Good fertilizer can sound like a cracked bell – ‘dung’.

Plant food with a natural, animal or plant history should be thought of as organic.

These are some of the best organic plant foods and how they can be used.

Blood Meal – high in nitrogen for grass and leafy growth e.g. Vegetables like Cabbage
Bone Flour / Meal – Nitrogen and Phosphate. Quick acting for strong growth.
Fish Meal – low Potash, high Nitrogen and Phosphate.
Fish / Blood / Bone – Nitrogen and Phosphate. Apply around plants on planting
Poultry Manure – Good all round plant food. Helps for soil preparation and for putting around new plants.
Rock Potash – good for flowers and fruits. Offers slow release of potash over a couple of years.
Seaweed Meal – Nitrogen and Potash. Also excellent source of trace minerals.
Wood Ash – High in Potash. Good for fruits and flowers. Quick acting.

Also consider organic liquid feeds such as:

Compost Tea – home made compost soaked in water and used as a feed.
Comfrey feed – leaves soaked in water for a few days then diluted and used as a feed.
Liquid Seaweed – home brewed or bought as a concentrate.