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Is commercially bought blood fish and bone fertilise "organic"
ron36
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I have just opened a new thread called "Honey fungus in compost" - and, instead of using huge quantities of home made compost as a fertiliser for young apple trees, I am looking for organic alternatives. I have a large container of "blood, fish, and bone" fertiliser, bought about 5 years ago from a garden centre. It does not say on the lable whether it is "organic" or not. I know blood, fish and bone CAN be organic - but does it always "count" as organic if, for example, it is produced in a non-organic way?
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It depends what you mean by 'organic'.
I very much doubt that it's made from organically reared animals.
Organic as opposed to mineral, I suspect they use chemicals in the process but I don't know.
It is ground up animals and fish, unlikely to be organic.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
The box I have says organic source of nutrients and the Rhs says it's an organic fertiliser hope this helps
I think that the term organic, as used in this situation, refers to, coming from a living creature, not whether the creature was organically raised.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think you're correct Pdoc.
This website gives some interesting information http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/organic-fertilizer
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
There are several different meanings/definitions of the word 'organic'.
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1PRFC_enGB734GB735&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=organic+definition&*
When used to describe a method of producing food the definition No 2 is applicable.(
"2. of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals
However, when used to describe a fertiliser, definition No 1 is what is meant - i.e.
"1.relating to or derived from living matter."organic soils"synonyms:living, live, animate, biological, natural; technicalbiotic"organic matter"antonyms:inorganic
CHEMISTRYrelating to or denoting compounds containing carbon (other than simple binary compounds and salts) and chiefly or ultimately of biological origin."
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I'm vegetarian, so won't use it anyway!
I use manure from my sheep and from my hens, who eat organic vegetation in the fields and garden, but the manure is not 'organic organic' as they also eat commercial feed which is not 'oirganically' produced. That from the hens isn't exactly 'vegetarian' either though, as apart from the bugs and worms, they are also quite happy to eat voles the cats have killed or even kill mice themselves!
However, they all produce manure and I have to dispose of it, so composting seems the least wasteful solution. These ethical issues are fraught with confusion aren't they!
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.