How to Make Organic Fertilizers

For the past few years, the price of chemical and organic fertilizers have increased tremendously. Many farmers and planters find it difficult to maintain their operational cost. It is high time that they learn how to make their own organic fertilizers, compost, pesticides, insect repellent, plant nutrients, hormones and culture friendly microorganisms (em) for their farms or plantations. Making your own fertilizers costs less than a quarter of the price of chemical fertilizers. Furthermore, you get healthier plants and better quality crops which can be sold at a better price. They are also safe for consumption and environmental friendly.

Learning how to make organic fertilizers is easy. Just attend a two- day workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The workshop is presently conducted in the Malay Language. If there is enough request for this course to be conducted in the English or Chinese Language, we will conduct it. However, there must be a minimum of more than 15 participants. Below is a brief outline of the content for the workshop:

Some of the topics include:

1. EM Culture
2. EM Activated Solution
3. EM Bokashi ( Fertilizer)
4. EM-5 ( Bio pesticide and Repellent).
5. Bio Nutrients
6. Bio Fertilizers
7. Applications of the above

Participants attending the workshop, will learn the theory and practical aspects of making fertilizers. They will be taught step by step hand-on method. Notes will be provided. After the course, they can email us if they have problems regarding the making and applying of the fertilizers.

Course Date : 14&15 March 2009
Closing date : 6 March 2009.
Place : Dewan Balai Raya, Kpg. Kuala Pajam, 43700 Beranang, Selangor.
Course fee : RM380 per person only (a discounted 50% introductory offer).
Register now!!! The course is limited to 35 participants.
Please download the flyer and the registration form from my posting.

Thank you.
EM Liew

Requirements of Plants

Plants are living organisms like human beings. They also require water, air, sunlight, nutrients, vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes, and friendly microorganisms (em) for their growth.

In the jungles, the living creatures, e.g. insects, earthworms and microorganisms (em) recycle the fallen leaves, flowers, fruits and branches as nutrients for the plants. The plants grow healthily and free from diseases for hundreds or thousands of years without chemical or organic fertilizers added. Their nutrients intake are amazingly well-balanced due to the good soil-food web.

However, in the most farms and plantations, chemical fertilizers are used for plant growth. This is because the farmers/planters do not recycle their plant wastes and put them back where they have been removed. The wastes are usually burnt or thrown away.Most of the time, the chemical fertilizers applied are not well-balanced because no man on earth can produce them better than mother nature. They usually contain NPK +Mgo+TE only. These are not complete nutrients for the plants. They lack many natural macro-nutrients, micro-nutrients, minerals and trace elements which only nature can provide. As a result, the plants suffer from malnutrition, nutritional deficiency, and many other factors that impede their growth and weaken their resistance to diseases. That is why, recycling materials from plants and crops by fermenting them correctly can provide a well-balanced nutrients to the plants. They are easily absorptive by the plants because during the fermentation process the microorganisms make them bioavailable to the plants.

Effects of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and other chemically-based products :

1. Destroy friendly insects, earthworms, and microorganisms (em) in the soil;
2. Destroy good soil web, thus making insoluble compound fertilizers in the soil not bio available to the plants;
3. Damage soil structure ( soil becomes hard, acidic, saline, and unable to retain water);
4. Heavy rainfalls or floods will leach fertilizers to the drains or rivers;
5. Poor absorption of fertilizers without symbiosis between friendly bacterias and the plant;

Benefits of Organic Fertilizers and EM derivatives
In the other hand, organic fertilizers or bokashi with added effective microorganisms (em):

1. Promote the reproduction of friendly insects, earthworms, and microorganisms;
2. Promote good soil-food web and condition the soil;
3. Make insoluble compound fertilizers bio available;
4. Improve soil structure, thus prevent water stress and leaching of fertilizers;
5. Help to release the organic fertilizers slowly.
   

Different Stages of Plant Growth :
Plants have different stages of growth just like humans.

Human Requirements

1. Pregnancy - The expecting mother prepares her body by eating a well-balanced diet.
   
2. Baby stage - The baby drinks mother's milk.
   
3. After weaning - The child takes powdered milk or grind-grain milk .
   
4. About 1 year - The child takes porridge or powdered-grains porridge.
   
5. Above 2 years - The child takes solid food.
6. Adult Stage - An adult requires solid food and more nutrients
   

Likewise, we shouldn't feed the plants with just a few types of nutrients or fertilizers only.

Plants Requirements

1. Before planting - The soil should be mixed with organic fertilizers and compost
2. Seeds - Good seeds should be selected and germinated properly
3. Vegetative stage - The correct fertilizers applied for growth
4. Changeover stage - The correct fertilizers applied for flowering
   
5. Mature/Fruit Stage - The correct fertilizers applied for maturing/fruiting

Applying the correct organic nutrients plus effective microbes (em) at the right stage of growth, will help the plants to grow naturally and produce good quality crops or fruits.

Effective Microorganisms (EM) Training Course

We are organizing a workshop on " How to Produce EM Stock Naturally and Organic Fertilizer " in Bahasa Malaysia.

Participants will be taught how to culture EM and apply EM technology for Organic Farming.

Some of the topics include:

1. EM Culture
2. EM Activated Solution
3. EM Bokashi ( Fertilizer)
4. EM-5 ( Bio pesticide and Repellent).
5. Bio Nutrients
6. Bio Fertilizers
7. Applications of the above
   

Using this technology, individuals and farmers can save up to 50% on production cost and also prevent the pollution of the environment.

Courses in English and Mandarin will be conducted if there are at least 15 participants.

