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Are you thinking of going organic? Going organic is the way to go to protect yourself from harsh chemicals, to help the environment, and make a wonderland out of your backyard. But choosing the right organic fertilizer can be a real headache, especially for those who have just decided to take up organic gardening as a hobby. After reading this article, you will help be able to decide on what type of organic fertilizer you might want to use for your plants, whether vegetables or flowers.

There are several types of organic fertilizers available in the market, such as fish emulsions, seaweed extracts, bone meal, kelp extract, corn meal, etc. You can purchase them in a liquid or pelletized form. Some require being sprayed on, powdering the foliage, or spreading pellets around the base of the plant. These may come in different forms, e.g. liquid, powder, granular or pelleted organic fertilizers. The liquid organic fertilizer is basically applied via foliage spray while the powder form can be applied like tea. The liquid version gives your plants an instant feeding, while the pelleted is more of a slow release or longer lasting version.

Compost is organic fertilizer which came from plants corrosion such as leaves, grass, straws and coarse grass. There are two kinds of compost, Compost and Fermented Compost’. Compost is corroded naturally, while Fermented Compost is corroded by human touch through crumbs microbe. Compost normally takes times up to three months and even a year, depend on the texture. If hard texture, such as coarse grass, it needs more than a year of the corrosion. While soft texture like leaves it only needs about three months.

One of the best sources of organic fertilizers is Yardiac. Don’t put that nasty chemical laden fertilizer on your garden even if you think you will save a penny or two. Stick with the organic fertilizers.

Blood meal is another good organic fertilizer. It is an excellent source of readily available organic nitrogen. Bone meal is a good source of calcium and long-lasting phosphorous. These two materials can be blended together for better results. Kelp meal has a high potassium content, but it has no phosphorous. This organic fertilizer must be used together with bone meal to make up for its lack of phosphorous.

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