Organic Fertilizers

Are you looking for natural & approved soil amendments that feed your beneficial soil microbes? You’ve found a jackpot here!

Organic soil nutrients can sound a bit strange—sul-po-mag, colloidal rock phosphate, greensand. They can be naturally occurring rock powders like sulfate of potash. They can also be ground-up plant materials like alfalfa meal, or granulated animal materials like bone meal. Many come in liquid form as well as granulars. Organic fertilizers boost nutrient density and nourish your soil food web.

Here you’ll learn what they are and how to choose.

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Soil Health Innovations: FREE Video

Juicy tidbits from the Alaska Botanical Garden Spring Conference: March 12, 2022, where Ellen Vande Visse of Good Earth Garden School is one of the presenters. The video features several informative presentations over five juicy hours of soil health topics, all available for free through the Alaska Botanical Garden.