Organic Fertilizer VS Chemical Fertilizers. Which is better? What is harmful to the soil?
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- This video is all about soil fertility and the difference between organic vs chemical fertilizers. These two versions have their similarities but also their differences when it comes to fertilizer types. In this video we look at the common myths about each fertilizer type.
Gardening in Canada is a science based channel & therefore we look at how organic and conventional chemical fertilizers effect the soil microbiome. We even touch on the idea of environmental impacts of both types of fertilizer.
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Thanks for watching guys! what is your ideal fertilizer? what have you used and love? Have you tried a combination or both organic and inorganic before?
2:25 Organic Fertilizer Composition
4:00 Chemical Fertilizer Composition
5:33 Synthetic Fertilizer Effects On Soil Microbes
9:00 Organic Fertilizer Effects On Soil Microbes
13:00 Bio-availability Of Nutrients In Synthetic Fertilizers
14:50 Nutrients in Organic Fertilizers
15:40 Environmental Issues For Both Organic & Synthetic Fertilizers
19:00 Shoutout To Subscribers
I use a pre-blended organic npk base with some inorganic npk and minerals for my lawn, it works well enough. I went to the states and picked up Milorganite, and that works awesome for lawns. I dont think i would use it on a garden, given what it is made from. I tried a 100% organic from home hardware, and it doesnt work as well as my blend. I wish I could get milo conveniently in canada.
That is super interesting!
@@clemire83 There is no way I would use that on my food. There was another RUclipsr who actually collected his own poop to fertilize his garden. So, in theory, you have easy access to home made Milorganite ;)
No way... are you serious... your not supposed to do that!
Mam I used urea,npk,dap for flowering plants ......my plants are in pots so usage of these ferlizers may increase pH levels in the soil? How can I balance pH level of soil..
As a biochemist/microbiologist I appreciate videos like this so much!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I'm a newbie to your channel and really enjoy how you break things down for the average person to understand. I learned many years ago the difference between organic and conventional gardening is with organic you feed the soil and the soil will feed the plant.
I'm in zone 7b and I don't know how anything grows down here. Disease is a major problem with all horticulture. I moved from zone 5 and never had these many issues with gardening. I could write a volume of issues I have to contend with.
Looking forward to more of your instruction...
Glad you are enjoying the content!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, love from Sydney
My pleasure!
Such an informative video and channel, keep up the great work!
Thank you that’s so kind! I’m glad you enjoy it
This is all very good I like what you're saying it's too complex for me to understand. I just use chop and drop
Haha yup!
What is your opinion on sea weed?Is it a good fertilizer?
Greetings,
I love all of your RUclips videos about agriculture. Keep up the great work :) For soils that are loamy to clay-like and have a significant amount of organic matter (peat, humus), what organic fertilizer from India do you recommend?
--Do you know which manufacturing companies make the best organic agricultural products in India? Biopesticides? Biofertilizers ? Biofungicides? Also, do you think its important for someone to test the organic fertilizer at a lab or doing a soil test is suffice to get the needed results when trying to analyze the quality of fertilizers? This particular country grows a lot of rice and has a huge pest problem.. what biopesticide do you think can get rid of this problem for farmers?
God Bless,
Ms. Ko
Honestly I would not do much other than mulching and regular fertilizer. Don’t over do it.
Wow! Just found your site. Fantastic! So glad to find someone like you. Most sites are all about organic. Farming half my life, we just used basic bag fertilizer. Scattered carefully 6-24-24 or 5-20-20 and urea for N. Great flawless gardens. Of course always had to fight weeds. Cheap and so less time consuming. I know, compost is great. I've done some organic methods and it's like having a second job, endless, so time consuming. Gather leaves, grass, etc, for compost. Waste your weekends. So little compost when ready. I've found that many of the crops aren't near as good, for me, especially the ones that need lots of N. I'm from the US, state of IN, zone 6. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and info!
Yea it’s about balance in my mind honestly
Thanks for covering the lag going from conventional to organic farming. We have farmers using our land conventionally and we were considering asking an organic farmer to take it over, and we were told about the lag. I was curious about why. Thanks!
Yes definitely a lag
Starting a new garden due to a recent move and I am overwhelmed with all the science behind gardening. My mother had a bumper crop every year of her life and she made all her own fertilizer. Unfortunately I do not know how she made it aside from seeing her place a few fish in water and allowing them to infuse for a few weeks. She would also add cow manure and water her garden with this combo.
