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The difference between organic gardening and chemical based gardening is philosophy and approach. Organic gardeners treat the soil as a living organism that needs to be cared for. Chemical gardeners view soil as dirt, something for chemical solutions. For organic gardeners a healthy soil is a productive soil.

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Organic garden fertilizers should only be used to supplement soil fertility and not as long term sole source fertility program. Its important to supplement organic garden fertilizers with compost, manures and cover crops as your primary source of additional nutrients.

Organic garden fertilizers are non-synthetic based naturally occurring substances used to make soil more fertile. The following organic garden fertilizers are available commercially.

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Organic Fertilizers by Macro Nutrient Composition (percent)

Fertilizer	(Leaves) Nitrogen (N) %	(Root/stem growth) Phosphorus (P) %	(Overall health) Potassium (K) %	Nutrient Availability	pH Low(acid) High (alkaline)
Alfalfa Meal	4	1	1	Slow	Low
Blood Meal	12	0	0	Slow	Low
Bone Meal	2	15	0	Slow	Low
Cottonseed Meal	7	3	2	Slow	Low
Crushed Granite	0	0	5	Very slow	None
Feather Meal	12	0	0	Slow	Low
Fish Meal	11	6	2	Slow	Low
Granite Meal	0	0	4	Very slow	None
Greensand	0	0	7	Very slow	None

Hoof and Horn Meal	12	2	0	Slow	None
Kelp Meal (Seaweed)	1	0	4	Slow	None
Pelleted Chicken Manure	2-4	1.5	1.5	Slow	Low
Potassium Magnesium Sulfate		0	22	Very slow	High
Processed Liquid Fish Residue	4	2	2	Moderate	Low
Rock Phosphate	0	3	0	Slow	Low
Seabird/Bat guano	9-12	3-8	1-2	Moderate	Low
Soft Phosphate	0	15-30	0	Very slow	High
Soybean Meal	7	2	1	Slow	Low
Wood Ashes	0	2	4-10	Fast

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