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kinds of organic fertilizer

organic fertilizers are natural substances used to enrich soil and promote healthy plant growth. Unlike chemical fertilizers, they are derived for plant or animal sources and improve soil structure, fertility, and microbial activity.The main types of organic fertilizers include

compost

is made from decomposed organic materials such as foods scraps, leaves, and other biodegradable waste. It improves soil texture, increases water retention, and provides essential nutrients for plant growth.

rapid composting methods

These methods are designed to speed up the composting process. This can be done by: Regular turning of the compost pile to maintain oxygen. Using compost activators (e.g, mollasses or commercial starters)

conventional composting

This traditional method involves piling up organic matter and allowing it to decompose naturally over time. It usually takes Several months to year for the compost to fully mature. It requires minimal labor but needs patience and regular monitoring of moisture and temperature

vermicomposting

A specinlized composting method that uses worms, specially red wingglers, to break down organic matter. Worms consume kitchen waste and produce vermicast a highly nutritious and easily absorbable form of compost is ideal for small scale household level composting

vermicompost

is the end product of vermicomposting. It consists of worm casting (excreta), which are rich in nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and beneficial microbes.

benefits

And answer soil fertility and structure, improves plant growth and resistance to disease. Promotes beneficial microbial activity in the soil. Acts and a slow release fertil, providing nutrients over time

Animal excreta

Is one of the oldest and most widely used organic fertilizers. It adds organic matter, nutrients, and beneficial microbes to the soil. However, it should be properly composted before used to kill pathogens and reduce odors

Cow manure mild and well balanced

Improve soil structure and moisture retention

Carabao(water buffalo)Manure

Similar to cow manure but may have a slightly different nutrient profile depending on the animals diet

Chicken manure

Very rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. Highly affected but must be composted well to prevent plant burning

Goat manure

Contains higher level of nitrogen and potassium. It's dry and easier to handle

Bat guano

Extremely rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. It is often used for high value crops and flowering plants

Green manure

involves growing certain crops especially to be load back into the soil to improve its fertility. This crops are typically legumes, which help in nitrogen fixation a process that converts atmosphere nitrogen in to a form plants can use

Mung bean (vigna radiata)

Fast growing legume that adds nitrogen to the soil and improve soil texture

Bokashi

Is a method that uses a mix of microorganism to cover food waste to decrease smell. It was derived from the practice of japanese farmer centuries ago of covering food waste with rich, local soil that contain the microorganisms that would format the waste, they would bury the ways that weeks later, would become sore

Compost tea

Is a liquid extract of compost that contains plant growth compounds and beneficial organisms. Liquid extracts have been useful hundreds of years in agriculture to promote plants and soil health

Humanure

Is a excrement that is recycled via composing for agriculture or other purposes. The term was first using 1994 book by joseph jenkins, which advocates using his organic soil a mendmemt

Vermicomposting.

Is the product of composing utilizing various species of worm, usually red wiggers, white worms, and earthworms to create a heterogeneous mixture of the composting vegetable or food waste (excluding meat, dairy, fats, or oils) bendy materials, and vermicast

Peanut (arachis hypogaea)

As a legume it fixes nitrogen and contributes organic matter when plowed back

Other legumes

All helps improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and biomass addition