Question

Difference between concentrated organic manure and macro organic manure in plants

Answer 1

Nutrients for bonsai are available commercially in the form of fertilizers in two forms namely Organic and Inorganic. Both Organic and Inorganic fertilizers provide the plants with the essential nutrients needed for the plant to grow healthy and strong and the choice of the type of fertilizer used is a matter of personal choice. However, each contains different ingredients and supplies these nutrients in different ways. Organic fertilizers create a healthy growing environment, while Inorganic fertilizers provide rapid nutrition. Deciding which fertilizer is to be used depends on which is good for the plants and the bonsai practitioner’s preferences in terms of cost and other factors. While Inorganic fertilizer is cheaper in the short term, it adds less to the soil in the long term.

ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Organic fertilizers contain only plant or animal-based materials that are either a byproduct or end product of naturally occurring processes, such as manures, leaves and compost. The biggest advantage of an organic fertilizer is that the danger of over-fertilization is reduced as the nutrients are released slowly and hence they are available over a longer period and only few applications are required. Organic fertilizer improves the soil by escalating the soil’s ability to hold water and nutrients and decreases the erosion and soil crusting caused by rain and wind. Using organic fertilizer adds more natural nutrients, feeds important microbes in the soil and improves the structure of the soil. Organic fertilizers continue to improve the soil even after the plants have taken the nutrients they need and therefore, the longer the soil is fed with organic fertilizers, the better its composition and texture will be.

Answer 2

Concentrated organic manures have higher nutrient content than bulky organic manure. The important concentrated organic manures are oilcakes, blood meal, fish manure etc. These are also known as organic nitrogen fertilizer. Production of organic fertilizer with Macro- Micronutrients from the solid waste generated at home, Nino A, Rivera A and Ramirez A is called macro organic manure.