| Using organic fertilizers is a widely | | | | organic fertilizers are called direct or tea |
| accepted practice in the agricultural | | | | application. Liquid organic fertilizer direct |
| industry. Farmers use them to cultivate their | | | | application is like adding tea to the soil |
| field and row crops, winemakers utilize them | | | | around the plant. Liquid organic fertilizer |
| for growing grapes, and horticulturists apply | | | | direct application still has the same |
| a liberal does of these during the | | | | nutritional component as the spray type. The |
| landscaping of their orchards or turfs. | | | | only difference is that with the liquid |
| | | | organic fertilizer direct application method, |
| Liquid organic fertilizers are a safe and | | | | nutrients such as nitrogen and potash may be |
| effective way of providing your plants with | | | | wasted because they are not easily absorbed |
| the best nutrient supply without harming them | | | | by the plants. |
| or increasing the soil's acid content. Liquid | | | | |
| organic fertilizers act as agents to | | | | There are several types of liquid organic |
| effectively increase the content levels of | | | | fertilizers available in the market. The most |
| nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium. Because | | | | common liquid organic fertilizer is fish |
| these three substances are the three major | | | | emulsion. Made from ground up and liquefied |
| nutrients that plants need, liquid organic | | | | fish parts, fish emulsion liquid organic |
| fertilizers thus provide plants with an | | | | fertilizer contains trace elements essential |
| abundant food supply essential for their | | | | for plant growth. Fish emulsion liquid |
| growth. | | | | organic fertilizer also has high content |
| | | | level of nitrogen, the nitrate source for |
| Liquid organic fertilizers are especially | | | | plants. Fish emulsion liquid organic |
| important in helping the plants overcome the | | | | fertilizer may be sprayed on the plant's |
| tension involved in transplanting, cold | | | | foliage or applied directly as tea. |
| weather, or dry season. Because liquid | | | | |
| organic fertilizers help enrich the soil, | | | | Liquid organic fertilizers can also be made |
| they assist in removing the risk of soil | | | | from earthworm castings. Earthworms play a |
| nutrient-deficiency. | | | | major role in providing the soil with |
| | | | minerals and vitamins that help plants grow |
| There are two basic methods of application | | | | and this is what led scientists to |
| for liquid organic fertilizers - through | | | | manufacture earthworm-based liquid organic |
| spraying or through direct application to the | | | | fertilizer. |
| soil around the plant. Spraying is the more | | | | |
| commonly used method of applying liquid | | | | Another type of liquid organic fertilizer is |
| organic fertilizers. This is because plants | | | | the bat guano. Several more manufacturers |
| usually take in nutrients through their | | | | have produced liquid organic fertilizers |
| leaves and stems where their stomata are | | | | containing any combination of the following: |
| located. Liquid organic fertilizers sprayed | | | | fish meal, soybean protein extract, rock |
| on plant leaves and stem allow them to absorb | | | | phosphate, bone ash, potassium carbonate, |
| the nutrients faster. | | | | magnesium carbonate, sea kelp, and humic |
| | | | acid. |
| The other method used for applying liquid | | | | |