Comparing Organic Fertilizers

Released on = February 14, 2007, 2:38 pm

Press Release Author = basheer

Industry = Environment

Press Release Summary = Most soils need the addition of organic fertilizers to keep
them fertile and healthy. Organic fertilizers come from decomposed plants, animals,
and natural minerals. The nutrients that come from organic fertilizers are only
released gradually during high temperatures, moisture, and microbial activity. These
are the same conditions that plants need in order to grow, thus making organic
fertilizers in perfect sync with plant growth.

Press Release Body = Comparing Organic Fertilizers

Most soils need the addition of organic fertilizers to keep them fertile and
healthy. Organic fertilizers come from decomposed plants, animals, and natural
minerals. The nutrients that come from organic fertilizers are only released
gradually during high temperatures, moisture, and microbial activity. These are the
same conditions that plants need in order to grow, thus making organic fertilizers
in perfect sync with plant ..
One of the major advantages that organic fertilizers have over chemical fertilizers
is that they contain organic matter. Comprised of dead bio-matter, organic matters
are the ones responsible in keeping water and air trapped in the soil, making
nutrients available to plants, and preventing plant-related diseases.
Types of Organic Fertilizers
There are several types of organic fertilizers which you can find available in
catalogs or garden centers. Most organic fertilizers are a combination of organic
materials, although some only have one source. Organic fertilizers are separated
into four basic categories - plant, animal, mineral, and compost.
Plant organic fertilizers have a rich storehouse of specific nutrients like
nitrogen. This type of organic fertilizer is considered to be a renewable source of
nutrient. A fine example of a plant organic fertilizer is the alfalfa meal. This
organic fertilizer is made of green manure crops. Al though the alfalfa meal
contains some small percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, this organic
fertilizer benefits the soil best for it contains Triacontanol, the growth hormone
for plants.
Cottonseed meal is another example of a plant organic fertilizer. This organic
fertilizer contains seven percent Nitrogen, two percent Phosphorus, and another two
percent for Potassium content. With its seven percent Nitrogen, this organic
fertilizer is second only to blood meal in providing the most organic nitrogen to
plants.
Plant organic fertilizers may also be made from seaweeds and algae. Organic
fertilizers made from kelp meal contain very high potassium and trace elements. This
plant organic fertilizer is also a great source of plant hormones that help regulate
growth. Seaweed organic fertilizers have almost the same characteristics as kelp
meal. This type of organic fertilizer is excellent for greening the plant foliage
and stimulating growth.
Organic fertilizers may also come from by-products of animal processing. Industries
like dairy farming and meat or poultry processing produce materials that are a rich
source of plant nutrients and minerals. These materials are dried and processed into
organic fertilizers. Organic fertilizers that come from animals include bone meal,
blood meal, and fish emulsion.
Perhaps the best source of quick-acting nitrogen is the organic fertilizer that is
blood meal. This type of organic fertilizer is completely soluble and maybe applied
by watering it down the soil. Another organic fertilizer that comes from animals is
the bone meal, a rich calcium source. This organic fertilizer contains a high
percentage of lasting phosphorus as well as some small amounts of nitrogen ad
potassium. Bone meal organic fertilizer best suits young plants because it releases
its nutrients extremely slowly.
Mineral-based organic fertilizers are not really organic but are considered to be so
because they are not extensively processed. Rock phosphate, Chilean nitrate, sulfate
of potash magnesia, and green sand are only a few examples of this type of organic
fertilizer.
Composed is considered to be the "Cadillac" of organic fertilizers. This type of
organic fertilizers is the cheapest and most widely available (you can make it in
our backyard!).


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