Organic manures improve soil health, support crop growth, and reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers. They include bulky types like FYM and compost, and concentrated ones like oilcakes and blood ...

Avid organic growers with large gardens make their manure in 50-gallon drums. They keep the drum in the garden all the time, adding manure and water as they use the current supply.

Organic Farming (NPOF), Ghaziabad, is mixed with 200 ml water. This solution contain microbial loads which is kept for 30 days, after which it gets decomposed, in which worms are released, and in ...

Dung from animals at the zoo -- including Fiona -- will be used to help grow gardens across the area. ... They get plenty of hay, fruits and vegetables -- making for a rich organic compost.

The sheep have been a success at helping weed control. The ewes are lambing at a relatively low 160% but there is no consumption of expensive concentrates and the flock size is now set to rise to 150.