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Choosing the right organic fertilizer for containers and raised beds isn’t about brand—it’s about nutrient balance (NPK), release speed, and soil-building ability. In tight root zones like containers, slow, steady feeding wins. In raised beds, you want a mix of biology + long-term fertility to sustain high yields. Organic fertilizers shine here because they release…
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.)…
Comfrey manure-tea time arrives with the first flowering of tomatoes and peppers. Comfrey tea is made simply by soaking the leaves of the herb comfrey in water for about 20 days. Comfrey tea is rich in nitrogen and potassium; it is a nutritious side-dressing for fruiting vegetables. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and berries use nitrogen to…
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…
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…
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