How can you correct nutrient deficiency? 2032 Adam Nash
What is fertilizer? Any material added to the soil to provide nutrients that will increase growth, yield, or nutritional value of the plants.
Fertilizer Classifications Inorganic Natural Organic Synthetic Organic
Inorganic Fertilizer Non-living sources (minerals/rocks) Chemically made
Inorganic Fertilizer Characteristics: Nutrients in soluble form and quickly made available to plants Should not come in contact with roots or foliage for long time period
Natural Organic From plant/animal material Characteristics: N usually predominant Nutrients are only made available to the plants as the materials decay in soil, so SLOW ACTING & LONG LASTING
Natural Organic Examples: Animal manure Cottonseed meal Soybean meal Dried blood Dried ground/sewage sludge Bone meal
Manure
Cottonseed meal
Soybean Meal
Blood Mean
Dried Sewage Sludge
Bone Meal
Synthetic Organic Fertilizer Made from carbon based materials