Discover the difference between organic foods and their traditionally grown counterparts when it comes to nutrition, safety and price. By Mayo Clinic Staff. Once found only in health food stores, organic food is now a regular feature at most supermarkets. And that's created a bit of a dilemma in the produce aisle. On one hand, you have a conventionally grown apple. On the other, you have one that's organic. Both apples are firm, shiny and red. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are free of fat, sodium and cholesterol.
Vegetable Gardening: Selecting a Fertilizer. All plants need nutrients for growth. Gardeners can provide supplemental nutrients to plants by applying fertilizers in the form of composted organic material, synthetic fertilizer, or a specific mineral such as iron.hen selecting a fertilizer, look at the three numbers on the bag. They will read something like 15-0-15 or 16-2-8. The first number represents the percentage of nitrogen in the bag, the second refers to phosphorus, and the third number is the amount of potassium.
Inorganic fertilizers can also be made from natural sources, like rocks and minerals. Organic fertilizers are made from materials derived from animals or plants. Plant based nutrient providers include: compost, alfalfa meal, cottonseed meal, soybean meal, wood ash, kelp and seaweed. Add the remaining compost to your garden or put it back in your compost bin. 2  Dilute the remaining liquid with water using a 10:1 ratio of water to tea. ( 3 Your watering cans contents should have the look of a weak iced tea.). 4  Fertilizer the soil or use with a foliar sprayer and spray the leaves.