{"id":16033,"date":"2014-02-26T03:17:19","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T10:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16033"},"modified":"2014-02-26T03:17:19","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T10:17:19","slug":"organic-fertilizers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/organic-fertilizers\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Fertilizers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good fertilizer can sound like a cracked bell – ‘dung’.<\/p>\n

\"Rabbitt<\/a><\/p>\n

Plant food with a natural, animal or plant history should be thought of as organic.
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\nThese are some of the best organic plant foods and how they can be used.
\n<\/strong>
\n Blood Meal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c high in nitrogen for grass and leafy growth e.g. Vegetables like Cabbage
\n Bone Flour \/ Meal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nitrogen and Phosphate. Quick acting for strong growth.
\n Fish Meal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c low Potash, high Nitrogen and Phosphate.
\n Fish \/ Blood \/ Bone \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nitrogen and Phosphate. Apply around plants on planting
\n Poultry Manure \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Good all round plant food. Helps for soil preparation and for putting around new plants.
\n Rock Potash \u00e2\u20ac\u201c good for flowers and fruits. Offers slow release of potash over a couple of years.
\n Seaweed Meal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nitrogen and Potash. Also excellent source of trace minerals.
\n Wood Ash \u00e2\u20ac\u201c High in Potash. Good for fruits and flowers. Quick acting.<\/p>\n

Also consider organic liquid feeds such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Compost Tea – home made compost soaked in water and used as a feed.
\n Comfrey feed – leaves soaked in water for a few days then diluted and used as a feed.
\n Liquid Seaweed – home brewed or bought as a concentrate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c high in nitrogen for grass and leafy growth e.g. Vegetables like Cabbage Bone Flour \/ Meal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Nitrogen and Phosphate. Quick acting for strong growth. Fish Meal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c low Potash, high Nitrogen and Phosphate. Fish \/ Blood…<\/p>\n

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