Growing Organic Vegetables - Preparing Your Own Personal Fertilisers

Introducing organic fertilisers to your garden soil makes certain that the soil get the crucial nutrients which it needs. A good number of gardeners growing organic vegetables will tell you that if you do this 2-3 times annually it will considerably improve the soil in your vegetable garden.

Bear in mind that doing this the organic way ensures that there are no man made chemical substances being put back into your soil.

Varieties of fertiliser:

These can be broken down into two basic types.

Organic animal based and organic plant focused fertiliser.

Organic Animal Fertiliser:

Organic animal fertiliser is more typically known as manure.

Most commonly you will find that it is produced by cows, horses and chickens. Additionally you can include bats and rabbits in our list of animals.

This manure will need to have time to decompose and age before mixing it in fully with your soil. If you are doing this yourself it is important that the manure has fully decomposed to ensure the extraction of nasty bacteria.

Once your fertiliser is fully decomposed you can now mix this in with your soil. It will depend on exactly what form your fertiliser is in as to just how you should do this.

But in general terms, if it is in either liquid or solid form you will need to ensure that it is mixed in very well with your soil. It is also a good idea to plan your planting for not less than 3-4 weeks after you apply your fertiliser. Not only will this allow the fertiliser to work it's magic through the soil but it will eliminate any bad odors from the manure that will otherwise make your planting an undesirable endeavor.

Organic Plant Fertiliser:

Referred to in most gardening circles as "Green Manure" Plant based fertiliser comes from a number of sources.

Most common originate from seaweed and kelp. This sort of fertiliser is excellent for growing organic vegetables as seaweed has been shown to comprise of nutrients such as manganese, copper and zinc. All of which are directly associated with very good growth of your produce and feed the soil with the very important nutrients an organic gardener looks for.

Many organic gardeners now make use of worm casings to fertilise their soil. You are able to buy this in your local gardening store, but quite a few people now manufacture their own.

In order to do this you need to be sure you have the correct worms that you can get once again from the garden outlet. A covered container and moist vegetable matter or old newspaper. This is a great and reliable way to get free fertiliser for your garden all the year round and costs practically nothing.

There is another "Green Manure" fertiliser you can use if you can find the proper plants. Typically this is a crop such as soya that is grown and then harvested and mixed with the soil so that the plant actually decomposes in the soil. This works very well as the decomposing plant matter produces nutrients as it breaks down into the soil.

Being sure that you keep the soil of your organic garden well fertilised at the very least twice a year will make certain your crop is gaining it's highest growing potential. It is surprisingly cheap to do and the minor costs involved will ensure your eating a good crop of organic vegetables though-out the year.

Have you thought to give growing organic vegetables a go, you really will love the taste of your own naturally grown vegetables and herbs