| With the organic movement's rise in popularity, | | | | is our trees lack and then, once we know their |
| we've seen a new approach in taking care of our | | | | deficiencies, we provide them with a nutrient-rich |
| lawns and gardens. Gone are the days of using | | | | natural fertilizer. |
| chemically-based weed and feed products. What | | | | In some areas, the soil may be deficient of |
| we have is a desire is to take care of our lawns | | | | phosphate or potassium, or maybe even nitrogen. |
| and gardens naturally. The same can also be true | | | | Whatever the case may be, a dose of compost |
| of our desire to care for our trees and vineyards. | | | | or naturally decaying materials will help overcome |
| With numerous studies demonstrating the harmful | | | | these deficiencies, and the results will be better |
| effects of pesticides and chemicals, it is only | | | | soil quality, stronger roots, and of course, what |
| appropriate that we deviate from the use of | | | | you hope for, better, more nutritious fruit. |
| them and turn to other alternative ways of | | | | By using a natural fertilizer on your trees or |
| growing and fertilizing our soil, plants and trees. | | | | vineyards, you are providing essential vitamins and |
| Just like the plants in our gardens, our fruit trees | | | | minerals which act as natural growth regulators. |
| also need a natural fertilizer to help maintain and | | | | Allowing previously unavailable nutrients to enter |
| produce the best fruit possible. | | | | the roots of the tree can also stimulate new |
| If you've noticed patches of dead tissue on small | | | | roots, firmly rooting the tree in the soil and giving |
| or yellowish leaves, or deformed fruit, then it's | | | | it access to a deep source of moisture (especially |
| safe to say that your trees are suffering from a | | | | important during a drought). |
| nutrient deficiency. Because no tree or lot of soil | | | | Natural fertilizers can be worked into the soil |
| is alike, I've found that the key to growing | | | | around fruit trees by digging holes around the |
| beautiful, nutrient-rich fruit is using a natural | | | | whole tree. Once you've dug holes, pack with |
| fertilizer. It doesn't matter if they are young or | | | | them with compost or a natural fertilizer and then |
| old, apple or pear trees, regardless of their | | | | cover. Dispensing fertilizer or compost to the root |
| current situation, they will need some additional | | | | of the tree helps achieve overall tree health. You |
| help from you in the form of a natural fertilizer. | | | | can also apply a compost or natural fertilizer |
| (Remember, at the end of the day, our desire is | | | | around the top 2 or 3 inches of the soil, |
| for our fruit to be free from hazardous chemicals | | | | surrounding the trunk area, supplying essential |
| and pesticides!) | | | | nutrients for the best overall growth. |
| Usually proficient at evaluating their garden's soil, | | | | With a little work of naturally fertilizing your trees, |
| seasoned gardeners figure out what the soil | | | | you can take full advantage of enjoying |
| needs and then apply a natural compost or natural | | | | nutrient-rich, healthy, and chemical-free fruit that |
| fertilizer to make up for what the soil lacks. Well, | | | | you and your whole family can enjoy. Why settle |
| the same can be true of the way in which we | | | | for anything less? |
| take care of our trees. We first figure out what it | | | | |