective pest-control. Crab shell contains Chitin, the
food source of chitin-eating bacteria that kills fungus and
nematodes.
Natural organic fertilizers are now
the preferred fertilizer by home gardeners mainly for their
environmental benefits. They are 100% natural and risk-free,
which is an ideal situations since natural organic
fertilizers can outperform chemical fertilizers.
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