Do you want to improve the quality of your soil and make your plants look healthy and disease free but are afraid of using chemicals? Then you should try out organic manures. They provide nutrients to plants and help reduce the use of chemical fertilizers that can harm the environment. Organic manure is a type of fertilizer made from natural resources, like animal waste, compost, or green manure.

 If you are looking for some natural and effective ways to boost the growth of your plants, try out these 10 best organic manures that are rich in nutrients and minerals and can improve soil quality, enhance root development, and increase the flowering and fruiting of your plants. 

Top 10 Picks for Organic Manures:

1. Vermicompost

Vermicompost is made from the decomposition of organic waste by earthworms. It contains essential micronutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc., that are essential for plant growth. Being rich in plant growth hormones, humic and phobic acids it aids in faster germination of seeds, strengthens the plants, improves the water retention and aeration of the soil, and even helps in suppressing pests and diseases.

2. Cow Dung Powder

Cow dung is one of the most popular organic manures that has been used to improve soil quality for centuries. It is easily available and affordable. Cow dung powder is made from dried and powdered cow dung, which is a great source of organic matter and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for plants. It not only helps in improving the soil texture and fertility but also is a wonderful pesticide.

3. Neem Cake Powder

Neem cake powder is prepared from the leftover residue of neem seeds after the neem oil extraction. It has multiple benefits for plants. It contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and other elements that can improve plant growth and immunity. It also has antifungal, antibacterial, and insecticidal properties that can protect your plants from various pests and diseases. Adding neem cake powder to the soil can enhance the efficiency of other fertilizers as well. 

4. Mustard Oil Cake Powder

Mustard Oil Cake Powder is the by-product of oil extraction from cold-pressed mustard seeds as a result it retains most of its nutrients. This widely used, high-quality organic manure is a storehouse of minerals such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and other nutrients. Use it to improve the soil structure and moisture retention capacity and stimulate the growth of beneficial microorganisms in your garden soil.

5. Castor Oil Powder Cake

Castor oil cake powder is nothing but a by-product of oil extraction from castor seeds. It is a rich source of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and other minerals that are released slowly into the soil and help in improving the soil quality by enhancing its fertility, and water-holding capacity. It also acts as a natural pesticide. All these things help improve overall plant growth and yield.

6. Seaweed Fertilizer

Seaweed fertilizer is derived from seaweed or marine algae. This incredible organic fertilizer is rich in nutrients, hormones, enzymes, amino acids, and antioxidants that can improve plant health and productivity of both outdoor as well as indoor plants. It also helps increase the plants’ resistance against drought, salinity, frost, pests, and diseases.

7. Organic Plant Food Tablets

These organic plant food tablets are useful in providing balanced nutrition to your plants by slowly releasing the nutrients in the soil. These are compact and quite affordable making them an ideal choice for home gardening, especially for indoor plants. They contain several micronutrients essential for plant growth and development, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, boron, and molybdenum. Insert them into the soil near the plant roots and see the difference in plant growth.

8. DAP Granules

DAP stands for di-ammonium phosphate. It contains a high amount of phosphorus making it the most widely used phosphate fertilizer in the world. Apart from phosphorus it also contains nitrogen. Phosphorus is required by plants for flowering, fruiting, root development, and seed formation in plants, whereas nitrogen is important for the overall growth of the plant as well as chlorophyll synthesis.

9. Rooting Hormone (Root Grower)

A rooting hormone is a bio-enzyme that helps in inducing root formation and propagating new plants from stem cuttings or leaf cuttings easily and quickly. It can also enhance root growth in transplanted plants.

10. Flower Hormone(Flower Booster)

As the name suggests, a flowering hormone is an organic stimulant that can induce flowering in plants. It helps you increase the number and size of flowers in the plants, even when they are grown in low-light or short-day conditions. It can also help extend the flowering period in certain cases.

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