At my other house, I was using fertilizer tea and last year my harvest was dismal so I think the tea was either too strong or added for too many years. I do not want to make the same mistake again.
This year I used lots of leaf mold, azymite (heard about this somewhere?), kelp and a very small amount of really old chicken manure. So far, so good.
Gardening in Michigan zone 6b, thank you so much for all the great info!!
Thank you for enjoying!
you are giving alot of helping information for free.. thanks alot for your efforts🙏🏻
Thank you so much! That’s very kind and a huge compliment. It’s folks like you that keep me going!
Thanks for the video! Learning more and more!!
That’s amazing! Keep on learning 🤓
Hello, Ashley.
I just discovered your RUclips channel today and have already watched several videos, finding them very informative.
I found you from a search while seeking to learn if organic and inorganic fertilizers can be safely used in conjunction, and if there are benefits to doing so over using just one type or the other. I have a small vegetable garden, but my real passion is in growing ornamentals of all kinds, both indoors and out.
I want to be kind to the environment and soil microorganisms while at the same time producing the most beautiful fruits, foliage, and flowers possible. But I've long wondered if using a chemical fertilizer like Miracle-Gro (which is one of the most available and frequently-used in my region) could harm soil microbes. My understanding from information I've gathered until now is that organic fertilizers feed the soil while inorganic fertilizers feed the plant directly. I also know that a plant's ability to take up nutrients from the soil is due to a symbiotic relationship between plant roots and microbes, so I certainly don't want to harm that.
I am in a milder climate than yours or than those who your information is geared toward (Portland, Oregon, USDA zone 8b), however I believe that much soil science is applicable to any climate.
I have another question and I have found very almost no information regarding it. I searched through your videos but did not find one addressing this, but I certainly could have missed it with so much content available:
The municipal water supply in my city contains both added chlorine and chloramines to kill off bad organisms. So while that may be beneficial to my health, what effect might it have on soil microbiology as I irrigate my garden? Does it kill beneficial organisms too?
I'm aware that if you let tap water sit for a few days, the chlorine will dissipate, however I have read that this not the case with the chloramines.
Have you ever researched or addressed this? Perhaps you can point me to a helpful source of info about this. I have posted this question on your Facebook page as well.
Thank you very much.
Hello! And welcome. So with slow release fertilizer there are studies showing there are very little effect on soil microbes. Now with a weekly dosage like with miracle grow this is a potentially different story. The issue is with food production on large scale set ups slow release is mostly used so that’s where the funding for research goes.
For the water side of this I’ve talked about the salts in water and how it’s has a negative impact. In open systems I wouldn’t not worry. My concern is potted plant scenarios without proper drainage.
Excellent!! Very informative 👍🏽 Thank you...
No problem glad you enjoyed!
Btw only organic 😊
Nice! That’s awesome do you like it?
Yes and it’s environmentally friendly and good for the soil and plants. All natural.
You are beautiful in all aspects of presentation. Love from Uganda
I've got a huge rose garden and modern roses require so much nutrients that it's virtually impossible for me to dump tonnes of manure on them in order to meet their needs. So I'm using a fertilizer and a bit of manure + mulch in order to feed the plant and support the soil and worms/bacteria. I'm using slow-release (ie osmocote and miracle gro) which shouldn't affect any life in the soil considering micro doses it releases over time.
If you use synthetic fertilizer on a potted plant will the microbes in the dirt come back?
When we created our beds, they got a mix of a hummus-based soil, (purple bag from Home Depot), peat moss, and wood shavings from a local mill (birch/pine mix). Each fall my beds get a bit of ash from our firepit (we don't burn anything treated, or painted, no metal or plastic goes in our fires), and each spring I work in organic bone and blood meal. As much plant material (bean leaves, roots, etc) as can be left behind is worked deep back into the beds in the fall (essentially composting them in the beds). Every couple of years they get a top up of fresh soil and/or peat moss, and cow manure in the spring.
That sounds like a really awesome awesome setup! Lots of humus and reserve nutrients. It will only get better year after year.
@@GardeningInCanada I've been really happy with the results. We had taken down some birch trees in the yard, and the punky parts that wouldn't work for firewood went in the bottom as filler (30" deep beds). So as they decompose we'll get more as well.
