With many gardeners becoming more conscious of how they garden–the chemicals they use on their plants–there have been many organic fertilizer companies popping up left and right. Where once it was difficult for an organic gardener to find resources at their local garden center, now it is almost to the point [...]
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How important is soil to your plant? Let’s look at an analogy we can all understand: All of us eat meals, right? We all need food to survive. However, exactly WHAT we eat directly effects how healthy we are. If our meal consists of empty calories and has no vitamins, minerals [...] That’s right, I said it, fruit! Many of us don’t realize that tomatoes are actually a fruit, not a vegetable. Think about it: plump, juicy, sweet…definitely a fruit. Tomatoes come in thousands of different varieties, all fairly easy to grow from seed. You will need to do your research though. You’ll need to find out [...] We are beginning to realize that bigger is not necessarily better, brighter fruits and veggies do not equal more taste, and faster crop yields can actually mean less nutrients. Well, at least I hope we’re beginning to realize this, because it is the honest to goodness truth. Decades ago, science started meddling with nature, the natural [...] Okay, okay, so the facts behind fish meal are not really all that fishy, but I couldn’t resist! The truth of the matter is, fish meal is an excellent, all organic fertilizer that has been used for many, many years on nitrogen hungry plants. Fish meal is made from either the whole fish body or [...] When most people think of any kind of animal byproduct…well…most people try to avoid thinking of animal byproduct. But organic gardeners are not most people, right? We see benefits where others may just see yuckiness. If you never knew that bat guano could be used as a natural fertilizer, you’re in for a treat–and so [...] Yes, that’s right, coffee as a fertilizer. Used coffee grounds, to be exact! Every day, millions of people enjoy coffee. In fact, for every three cups of water drank, one cup of coffee is drank. The end result of all that coffee drinking is a lot of coffee grounds! And what do we do with those [...] You’re probably used to looking for the “fertilizer analysis” on the package of fertilizer you purchase. Normally, the package lists the N-P-K number, or the percentage of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium contained in the fertilizer. Those nutrients are called “Macro nutrients,” and they are some of the most important nutrients, needed in the highest quantities, [...] |
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