Organic Fertilizers

Organic fertilizers can be a great way to give your plants the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. They’re made from plant and animal resources and sold as manures, meals, emulsions, and compost.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Composting: Living Green
• Florida Yardstick Workbook: Fertilize Appropriately
• Florida’s Online Composting Center
• Gardening Tips: Compost

UF/IFAS Publications

• A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping: Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Handbook
• Fertilizing the Garden
• General Recommendations for Fertilization of Turfgrasses on Florida Soils
• Manure as Fertilizer: Topics
• Organic Lawn Care
• Organic Vegetable Gardening
• Producing Garden Vegetables with Organic Soil Amendments

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Improving Your Soil
• Organic Gardens

Other Sites

• Fertilizer Selection and Application--SOCWA (PDF)
• Organic Fertilizers--Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Responsible Fertilizer Practices for Lawns--University of Minnesota Extension
• Selecting and Using Organic Fertilizers-- Utah State University Extension
• Soil Fertility--University of Utah Extension