Fertilizers

Both the fertilizers provide nutrients to the plants. As compared to synthetic fertilizers, organic fertilizers help in improving soil quality and are environment friendly. Though organic fertilizers are slow releasing and couldn’t supply enough nutrients as synthetic fertilizers do. Still they don’t harm the soil health and make the soil fertile overtime.

However for long season vegetables, you need to apply some synthetic fertilizers as top dressing. Along with this adding compost to soil enhances its quality and leads to healthy growth of plants.

Application of organic fertilizer is almost the same as normal fertilizer application. Dosage of fertilizers purely depends on the plant you are growing. So it is always best to read the instructions on the packets of the fertilizer. Do not overfetilize as it may harm the plants by burning them.

Being a slow releasing, organic fertilizers usually take little time to decompose i.e. 2 to 6 weeks. This depends upon soil moisture and temperature. After decomposition, plants can uptake the nutrients. 

In case of clay soil, fertilizer should be applied 4-6 weeks after sowing. But if the soil is rich in organic matter content then less frequent application of organic fertilizer is required.

Following organic fertilizers contain high amounts of nitrogen in them i.e. feathers has 15% N, Blood meal has 12.5% N, Dried Blood has 12% N and Urea has 46%N.

Phosphorus is the most prevalent element in organic amendments (rock phosphate-20%, bone meal-15%-27%, and colloidal phosphate). 

Compound fertilizers usually contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, or NPK. The presence of these three fundamental nutrients can have a significant impact on plant nutrition. Among all three nutrients Nitrogen is an important nutrient, as this is majorly absorbed by plants. 

Organic fertilizers mainly consist of manure, dried blood meal, phosphate rocks guano, crushed shells that are made up of natural materials derived from plants and animals and rocked minerals as well.

Originally used for making “potash” fertilizers, hardwood ashes are still useful today. You can use them directly as fertilizer (about a 5-gallon bucket per 1000 square feet) or add them to your compost pile to increase the potassium content. You should conduct regular soil tests to ensure your soil’s pH remains balanced after using wood ash.

The potassium content of kelp (4-13%), wood ash (3-7%), granite meal (3-6%), and greensand (5%) is high.Apart from this, banana peels contain more potassium content.

To ensure that plants receive enough nutrients to achieve their highest productivity, as well as rebuild soil fertility and protect the environment and natural resources, it is crucial that we understand the nutrient variability and release pattern of organic fertilizers.

During the active growth period of Goldfish plants, a basic plant fertilizer should be applied. Especially during Spring and summer months. The optimum temperature required is 65-85 degrees fahrenheit.

Oxalis triangularis plants need a good amount of fertilizer during their growing period. A liquid houseplant fertilizer works best for these plants. You can also apply a slow release fertilizer that helps in releasing nutrients for a longer period.