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    Organic Plant Nutrients for Vegetable Gardens

    Plants require nutrients to grow and for good health. Most plant nutrients are common natural organic chemical elements. Sixteen organic chemical elements are the nutrients necessary for plant growth. Three are non-mineral elements that come from air and water; thirteen are mineral elements that come from the soil. All of these elemental nutrients in varying […] More

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    Organic Fertilizers and Soil Amendments

    Organic fertilizers and organic soil amendments come from natural sources–plants, animals, and rocks. Organic fertilizer is a natural soil amendment that adds plant nutrients to the soil, most often nitrogen, phosphorous, or potassium. (NPK analysis is the concentration of major plant nutrients–nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and potassium (K)–in fertilizer as a percentage of the whole.) […] More

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    Fertilizer Basics

    Fertilizer is any material that once added to the soil hastens the growth of plants. Fertilizers are plant nutrients. Fertilizer is a term commonly used to refer to manufactured products sold in bags and boxes or in liquid form. That is most often the case but not always; natural organic materials such as compost or […] More