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  2. Organic lawn management - Wikipedia

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    A primary element of organic lawn management is the use of compost [2] and compost tea to reduce the need for fertilization and to encourage healthy soil that enables turf to resist pests. [3] A second element is mowing tall (3" – 4") to suppress weeds and encourage deep grass roots, [ 4 ] and leaving grass clippings and leaves on the lawn as ...

  3. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Ca 5 F(PO 4) 3 + 10 HNO 3 →6 H 3 PO 4 + 5 Ca(NO 3) 2 + HF; 6 HF + SiO 2 →H 2 SiF 6 + 2 H 2 O; Step 2. Removal of Calcium Nitrate. It is important to remove the calcium nitrate because calcium nitrate is extremely hygroscopic. Method 1.(Odda process) Calcium nitrate crystals are removed by centrifugation. Method 2. Sulfonitric Process Ca(NO ...

  4. Organic fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Organic fertilizers are fertilizers that are naturally produced. [1] Fertilizers are materials that can be added to soil or plants, in order to provide nutrients and sustain growth. Typical organic fertilizers include all animal waste including meat processing waste, manure , slurry , and guano ; plus plant based fertilizers such as compost ...

  5. Controlled-release fertiliser - Wikipedia

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    IBDU is a single compound with the formula (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NHC(O)NH 2) 2 whereas the urea-formaldehydes consist of mixtures of the approximate formula (HOCH 2 NHC(O)NH) n CH 2. Controlled release fertilizers are traditional fertilizers encapsulated in a shell that degrades at a specified rate. Sulfur is a typical encapsulation material.

  6. Category:Fertilizers - Wikipedia

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  7. Nutrien - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest producer of potash, second largest producer of nitrogen fertilizer in the world and generally the 2nd largest in fertilizers worldwide. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It has over 2,000 retail locations across North America, South America, and Australia with more than 23,500 employees. [ 5 ]

  8. Gardens Alive! - Wikipedia

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    Gardens Alive! is known as a "pioneer" in organic gardening, selling chemical-free lawn and garden products through its namesake catalog. [7] According to the Eugene Register-Guard, the company has "an excellent reputation as a leading innovator" in the organic product market.

  9. Plant nutrients in soil - Wikipedia

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    In a soil with 5% organic matter perhaps 2 to 5% of that is released to the soil by such decomposition. It occurs fastest in warm, moist, well aerated soil. [55] The mineralisation of 3% of the organic material of a soil that is 4% organic matter overall, would release 120 pounds (54 kg) of nitrogen as ammonium per acre. [56]