Common organic fertilizers mainly include the following categories, each with different sources, characteristics, and applicable scenarios:
1、 Animal based organic fertilizer
Human feces and urine:
Source: Human excrement.
Characteristics: High nitrogen content, fast fertilizer efficiency, but attention should be paid to hygiene treatment to avoid the spread of bacteria.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, but must be fully decomposed before use.
Livestock manure and urine:
Source: excrement from livestock such as pigs, cows, sheep, and horses.
Characteristics: It contains a high amount of nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and has a long-lasting fertilizer effect.
Applicable scenarios: Widely applicable to various crops, it is a common source of organic fertilizer in rural areas.
Poultry manure:
Source: excrement from poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, etc.
Characteristics: High nutrient content, especially nitrogen, and fast fertilizer efficiency.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, but pay attention to the dosage and avoid burning seedlings.
barnyard manure:
Source: Mixed and fermented animal manure and various gasket materials.
Characteristics: Comprehensive nutrients, long-lasting fertilizer effect, and can improve soil structure.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various crops, especially those that require a large amount of fertilizer.
Composting:
Source: It is made by using crop straw, weeds, fallen leaves, garbage, etc. as the main raw materials, and adding human manure, peat, soil, etc. for stacking.
Characteristics: Rich in nutrients, long-lasting fertilizer efficiency, and can improve soil.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, it is a commonly used organic fertilizer in agricultural production.
waterlogged compost:
Source: It is made by soaking and fermenting crop straw, weeds, green manure, peat, garbage, and human and animal manure in fields, corners, or specialized ponds.
Features: High nutrient content and fast fertilizer efficiency.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various crops, especially those that require a large amount of fertilizer.
cake fertilizer:
Source: Residue left after oil extraction from seeds of various oil crops.
Characteristics: High nutrient content, especially nitrogen, with long-lasting fertilizer efficiency.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, it is a high-quality organic fertilizer.
Sericulture:
Source: A mixture of silkworm excrement and leftover mulberry leaves.
Features: High nutrient content and fast fertilizer efficiency.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various crops, especially fruit trees and vegetables.
Fish meal, bone meal:
Source: Processed from fish waste and animal bones.
Characteristics: High nutrient content, especially phosphorus, long-lasting fertilizer effect.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for crops with high phosphorus requirements, such as flowers, fruit trees, etc.
2、 Plant-based organic fertilizer
Green manure:
Source: Artificially cultivated leguminous, Asteraceae, Poaceae and other plants.
Characteristics: It can fix nitrogen in the air and increase soil organic matter content.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, it is an effective measure for improving soil and fertilizing soil fertility.
Straw:
Source: The remaining part of crops after harvest, such as wheat straw, rice straw, corn straw, etc.
Characteristics: It contains a certain amount of nutrients and can be used as organic fertilizer after composting.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, but attention should be paid to composting methods to avoid producing harmful gases.
3、 Other organic fertilizers
Biogas fertilizer:
Source: Residue of organic matter fermented under anaerobic conditions in a sealed biogas digester.
Characteristics: High nutrient content, good fertilizer efficiency, and can improve soil structure.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, it is an effective measure for the comprehensive utilization of rural energy and fertilizers.
Mud fertilizer:
Source: Unpolluted river mud, pond mud, ditch mud, harbor mud, lake mud, etc.
Characteristics: High nutrient content, long-lasting fertilizer effect, and can improve soil.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, especially paddy fields and vegetable fields.
Wood ash:
Source: Remnants from burning plant materials.
Features: Contains a high amount of potassium and other trace elements, with fast fertilizer efficiency.
Applicable scenarios: Suitable for various soils and crops, especially those with high potassium requirements.