Resources Tagged: Fertilizer

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  1. Bottle-cap Fertilizer

    2004-07-01 We read an article in Appropriate Technology (Volume 28, No. 3; July/September 2001) about farmers in Niger who used bottle caps to distribute tiny amounts of fertilizer. Despite drought conditions, farmers who used this technique harvested 50 to 100 percent more millet than those who did not.
    Fertilizer Appropriate Techno... Rural Development Soil Health

  2. Handbook for Integrated Soil Fertility Management

    2012-01-01 A question that we get asked at ECHO is “Are you an organic farm?” And the answer is “No. Because of our unique soils, climate and objectives, we do use herbicides, insecticides and mineral fertilizer as needed. At the same time, we aim to minimize our use of and reliance on expensive inputs.”...
    Soil Fertility Fertilizer Integrated System

  3. Making Bonemeal Fertilizer

    1997-01-19 Information about making bonemeal fertilizer from animal bones.
    Fertilizer Appropriate Techno... Soil Bonemeal Phosphorus

  4. Asia Note Issue #17

    2013-05-15 Sustainable Decentralized Water Treatment for Rural and Developing Communities Using Locally Generated Biochar Adsorbents An Introduction to Bokashi Fertilizers and Soil Amendments
    Water Treatment Biochar Fertilizer Bokashi Soil Asia

  5. The basics of biogas for smallholder farmers

    Anaerobic digestion, or biodigestion, involves the microbial degradation of organic materials in an oxygen-free environment. Feedstocks for anaerobic digestion include livestock manures, crop residues, culled fruit and vegetables, food waste, and other organic by-products. The process produces...
    Biogas Biodigestion Methane Microbial metabolism Anaerobic digestion Biofertilizer Fertilizer

  6. Go Easy With Fertilizer After Transplanting Trees and Shrubs.

    1994-07-19 Nitrogen fertilizer should not be applied to trees and shrubs directly after transplanting.
    Fertilizer Transplanting Fruit Trees

  7. Russian Comfrey for Fertilizer, Feed and More

    2014-04-20 Comfrey is a unique perennial plant that requires minimal maintenance after planting and that can give high, sustained yields of nutrient-rich leaves for use as fertilizer, animal feed and more. It is high in potassium (K) and other micronutrients, and seems to improve fruiting and disease...
    Compost Garden Compost Chicken feed Vitamin A Pig Feed Animal Feed Fertilizer Perennial

  8. Manure Management To Prevent Produce Contamination

    1997-11-19 Discussion of possible disease organisms in manure. Many of us probably assume health problems originate when food is washed with contaminated water or because of poor human hygiene. However, it could also come from the use of manure as a fertilizer in the field.
    Fertilizer Health Manure

  9. Human Urine as a Fertilizer

    2010-10-20 Input from the ECHO network concerning the use of urine as a fertilizer.
    Fertilizer Urine Health Sanitation

  10. Questions and Concerns about the Use of Urine as a Fertilizer

    2010-07-20 Alkalinity of Urine. Urine in storage can reach a pH of 9.0. HIV/AIDS. A person reading a draft of the urine article asked whether HIV/AIDS would be a concern with the use of urine as a fertilizer. Controlling the Odor of Urine. Dr. Arnat Tancho recommends mixing a small amount of microbial...
    Urine Fertilizer Plant Nutrition Tomatoes