Integrating organic fertilisers to your garden soil makes certain that the soil get the essential nutrients that it needs. Almost all gardeners growing organic vegetables will tell you that if you do this 2-3 times yearly it will significantly improve all of the soil in your vegetable garden.
Bear in mind that doing this the organic way ensures that there are no man made chemical substances being put back into your soil.
Kinds of fertiliser:
These can be broken down into a couple of common types.
Organic animal based and organic plant focused fertiliser.
Organic Animal Fertiliser:
Organic animal fertiliser is more commonly referred to as manure.
Usually you will find that it originates from cows, horses and chickens. You may also include bats and rabbits in this list of animals.
This manure must have enough time to decompose and age before mixing it in thoroughly with your soil. If you are doing this yourself it is very important that the manure has fully decomposed to ensure the elimination of detrimental bacteria.
Once your fertiliser is fully decomposed you can now mix this in with your soil. It will depend on whatever form your fertiliser is in as to precisely how you could do this.
But in basic terms, if it is in either liquid or solid form you ought to ensure that it is mixed in completely with your soil. It is also a good idea to plan your planting for at least 3-4 weeks after you apply your fertiliser. Not only will this assist the fertiliser to work it's magic through the soil but it will eradicate any bad odors from the manure that can otherwise make your planting an undesirable task.
Organic Plant Fertiliser:
Referred to in most gardening circles as "Green Manure" Plant based fertiliser comes from multiple sources.
Most common originate from seaweed and kelp. This sort of fertiliser is perfect for growing organic vegetables as seaweed has been found to comprise of nutrients such as manganese, copper and zinc. All of which are directly associated with great growth of your produce and provide the soil with the invaluable nutrients an organic gardener looks for.
A great number of organic gardeners currently use worm casings to fertilise their soil. It is possible to buy this in your neighborhood gardening establishment, but lots of people now manufacture their own.
To get this done you need to ensure you have the right worms that you can get once again from the garden retailer. A covered container and damp vegetable matter or old newspaper. This is a very good and consistent way to get free fertiliser for your garden all the year round and costs practically nothing.
There is yet another "Green Manure" fertiliser you can use if you can find the right plants. Generally this is a crop such as soya which is grown and then harvested and mixed with the soil so that the plant just simply decomposes in the soil. This works very well as the decomposing plant matter discharges nutrients as it breaks down in the soil.
Being sure that you keep the soil of your organic garden well fertilised not less than twice a year will make sure your crop is gaining it's strongest growing potential. It is surprisingly cost-effective to do and the small costs involved will make certain your eating a good crop of organic vegetables though-out the year.
You will want to give
growing organic vegetables a go, you really will love the taste of your own organically cultivated vegetables and herbs
