natural fertilizers
Soil's organic food
Natural fertilizers are soil amendments derived from plant, animal, or mineral sources rather than synthesized chemically.
Compost, manure, bone meal, and seaweed are common examples.
They release nutrients more slowly than synthetic alternatives and improve soil structure over time: She enriched her garden with natural fertilizers instead of chemical ones.
- bone mealCrushed skeletal fertilizer
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
- cow pattiesDried cattle dung
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- blood mealDried, powdered animal protein
worm castings · compost · dung · biochar · leaf mold · wood ash · guano · intercropping · agroforestry · greensand · crop rotation · soil conservation · mycorrhizae · mulch · earthworms · nutrients · rotting · soil
- farm ecologyagroforestry, beneficial insects, biological control, companion planting, cover crops
- Organic Gardeningcompost, mulch, organic seeds, heirloom seeds, raised beds
- land conservationsoil conservation, conservation areas, protected areas, land trusts, protected lands
- Biodynamicscow horns, preparations, cow horn, life forces, stirring
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