Question

1.suggest some alternate ways to enrich soil?

Answer 1

adding kitchen compost, plant leftovers, etc 
- adding tree leaves 
- adding green manures cut and lay (alfalfa, buckwheat, mustard, broad beans, etc) 
- adding liquid compost 
- adding liquid feeds containing comfrey, nettles, yarrow 
- adding mulching 
- adding diluted urine 
- ground covers 
- grow carbon rich crops (corn, grasses, amaranth, trees...) 
- Huegelkultur (bury wood) 
- add fish meal, egg shells, blood meal, bone meal, alfalfa meal, ashes, rocks, sand, clays 
- make soil aerated, with a good light structure 
- dense planting? 
- add animal manures 
- n-fixing crops (elaeagnus, lupins, etc) 
- dynamic accumulators (cornflower, dandelion, yarrow, etc) 
- intercropping, polycultures, companion planting 
- grow harvestable green manure to the lowlands of your property (where nutrients leach) 

Answer 2

1. Fertilizers- One of the best ways to improve soil's nutrient content is by adding organic fertilizer. This is usually in the form of manure from cows, pigs, rabbits, bats, chickens, and horses. Do not use droppings from carnivorous animals. Manure should also be aged properly before it is used. This can be done by allowing the manure to dry or by composting it. Once you add it, mix it into the soil well. If you are adding it in the spring, make sure to do it several weeks before you begin planting.
2. Wood Ash- If you have a fireplace, you can add some of the leftover ash to the soil. Wood ash provides nutrients and will also absorb toxins that the soil has accumulated. Break the charcoal into small pieces and work it into the soil.