NATURAL WAYS TO MAINTAIN SOIL INTEGRITY
Natural treatments help create a healthy balanced ecosystem in the organic garden, promoting plant growth and increasing soil fertility. There are several natural ways that can be employed to help create a thriving organic garden while remaining environmentally conscious.
Cinnamon: Acts as a natural fungicide and can help prevent damping-off disease in seedlings.
Compost: Rich in nutrients and beneficial microorganisms, compost improves soil structure and fertility.
Worm Castings: Enhances soil aeration and water retention while providing essential nutrients.
Bone Meal: A slow-release organic fertilizer that is high in phosphorus, which promotes root development and flowering.
Blood Meal: A high-nitrogen fertilizer that helps boost leafy growth.
Eggshells: Adds calcium to the soil, which is essential for plant growth and helps prevent blossom end rot in tomatoes.
Coffee Grounds: Rich in nitrogen and beneficial microbes.
Epsom Salt: Provides magnesium and sulphur, which help in chlorophyll production and benefit overall plant health.
Wood Ash: Helps to balance soil pH levels by providing potassium.
Rice Hulls: Enhances soil aeration and water retention.
Kelp Meal: A good source of micro-nutrients and growth hormones that support overall plant health.
Fish Emulsion: A potent organic fertilizer rich in nitrogen that promotes healthy, vigorous growth.
Mulch: Helps retain moisture, suppress weeds, and gradually adds organic matter as it breaks down.
Neem Cake: A by-product of neem oil extraction that helps control soil-borne pests whilst enhancing soil fertility.
Cover Crops: Can be used to improve soil structure, suppress weeds, and fix nitrogen in the soil.
