Using Organic Fertilizers Part 2

Dry Organic Fertilizers

Dry organic fertilizers can be made from just a single material, such as rock phosphate,lime, or kelp, or can be a blend of many ingredients. Blends are specially formulated to provide balanced amounts of potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus, as well as micronutrients. You can buy commericial blends, but you can make your own. Nitrogen- 2 parts blood meal Phosphorus-3 parts bonemeal Potasium-1 part kelp meal The most common way to apply is to spread it on the soil and rake it into the top 4"-6" of soil. The advanage of using organic fertilizers is that they are nonburning and will not harm your flowers or plants. Part 3 will be on Liquid Organic Fertilizers