That’s a really great idea. I have some regrets about my raised beds that I want to do a video on. And the lack of organic material added is definitely one of them
FIrst off Ashley, I appreciate all your responses. I know the time it takes, so thank you very much. Secondly, as I dig more & more into your channel, (pun intended), I'm astounded at the wealth of well researched information. It's clear you have a passion for what you're doing and it really shines through. Now, my question is, I've heard a lot about "trifecta plus" but where I am in Canada, i can't purchase it. Can you recommend a comparable Canadian all purpose fertilizer (slow release &/or liquid) that I can safely use in my vegetable containers/raised bed? Also, I've heard that not all worm castings are created equal, so I welcome any 'wc' suggestions. If you've already done a video addressing these two questions, feel free just to post the links in response. :)
I haven’t heard of that before honestly. But all of they do the same thing honestly. Just get a blooming formula within your budget and you’ll be good to go
And all worm castings will differ based on what the critter was fed. It’s hard to know what they are though
@@GardeningInCanada Thanks so much. Will def do that :)
@@GardeningInCanada Makes sense. I will stick to the one I'm currently using. Veggies are doing well so far. Enjoyed our first harvest of lettuce and radishes. Super stoked! :)
I’m so excited for a fresh salad
Massachusetts 6b here. What is hummus? I've seen a lot of conflicting information about it or whether it even exists.
Are we talking humic acid or hummus? I did a video on humic acid ruclips.net/video/cupd7phpcQM/видео.html
It’s basically chickpeas, and it is delicious.
Can I use any fertilizer with the proper npk and it not harm me regardless of if it’s synthetic or organic and regardless if it’s food plant exclusive or not ? Example of plants I would like to use on: pepper plant, strawberrie plant, tomato plant.
Yup! Just follow the instructions
@@GardeningInCanada thanks
I use both Em-1(Effective Microorganisms) & Osmocote is it okay?.
Yup!
@@GardeningInCanada thank you
When you say do a combo of slow release and liquid fertilizer and say you can do a micro dose of liquid - what does that look like? 1/2 of the recommended fertilizer amount in water? 1/4?
1/4 is ideal
@@GardeningInCanada awesome, thank you! I have a garden that's been a mix of organic and conventional for years.. my Dad swears by Miracle Gro and to be honest it has never let him down. But we also have a ton of earthworms and insects in the soil so I know there's a lot going on down there. If we usually use inorganic fertilizers, would using organic fertilizer in the same space lose its effectiveness? Or would it only lose effectiveness if administered within those 48-72 hours after an inorganic fertilizer?
watched a few video's hoping to finally see an answer as to why pro mix is not organic and what your thoughts on all those extra additives in the miracle grow you showed are kelp, father meal ... and weather it will have an effect or is just fairy dust. Canada here 8b current gardening goals is to have successful garden for my toddler nieces and build soil up as they grow so i am currently working using a combination of inorganing and organic fertilizers ... maybe a vidio on how to use the two intandom as you build your soil might be great :)
Yea those are great video ideas!
@@GardeningInCanada thanks fingers crossed 🤞 these will get squished in soon but totally understand if there is as wait
I’ll try my best ❤️
There's a nationwide problem in our country about using organic fertilizers for farming and the government has totally stopped importing chemical fertilizers after using chemical fertilizers for many years. The government is forcing large scale and small scale farmers to use home made organic fertilizers. But the farmers complain that the yield isn't satisfying and has diseases. Could you briefly explain is this good or bad? Should we go back to chemical fertilizers?
thats such a complicated question to answer haha. Unfortunately the organic vs conventional fertilizer debate is not black and white. organic can take time to prove useful and improper uses can result in least then stellar results.
@@GardeningInCanada Its explains the situation much better. The farmers will eventually get used to it I think. Thanks a lot for your reply ♥️ I wish you success.
Thank you! I appreciate thay
As far as I know pot ash comes from when farmers used to scatter potassium rich wood ash on their ground.
That’s one source but not the common source. It’s actually mined from potash rock, mostly located in Saskatchewan or Russia
Has the war effected this?
Great series keep it going
Will do! They take so long to film lol
I use worm castings in plants I have in a peat moss soil and foliage pro for everything else. I haven’t used anything else because I still don’t understand completely about what I am providing the plant I just know they are alive.
Haha lots of stuff actually
Add some animation or real pics. Great info thanks..
Okay!
Only growing tomatoes right now and my first garden. I fertilize every 10 to 14 days with water soluble fertilizer. I alternate between a diluted inorganic (9-16-16) and Liquid Kelp. My soil and potting mix all have organic amendments in them. I side dress monthly with organic fertilizer (4-8-6) and worm castings. I do not think organic is better than inorganic as far as harmful effects on my food. Organic has the potential to be far worse based on my limited research. High levels of arsenic, heavy metal and other contamination in animals (e.g., bioaccumulation in fish) as well as pesticides in manures are all important issues to consider. Maybe going full vegan organic? I don't know. Maybe that is a topic to discuss? I find it interesting anyway.
