What kind of fertilizer is best for the base fertilizer?
A brief experience on choosing the right fertilizer for base fertilization, with detailed introduction as follows
What kind of fertilizer is best for the base fertilizer?
Have you all been repotting your roses recently? It's already mid-January, and it's time to prune and repot the roses. The main purpose of repotting roses is to increase soil fertility and provide a larger growth space for the rose roots. Therefore, base fertilizer is indispensable. So, what kind of fertilizer should be used as the base fertilizer?
What kind of fertilizer is suitable for base fertilization?
Before answering this question, we need to first understand what base fertilizer is. Many people think that base fertilizer is simply the fertilizer placed at the bottom of the flowerpot, but this understanding is somewhat one-sided!
Base fertilizer refers to the basic fertilizer for potted plants, whether it is placed at the bottom or on the surface of the flowerpot, or mixed with the potting soil. The different forms of use do not change its essence as a foundational fertilizer.
Since it is a basic fertilizer, it requires a relatively long-lasting effect. If the effect can only last for ten to fifteen days, it naturally will not serve the purpose of a base fertilizer.
Therefore, fertilizers that can be used as base fertilizers are generally well-fermented organic fertilizers, including fermented chicken manure, sheep manure, earthworm manure, bone meal, and of course, slow-release fertilizers.
So, what are the differences between various fermented organic fertilizers? And how should we choose?
The organic fertilizers commonly used in home gardening are mainly fermented chicken manure, sheep manure, and earthworm manure. They each have their own advantages, and the choice depends on your requirements and the ease of obtaining them.
Characteristics of Fermented Chicken Manure
What kind of fertilizer is best for base fertilization?
Fermented chicken manure is a relatively high-quality organic fertilizer, with about 25.5% organic matter, 1.63% nitrogen content, 1.54% phosphorus content, and 0.85% potassium content. Additionally, chicken manure contains 11% carbohydrates and 7% fiber, making its nutrient content very rich.
Characteristics of Fermented Sheep Manure
Fermented sheep manure is also rich in nutrients, with an organic matter content of about 24-27%, nitrogen content of 0.8%, phosphorus content of about 0.6%, and potassium content of about 0.6%.
Comparing with chicken manure, sheep manure has a similar organic matter content, but chicken manure has higher nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content. This means that, compared with the same amount of sheep manure and chicken manure, chicken manure has a higher fertilizer effect.
However, sheep manure is a warm fertilizer, not only containing easily decomposable and absorbable components but also some difficult-to-decompose components. In terms of the duration of the fertilizer effect, sheep manure has the upper hand. Moreover, relatively speaking, sheep manure is also easier to obtain.