Including organic fertilisers to your garden soil ensures that the soil get the needed nutrients it needs. All gardeners growing organic vegetables will tell you that if you do this 2-3 times yearly it will substantially 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.
Types of fertiliser:
These can be broken down into two basic varieties.
Organic animal based and organic plant based fertiliser.
Organic Animal Fertiliser:
Organic animal fertiliser is more commonly referred to as manure.
Generally you will find that it comes from cows, horses and chickens. Additionally you can include bats and rabbits within this list of animals.
This manure will need to have enough time to decompose and age before mixing it in completely with your soil. If you are doing this yourself it is really important that the manure has fully decomposed to ensure the extraction of bad bacteria.
Once your fertiliser is fully decomposed you can now mix this in with your soil. It will depend on which form your fertiliser is in as to just how you can do this.
But in general terms, if it is in either liquid or solid form you should really ensure that it is mixed in nicely 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 enable the fertiliser to work it's magic through the soil but it will eliminate any bad aromas from the manure that can otherwise make your planting an unappealing undertaking.
Organic Plant Fertiliser:
Referred to in most gardening circles as "Green Manure" Plant based fertiliser comes from various sources.
Most common derive from seaweed and kelp. This form of fertiliser is perfect for growing organic vegetables as seaweed has been found to comprise of nutrients such as manganese, copper and zinc. All of which are closely associated with superior growth of your produce and give the soil with the all-important nutrients an organic gardener looks for.
A great number of organic gardeners now make use of worm casings to fertilise their soil. You are able to buy this in your neighborhood gardening outlet, but lots of people now make their own.
To achieve this you need to ensure you have the correct worms that you can get once again from the garden store. 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 an additional "Green Manure" fertiliser you can use if you can find the correct plants. Traditionally this is a crop such as soya that is grown and then harvested and merged with the soil so that the plant just simply decomposes in the soil. This works very well as the decomposing plant matter releases nutrients as it breaks down within your soil.
Ensuring that you keep the soil of your organic garden well fertilised not less than twice a year will ensure that your crop is gaining it's maximum growing potential. It is comparatively cost effective to do and the minor costs involved will ensure your eating a good crop of organic vegetables though-out the year.
You will want to give growing organic vegetables a go, you really will love the taste of your own organically grown vegetables and herbs