Yea that’s very true. Organic can run risks if your not careful. Heavy metals and such are great examples
For flowering plants can I use organic and inorganic with 15 days of difference.... isn't harmful
You can honestly use them in conjunction. If the fertilizer is truly organic it won’t contain any form of salts and therefore you can’t get fertilizer burn.
I just found you and I love your channel! Are you in Instagram?
Yea! Gardening in Canada glad your enjoying it! Let me know if there is anything specific you want instagram.com/tv/CLe3dc6gfQD/?igshid=16kvcxe1iickn
From the mightiest blue whale to the most miniscule paramecium, life as we know it takes dramatically different forms. Nonetheless, all organisms are built from the same six essential elemental ingredients: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur (CHNOPS).
I use my own urine as a organic fertilizer, place one cup in a watering can and then diluted with water and it works great in Vegetable garden. And in the winter time when my compost bin slows down in breaking process, I filled up 5ltr gallon with my urine and pour in my compost bin. I do find it increases compost breakdown time during winter.
The problem with organic fertilizers is that it costs about 4 times as much as chemical fertilizers, at least where I live
Very similar around the world
When vegetable plants have access to synthetic fertilizer, do they really break of their symbiotic relationship with bacteria or mycorrhizae ( I can't remember which one), or is that just something that hardcore proponents of organic claim? I've mostly been that type of person my whole life, but I'm trying to trace back the real science here, since pseudo science about stuff like compost tea is promoted in some my circles.
That’s a great question! And it’s a bit of pseudo kicking in. You can still fertilize when you inoculate with rhizobium bacteria & achieve active nodule formation. But to get more “bang for your buck” it’s suggested you decrease the volume of nitrogen because it’s unnecessary to have so much in the system via fertilizer and N fixing. There are studies showing that decreased nitrogen in the soil also triggers a more aggressive colonization of rhizobium. But you have to remember nitrogen is nitrogen to the plant so manures and composts over applied can decrease the rate of colonization same as synthetic fertilizer
Synthetic is ok to a certain degree and not good for indoor growing I can assume because it will kill the microbes if too much synthetic is used and outdoors your garden gets flushed form the rain and if too much synthetics are used, the rain can balance it all out from a small overdose of synthetic and using synthetic with organic is better than just synthetic only ,for a basic example, Fox Farm 3 Liquid Set is 1 organic and 2 synthetic but they do request that you mix the Organic Big Bloom with Big Grow and Tiger Bloom ..
If the microbes aren’t present in an organic system though you’re SOL for making viable plant nutrients
@@GardeningInCanada OK but do you think that synthetics kill in small amounts ?
They do. The research/published show that to be the case. It’s bioavailable nutrients wrapped up in the vector of “salts” the only “killing” factor would the salt. Which they have found to not be an issues when applied properly due to multiple mechanisms such as water solubility, plant usage, gravity even all forcing the salts out of the top few inches of the soil profile. The importance of this is that microbes involved with the cycling of nutrients, pest prevention, disease location are only located in the upper portions of the soil profile. Meaning any salts from fertilizer are unlikely to cause microbial die off in any mass scale.
@@GardeningInCanada With Fox Farm products ,I assume they would not want to upset any of their customers with something that would massively kill of microbes because they have a strong customer cannabis grower base that are into the best way to grow plants . An organic specialist and manufacture of organic products John Valentino of Smart Soil Solutions stated that small amounts of synthetics/chemical fertilizers don't kill off the microbes ..I have had great luck with chemical fertilizers in the past but I am way more involved in organics ..I am just an observer and not a preacher of being 100 percent organic and anti chemicals and I was surprised to hear that man say that being he has all organic products for sale .... check out SEPIXA dot com if you have not heard about it yet.. It is a super organic pro biotic soil conditioner that does work great..
it's typically cannabis that I'm fertilizing
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Zone 6A
who makes a youtube video with gum in their mouth, especially when you can see it the whole time lol...
Someone who’s just starting out and navigating the world of filming RUclips videos 🤪
@@GardeningInCanada :)
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You are pretty. I know this is out of place... but I needed to say that. By the way... I'm buying a microscope. Thank you for pushing me into this investment.. I realized that I need to pay more attention to my soil
Nice!