Organic fertilisation: Natural nutrient supply

Organic fertilisation creates living soil and sustainable cannabis production:

**Organic fertiliser basics:**

*Benefits of organic fertilisation:*

- Long-term nutrient release

- Build-up of soil life

- Improved soil structure

- Environmentally friendly production

- Flavour improvements

*Nutrient availability:*

- Slow, controlled release

- Microbial conversion required

- Temperature-dependent activity

- pH value influences availability

- Biological buffering effect

**Base components:**

*Compost:*

- Basis for organic substrates

- Rotted organic materials

- NPK ratio about 1-1-1

- Improves water retention capacity

- Activates soil life

*Worm humus (vermicompost):*

- Premium organic fertiliser

- High nutrient availability

- Excellent soil improvement

- Rich in beneficial microorganisms

- Cannot be overdosed

*Slurry (rotted):*

- High nitrogen content

- Must be completely decomposed

- Cattle, horse, chicken manure

- compost for 6-12 months

- Pathogen risk with fresh manure

**Special organic amendments:**

*Kelp meal (seaweed meal):*

- Rich in trace elements

- Natural growth hormones

- Improves stress resistance

- Promotes micronutrient uptake

- 1-2 tablespoons per litre of substrate

*Bat Guano:*

- Highly concentrated nutrients

- Different NPK ratios

- Bat vs. seabird guano

- Immediate and slow release

- Careful dosing necessary

*Bone meal:*

- High phosphorus content (0-12-0)

- Ideal for flowering phase

- Slow release

- Calcium as a bonus

- 1-3 tablespoons per litre

*Blood meal:*

- High nitrogen content (12-0-0)

- Quickly available

- Vegetative phase ideal

- Can attract pests

- Dose sparingly

**Super Soil mixtures:**

*Basic Super Soil recipe:*

- 40% basic soil

- 30% compost/worm humus

- 20% drainage (perlite/vermiculite)

- 10% amendments (kelp, guano, etc.)

- 4-6 weeks composting

*Advanced Super Soil:*

- Additional minerals

- Mycorrhiza fungi

- Beneficial Bacteria

- Long-term amendments

- More complex nutrient profiles

**Liquid organic fertilisers:**

*Compost Tea:*

- Extract compost in water

- 24-48h with aeration

- Rich in beneficial microbes

- Weekly application

- Use fresh

*Fish Emulsion:*

- Quickly available nitrogen

- High biological activity

- Strong odour

- Dilution important (1:10)

- Vegetative phase ideal

*Molasses feeding:*

- Food for soil microbes

- Promotes microbial activity

- Improves nutrient cycling

- 1 tablespoon per litre of water

- Combine with other fertilisers

**Timing of organic fertilisation:**

*Pre-Plant Preparation:*

- Prepare substrate for 4-6 weeks

- Incorporate amendments

- Wait for composting process

- pH stabilisation

- Develop biological activity

*Vegetative feeding:*

- Nitrogen-emphasised amendments

- Compost Tea weekly

- Fish Emulsion diluted

- Kelp Meal monthly

- Use slow release

*Bloom feeding:*

- Phosphorus/Potassium Focus

- Bat Guano (High