A valuable fertilizer that not everyone knows about. Flour.

Did you know that you can use flour as fertilizer in your garden? And it's not about wheat. Fish, meat, bone meal is considered an excellent fertilizer for the soil. Flour additives are loved for their naturalness and affordability. Where and how to use them, read this article.

Many people use fish, meat and bone meal as a feed additive for animals. But not many people know that it is also perfect for gardening applications. And now in more detail:

Fishmeal can be found in regions of massive fish catch. And it is rarely used in gardening, for this it is enriched with dolomite. Fishmeal is used as a fertilizer for complementary feeding once a summer season. What types of plants are recommended to be fertilized with such flour: all types of cabbage, radish, daikon, potatoes, eggplants, peppers, greens, beets, carrots, pumpkin and legumes. When using fishmeal in your garden, it is worth considering the composition of the soil, since it is not at all suitable for clay and swampy soil. It is recommended to use it for fertilizing chernozem, loamy and limestone soils.

Meat and blood meal as fertilizer - enriched with nitrogen (up to 10%) and phosphorus (from 10 to 30%). Blood meal also contains a large amount of nitrogen (up to 15%). Meat meal on the site is used as a nitrogen - phosphorus fertilizer and is applied during the growing season. It is introduced into the soil in two ways, dry and liquid. It is used for feeding fruit and vegetable and ornamental crops.

If you need to enhance the biological activity and effect of compost in your garden, then you need to use horny flour. It is rich in nitrogen (more than 10%) and is absorbed by plants much faster than horn shavings. After applying this fertilizer, the soil in the garden is softer and more nutritious, has a beneficial effect on the active growth of plants, improves flowering, strengthens the root system, and improves productivity. Used only dry.

Bone meal is a very valuable fertilizer. It contains nitrogen (up to 5%), phosphorus (up to 22%), calcium (30%). In addition to the main nutrients, flour contains a small amount of iodine, copper, zinc, magnesium, manganese. The best types of bone meal are: fat-free and de-glued. Bone meal is used as a fertilizer for feeding plants, shrubs and trees no more than 3 times a year.

But you should be careful in meat flour from other species contains a large amount of protein (more than 50%), which in turn can lead to the appearance of harmful insects that feed on carrion. Therefore, it is recommended to use it for composting.

Each gardener chooses his own type of this or that flour as a fertilizer. Have a nice harvest!