Soil Conditioner

With the current buzz about sustainability, here's the big question: Sustainable agriculture -- Is it in your future? These are tumultuous times. Global warming and environmental degradation are serious threats to the future of our world. The current economic situation is somewhat bleak and recovery is slow. Fear of the future is ever-present in many minds. The problem is that even if we acknowledge the environmental seriousness, the financial considerations, and the reservation we feel hold us back from making significant movement toward positive change. On the other hand, to do nothing spells certain disaster in our future. Sustainability has many definitions depending upon who is defining it! I define it as agricultural practices that consider, address and improve the environmental, social, and economic aspects of the operation. It's like a three-legged stool. There must be three legs of the same length and in some reasonable configuration in order to have balance and stabi...

Fish Emulsion fertilizer use as natural organic. This product contains high organic nitrogen content. Usually, it’s a superb soil conditioner and natural growth-promoting agent . Below are the advantages & application of Fish Emulsion fertilizer in agriculture. Benefits of Fish Emulsion Fertilizer 1. Improve Soil Fertility and Structure After fish protein fertilizer is applied to the soil, beneficial microorganisms within the soil proliferation rapidly, the activity is often increased by quite ten times, make the soil structure was optimized, protecting fertilizer significantly increased water retention ability. Long term use fish emulsion fertilizer can produce an outsized number of earthworms, make it loose fertile soil, improved the soil ecological, can make it hard to use within the soil nutrient elements form (slowly) into a usable form (available), increased the soil fertility. In addition, this fertilizer contains an outsized number of organic acids and active substances, w...

Let's start by defining and looking at the word organic. Organic simply means natural. Organic relates to the natural environment. Anything that is natural is organic for instance leaves are natural so they are organic, blood meal which is a by-product from animals is organic, even phosphorus which comes out of the ground is also organic.  The key to being successful and doing well in gardening lies in the soil and the best and safest way to improve the soil is through organic fertilizer. Once your soil is good and healthy everything else will fall into place and you will produce very big, healthy, and very tasty vegetables, plants, flowers, and so forth. So the trick is to boost and improve upon your soil, soil nature, soil fertility, and soil composition and the best way to do this is through organic fertilizer.   Improvement of the soil is what organic fertilizer is concerned with and is all about. Chemical-based and chemical fertilizers are not as good and effective ...

Common plant diseases are caused by bacterial, fungi, or viruses. They can enter your garden in many different ways. Most often, it can be difficult to diagnose what the disease might be if it even is a disease. Symptoms usually appear similar from viral to bacterial or even to fungal. Even insect damage and cultural practices can look much the same. Common Plant Diseases Powdery Mildew - these white, powdery spores caused by fungi are common in dry conditions. This disease usually appears on upper leaves and then will spread downward. Early treatment and removal of damaged areas by pruning will often save the plant. Gray Mold - This is also a fungus that produces wrinkled, gray leaves, especially on decaying and dead tissues. Remove the affected parts immediately and improve air circulation and debris around the base of the plant or in between branches and leaves. Sooty Mold - This mold is typically black and is also caused by fungal growth on honeydew excreted by ins...

One of the most important aspects of lawn care is to understand the relationship between factors like disease and fertility. There are a wide variety of fertilizers available that are used to deal with a different type of diseases and threats. Manganese fertilizer is one such fertilizer that helps in getting rid of the take-all patch disease. Such conditions can be really harmful to the lawn. Therefore it is advisable to look out for relative information about the disease and its effects. Main Cause The main cause of the take-all patch disease is Gaeumannomyces graminis var. avenae. It is a type of fungus that directly harms the stems and roots of the grass. This type of disease normally attacks during wet and cool seasons, particularly in the months of April to June and September to November. You will usually notice the effect of take-all disease on lawns with soils with high pH level, poorly drained soils, sandy soils, or soils with low organic content and fertility. T...

Insect and disease control in an organic garden starts with the soil. The soil needs to be of a good structure full of organic matter and nutrients for your plants to thrive and produce a healthy, productive crop. Plants can change their chemistry naturally to defend themselves from their natural enemies. They do it all the time as when a branch gets broken a plant protects the wound by creating a protective coating over it to prevent pests from attacking it and when an insect starts to nibble a plants leaves a plant can have the ability to change it's leafs chemistry to be less appetizing to the insect. They can only do this if they are strong and healthy. Diseases and insects thrive off of weak or injured plants. Soil structure is essential in having healthy soil. Healthy soil is a proportioned mix of minerals, organic matter , air, and water that creates an environment for life. Life in an organically active healthy soil consists of insects, bacteria, fungi, microorganisms, ...

It doesn't matter if you are the neighborhood tomato gardening expert, or the newbie that's just learning the ropes, tomato diseases can sneak up on you and ruin your entire crop. The good news about growing tomatoes is that they are one of the easiest crops to grow for fledgling gardeners, but care must still be taken because there are lots of diseases that can infest the garden. Fortunately, proper preventative measures and good garden maintenance should keep your plants healthy and fruitful. In the event of the appearance of a malady, early detection is the best medicine as far as keeping your plants alive for the remainder of the growing season. As mentioned above, prevention is the single most important factor in avoiding problems that may arise in your garden. Wintertime is a great time to do some information gathering regarding diseases that are more common in your particular area. Arm yourself with this intel before going out and selecting your seeds for the upcom...