Organics

[lgoulding1]

Need to know about organic plant food please

[Andy Hamilton]

hello there I always use a seaweed feed that you can buy form most garden centers. If you have comfrey you can make a feed your self have a look at http://www.selfsufficientish.com/comfrey.htm that should give you a bit more info.

[greenchi]

Compost Tea......... a handful of compost into the watering can ..... give it a good old stirup then water over plants.... leaving the compost to dissolve over night is even better.

Vermiliquid ( sp?)...... from worms. Excellent soil conditioner... resulting in better plants. Most good garden centers should sell this.

Lime. Best over winter as it reacts badly to other fertilisers.

Sheep poop......... left to soak in a bucket for a fortnight... make sure you have a peg for your nose I like to add wilted comfrey leaves to mine!

Yes!! seaweed....... most excellent!

hhhmmm... what else.............

[alcina]

Bonemeal; Blood, Fish and Bone; Pelleted Chicken Poo

These are all available all over the place including Woolworths. None of the above is an "instant" food though - few organic foods are. They can take two weeks to start to break down and provide food for the plants - but they do have the advantage that they keep providing food from the one application for a couple of months.

For a more instant fertilizer you should try the seaweed extract or the comfrey tea used as a spray on the leaves.

Also good are used coffee grounds - these are particularly good if you can get a lot of them say from your work canteen and you spread them over your lawn. Excellent lawn food. Lots of nigrogen. Remove the filters though before you spread them!

Alcina

[Millymollymandy]

Wood ash - if you have a wood burning stove or open fire you'll produce loads of this! It contains potassium and also raises the pH so good if you have an acid soil (like me!). You can add it to your compost or sprinkle it around your tomatoes etc.