Mystery solved-What Goes Into your compost organic gardening
Hello my fellow wonderful gardening, is yours, “Organic gardening enthusiast”. I know you’re shaking your head and saying: How can we possibly do only 3 articles on fertilizer organic gardening? It is an excerpt from my dear aficionado of organic gardening.But let’s trudge ahead and be courageous. How wonderful our spouse, Melvin would say, “Organic gardening compost is life blood of any organic garden truly worthy”.
So on with the show.In our last article we leave you with the question very convincing, you can include in your composting? it is allowed to add ‘ nothing ‘? And you, my dear friend Gardening organic knows very well that the answer is a resounding and absolute, no.
Let’s look at exactly what can we add to our compound. In fact we speak catering for a moment at this time. Some would say that is allowed to add anything that comes out of your kitchen. Au contraire, my dear friend.This is a dangerous misconception total and inaccuracy. Please stop and think for a minute, even as a neophyte organic gardening knows very well that we never, ever add any kind of meat, bones or oils for our organic gardening compost. We cannot do anything with this as add ingredients. You also know very well that anything that grew and came from the earth can be added back to Earth and our Gardening organic fertilizer.
As an aside, you may notice that your correspondent doesn’t correspond always our compost organic gardening as a “compost pile”. You do not agree that the word ‘ stack ‘ is so much, well, it’s not a good word. Compost pile has such a negative connotation and do so much want to maintain this positive side of gardening.
Also knows very well that the coffee grounds, bark and even newspapers are welcome additions to our gardening, organic fertilizer as long as they have been ago.Ah ha, you say, what do we mean by corresponding preparations? his faithful always reminded you that pre-preparing some of the more esoteric items that go into our compost organic gardening, must first be put through the food processor. We are not demanding on which food processor you prefer to use. Is absolutely fundamental that these items “difficult to digest” be rendered into extremely fine bits so that our friends in digesting Gardening organic compound will be able to make use of them quickly. Melvin is fond of saying, “Grind them so the little critters can chew their food.” Our Mr. Potts has a way with words.
The next point of you is faithful corresponding organic gardening and his trusty Sidekick, Melvin, “Mr. Organic Gardening Compost Man”, I would like to make is that some people, and we do not cite names, advocate using the horse manure and cow. on the surface and do not understand the surface of the manure, this seems to be an excellent idea. Hold your horses (pun intended).Let’s stop and think about that for just a moment, a moment. Horses and cows, being the wonderful animals, eat any plant and vegetation is smaller than your knees. often, this vegetation consists of weeds.And everyone knows how your organic garden enthusiast feels about the dreaded word W, weeds are the enemy.
More often than you could possibly understand the digestion system of these wonderful animals bovine and equine cannot digest these pernicious weed seeds and disgusting. What comes out the other end of these large animals, is to say the least, truly remarkable, but it is also very possible that these weed seeds are still viable and capable of not only germinate and grow, but multiply and make our life miserable and our organic garden a scare. for this reason, your faithful correspondent vehemently and strongly suggests that we do not use horses and cattle manure.In other words, no horse poo poo, no cow poo poo because whatever you are doing is to plant seeds of weeds in his extraordinary and wonderful organic vegetable garden.
Well, okay, then this is was another delicious excursion to the wonderful world of organic gardening fertilizers.Our spouse Melvin loves compost and yours truly, of course. In our next article, volume 3, we’ll look at one of the most important issues in natural and on composting of organic gardening, moisture levels.
(Note the gentle reader that if you by chance lost vol. 1 of this series of articles you should search by using the title of this article and replace the number 1 to number 2.So hopefully you’ll take advantage of this series in the appropriate order.)
Until the next time I wish you “happy gardening”.Your faithful servant and friend of gardening.
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Popular Questions
What does Dirty Rotten, Filthy-Organic Gardening fertilizer truth, volume 2 reveal about organic fertilizer labels?
Organic fertilizer labels can describe ingredients accurately while still leaving out important details about nutrient availability, contamination testing, or processing. Check the guaranteed analysis, ingredient list, application rate, and any available testing documentation before buying. Treat words such as natural, pure, and organic as starting points for research rather than proof that a product will outperform every alternative.
How should gardeners apply the lessons from Dirty Rotten, Filthy-Organic Gardening fertilizer truth, volume 2 to compost and manure?
Use mature compost and well-aged manure, and avoid materials with a strong ammonia odor, visible pathogens, or an unknown source. Apply a soil test before adding large amounts because repeated manure applications can push phosphorus, salts, or other nutrients too high. Mix approved materials into the soil at modest rates and observe plant growth instead of assuming that more organic matter always means better fertility.
Are organic fertilizers always safer according to Dirty Rotten, Filthy-Organic Gardening fertilizer truth, volume 2?
Organic fertilizers are not automatically harmless simply because their ingredients come from natural sources. Some may contain excessive salts, heavy metals, weed seeds, pathogens, or nutrients that can harm plants and waterways when misapplied. Choose products with clear sourcing and testing information, follow the label, wear appropriate protection, and keep concentrated fertilizers away from children and pets.
How can a soil test improve decisions about Dirty Rotten, Filthy-Organic Gardening fertilizer truth, volume 2?
A soil test shows whether a garden actually needs nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, lime, or another amendment before fertilizer is applied. Compare the results with the nutrient analysis on the product label, then calculate the application rate rather than guessing by volume. Retest after a season or two, especially when using compost, manure, or repeated organic fertilizer applications.