Course Date : 14&15 Mac 2009 (Sat & Sun)
Place : Dewan Balai Raya, Kpg. Kuala Pajam, 43700 Beranang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Course fee : RM380 per person ( a discounted 50% introductory offer).
Closing date : 6 Mac 2009
REGISTER NOW!!! Limited to 35 people only.

For more information, feel free to contact me.

EMliew
Sales Representative

AGRO TECH & SOLUTION
19-G, Jalan Suria, SU5/S.
Seksyen U5, 40150 Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: + 60193136282 Fax:+6016-3715211
Email : emliewhn@gmail.com

Chemical Fertilizers Vs Organic Fertilizers

For past several years, the people of our planet have been affected by polluted food, water and environment. This is because the farmers and the planters used excessive chemical fertilizers to grow their crops and plants.

Mindset
The farmers and planters have a mindset that chemical fertilizers have higher nutrient value. They applied N:P:K as high as 15:15:15 for the growing stage and 20:20:37 for matured stage once every 3 or 4 months. But they failed to see the actual truth. The truth is that plants do not require high doses of fertilizers all at once. Like all living things, they take in nutrients bit by bit everyday. Excessive chemical fertilizers will be destroyed by exposure to sunlight and leach away during rain and floods. Since chemical fertilizers are expensive, their dependence on them will increase their production cost. According to advertisements, chemical fertilizers have immediate effect on the plants, whereas organic fertilizers have a slower effect. Yes it is true, but there are many side effects.

Side Effects of Chemical Fertilizers
When a patient is sick, the doctor cannot give him high doses of medicine at once to make him get well faster. High doses may make his health condition worse and have many side effects. Likewise, high doses of chemical fertilizers will damage the plant and affect the soil structure and ecosystem. The soil will become hardened and thus make it harder for the water/rain water to penetrate and be stored in the soil. Without adequate water, plants will become water- stressed. Furthermore, the dryness, hardness, acidity and salinity condition of the soil make it difficult for the beneficial microorganisms (em), earth worms and moles to survive. Without their presence in quantity, plant growth will be affected. After a few years, the condition of the farms or the plantations will become very difficult for the plants to grow or for replanting.

Benefits of Organic Fertilizers
On the other hand, organic fertilizers are natural to the plants because they are made up of organic matter. They contain a whole range of nutrients required by plants which chemical fertilizers cannot provide. The organic fertilizers can enrich, condition and improve the soil structure. Once the soil structure is "conditioned", the plants can be grown on it without problems. Organic fertilizers can also improve the ecosystem of the farms and plantations. Replanting of crops and disease management on organic farms and plantations will not be much of a problem.

Nutritional Value of Organic Vegetables and Fruits
Studies have shown that the normal vegetables and fruits that we are eating now contain about only 10% of nutrients that we got 50 years ago. This is because most of them are grown on the ground, in the water or in containers which are depleted of organic matter and without a good soil-web. To boost their growth, the farmers use solid or liquid chemicals which do not contain the balanced nutrients. That's why organically grown vegetables and fruits taste better and are more nutritious than those chemically grown.

Conclusion
The use of organic fertilizers will benefit the farmers and the planters in the long term. The plants can grow more healthily. Their crops production will increase more in terms of quantity and quality which can be sold at least twice the cost of the crops grown chemically.
Organic farmers and planters can also save their land from damage. In fact if the land is managed properly, the organic farmers can reduce their fertilizer input year after year. Unlike the usage of chemical fertilizers which have to be increased year after year.
If farmers and planters recycled organic wastes and make their own fertilizers and compost, they can reduce their production cost even further.

For information regarding how to produce EM stock and organic fertilizer, please read the postings on this blog.

Benefits of Microorganisms (EM)

Many researches and studies have found that microorganisms (em) have benefited plants, animals and humans. A few studies have shown that 90% of healthy plants are due to diversified microorganisms (em) living in the soil around their roots. These microorganisms (em) help to make the nutrients in the soil become bioavailable. For example, we get more nutrients from milk, food, fruits and other edible products if they are fermented with the right microbes (em). Fermented products make them easier for digestion and assimilation by plants, animals and humans alike. The Japanese and Koreans eat fermented products very often. They are healthy and strong and live longer.

Ever wonder why some countries produce crops more than 25% compared to others by using the same crop and the same size of land for cultivation? The farmers treat their soil with effective microorganisms (em) and feed the soil and plants with fermented organic fertilizers and compost.

It is a known fact that repeated use of chemical fertilizers, weed-killers and insecticides on their farms will destroy these beneficial microorganisms (em) and the soil ecosystem. Thus causing damage to the soil structure, making it hard, acidic, salty , inability to retain water, non bioavailable of nutrients and a host of other problems.

Using EM to ferment organic fertilizers and compost and applying them in the farm can restore the health of the soil and ecosystem of the farm or plantations.

A large diversified microorganisms (em) and balanced- soil ecosystem will:

1. Enrich and improve soil structure
2. Enhance the retention of water in the soil and prevent water stress
   
3. Decompose organic matter to create humus
   
4. Prevent loss of nutrients by fixing nitrogen and other plant nutrients
5. Slowly release fixed nutrients to plants
6. Increase nutrient recycling
   
7. Produce hormones and enzymes for plant growth
   
8. Increase productivity
   
9. Decompose pathogens entering the soil
10. Protect roots from parasites and diseases

Without a large diversity of microorganisms (em), your farm will be left with a large number of pathogens. The only food left for them to eat is your plants and crops!

To arrest this problem, you need to apply EM, fermented organic fertilizers and compost to increase the population of beneficial microorganisms (em) to maintain a well-balanced ecosystem in your farm.