Bone flour as a fertilizer - how to apply?

Bone meal is an organic fertilizer that is a product of processing bones of cattle or fish. It is an excellent source of nutrition for fruits, vegetables, fruit trees and even indoor plants. How to apply bone meal as a fertilizer - in this article.

Composition and useful properties

This fertilizer, having the form of a powder with a yellowish tint, is rich in iodine, sodium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, magnesium, cobalt and other trace elements. However, the main active ingredients are phosphorus and nitrogen, so this substance is also called phosphoazotin. The useful properties of this fertilizer include:

1. High humidity due to the presence of animal fat, which makes it possible to use top dressing in its pure form, without diluting with water.
2. Bone flour as a fertilizer has a natural, rich composition.
3. The ability to use for all types of crops.
4. The period of complete decay lasts from 6 to 8 months.
5. Absence of nitrates and pesticides in fertilizer.
6. High yield indicators.
7. Cheapness and compactness.
8. Validity period for the whole season.
9. Gradual and balanced feeding of the root system.

Application of bone meal as fertilizer

This fertilizing is used in a variety of ways, but in all cases the composition of the soil is taken into account. Phosphorus as a basic element is readily soluble in an acidic environment, so the soil must be appropriate. The traditional method of application is 100-200 g of powder per 1 m² of soil.

Here are the other most popular calculation formulas:

1. Fruit trees are fed every three years at a dose of 200 g. This is an excellent feeding for the root system.
2. Dosage for berries will vary depending on the season: in spring it is 70 g and added to the fossa during transplantation, and in autumn it increases to 90-100 g.
3. Potatoes are fed with fish bone meal at the rate of 100 g per 1 m².
4. The same fish top dressing is used for tomatoes - 1 tbsp. l. substrate for each bush.
5. Bone flour is widely used as a fertilizer for roses. And if you could not find a pure flour, you can buy multivitamins for animals based on bone meal in the pet store and add 1 tablet per one rooted stalk.

Bone fiber is used both immediately before planting, and when digging beds. Feeding vegetable and bulbous plants, the fertilizer falls asleep right into the hole or the groove made.