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13 FREE and Organic Nitrogen Sources for Your Garden
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In this video we will reveal the top 13 free and organic nitrogen sources for your garden.

Nitrogen is Essential for Healthy Plants
Nitrogen is a chemical element that at 78% is the most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere. It is a gas at room temperature and has no colour or smell.
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for all plants, so it can be found in every type of plant tissue.
Nitrogen helps plants grow by making proteins, enzymes, and chlorophyll. Plants can get nitrogen from soil but also from the air through a process called nitrogen fixation.
Nitrogen fixation happens when bacteria convert nitrogen from the air into ammonia, which plants can use to grow and make protein.
This nitrification process happens naturally in soil but the process can be speeded up by animals or humans with fertilizer and composting.

1. Composted Plant Material
The first source of nitrogen on our list is from compost. Compost is a great source of nitrogen for your garden because it's loaded with decomposing organic matter, which releases nitrogen as it breaks down.
This means that you'll be able to get a lot of use out of the compost that you make, since it will continue to provide nutrients to your plants as they grow and as they decompose.

2. Urine
Human urine can be used as a fertilizer on plants. Urine is a good source of nitrogen and phosphorus, which the plant needs to grow. Urine is best used when aged or diluted 10/1 with water and applied around fruit trees.

3. Bones
Bones are a good source of phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium. You may want to grind them up before applying to your garden!

4. Cow or Horse Manure
The forth source of nitrogen on our list is cow and horse manure. Rudiments manure are another great source of nitrogen for your garden because they're made up primarily of decomposed animal waste, which contains both nitrogen and other nutrients like phosphorus, potassium, and calcium.

5. Dog Urine
Dog urine can be harmful to plants in the garden if your canine pees in the same place time and time again. But in small amounts here and there, it is actually beneficial as it’s a concentrated nitrogen source.

6. Coffee Grounds
Coffee grounds add nitrogen to compost and can deter slugs and snails away from plants. But be mindful coffee grounds are also acidic, and may will harm some plants.

7. Milk
Milk has been used as a fertiliser in the garden for generations but it is 100 times more expensive than nitrogen from manure. So using milk makes no real sense unless you were going to throw it out.

8. Blood Meal
Blood meal makes a great fertilizer. It’s made up of dried, ground-up animal blood. It's high in nitrogen and a good source of iron and other micronutrients.

9. Fish Emulsion
Fish emulsion is a potent, organic fertilizer. It breaks down quickly, without leaving behind any harmful residues. It also contains essential nutrients for plants and soil microbes, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

10. Chicken Manure
The next source of nitrogen on our list is poultry manure. This type of manure contains both nitrogen and phosphorus, and it's something you can easily acquire just by keeping chickens, ducks or geese in your backyard.

11. Feathers
Feathers are a valuable resource for your garden. But not all feathers are created equal. Some are better than others like turkey and chicken, which break down faster and fertilise plants.

12. Grass Clippings
Fresh grass clippings make for a good mulch and a slow release nitrogen fertiliser.

In addition to doing all the things other biodegradable mulches do fresh grass clippings contain so much nitrogen and potassium that it also serves as an excellent natural fertiliser.

13. Legumes
Legumes have been shown to have many health benefits such as lowering cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart disease, aiding digestion, and more.
In addition to these health benefits, the plants also provide nitrogen-fixing properties which can help improve soil quality.

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