Vegetarian alternative to blood, fish and bone?

[*Lavender*]

Is there such a thing? I'm not comfortable with the idea of using it, so is there anything I could use instead?

Thanks

[elsie-scot]

You might find this helpful Vegan-organic gardening - The Vegan Society

[Snadger]

Has to be comfrey or nettle tea. Or you could use either as a a mulch!

[Two_Sheds]

Ah, vegan link isn't working

I'm a veggie, but I use BFB (on organic grounds) but also lots & lots of homemade comfrey tea

[Jono]

Seaweed is supposed to be good. Mum uses it in her garden with success.

[solway cropper]

Seaweed makes a fantastic fertilizer/feed. I've been using it for the last four years with excellent results. I collect loads of it from the shore and let it soak for a couple of months in plastic drums. The resulting liquid is diluted and applied either as a foliar spray or to the roots. Mind you, the liquid doesn't half stink if you give it a stir. Not much good if you live miles from the sea, though.

[King Carrot]

Seedmeal, Limes and as already suggested above, seaweed or kelp meal are some of the things I mix together to make a complete organic fertilizer. The other components are BFB and Bonemeal which are no good for you, I'd suppose Guano is not considered Vegan as it's an animal product.

Nettles and Comfrey are also very useful and if it was me I'd read up on compost making and make the highest quality compost I could with what I could find to add to it.

[elsie-scot]

Ah, vegan link isn't working

I'm a veggie, but I use BFB (on organic grounds) but also lots & lots of homemade comfrey tea

Odd as it does for me but here it is in long form, again works for me, so hope works for others : www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden/vegan-organic-gardening.aspx

[smallblueplanet]

An interesting article about 'Stockfree organics' here:

Stockfree Organic...

Using green manures and rotation to keep up soil fertility.

Vegan rather than vegetarian.

[*Lavender*]

Thanks everyone!

Although I am a vegetarian, I can see the sense in using waste products to make a useful item such as FB&B, it's just that personally I would feel squeamish using it, but if it was a choice between that and a chemical fertiliser then I would use the organic method!

I have just bought a comfrey plant so shall be looking into making comfrey tea, and also looking for a patch of nettles - no doubt I have plenty on my plot! Just how smelly does this stuff get though?! Wondering if my plot neighbours might complain... I'm sure my OH will as well!

I'm also looking into green manures, and think I have some seaweed meal that I bought a while ago. It's just that sometimes you see bonemeal specifically mentioned, e.g. planting fruit, so thought I would ask for a veggie alternative!

Thanks again everyone!

[maytreefrannie]

I'm not vegetarian or vegan, but I like to use nettle, borage and/or dandelion tea, along with some homemade compost and an organic seaweed feed.

[VirginVegGrower]

Seaweed is supposed to be good. Mum uses it in her garden with success.

Seaweed makes a fantastic fertilizer/feed. I've been using it for the last four years with excellent results. I collect loads of it from the shore and let it soak for a couple of months in plastic drums. The resulting liquid is diluted and applied either as a foliar spray or to the roots. Mind you, the liquid doesn't half stink if you give it a stir. Not much good if you live miles from the sea, though.

Seedmeal, Limes and as already suggested above, seaweed or kelp meal are some of the things I mix together to make a complete organic fertilizer. The other components are BFB and Bonemeal which are no good for you, I'd suppose Guano is not considered Vegan as it's an animal product.

Nettles and Comfrey are also very useful and if it was me I'd read up on compost making and make the highest quality compost I could with what I could find to add to it.

Seaweed again as a suggestion

[Florence Fennel]

I mostly use my home made yummy compost along with comfrey. I wouldn't think the other plot holders would object to the smell, they probably make the tea already! Hope you find what you are looking for.

[glaw5]

Is it just a case of scooping the loose seaweed up from the beach when collecting it for the garden? Have been reading a foraging book and know you're best cutting the live stuff for that. But guessing it's different for gardening purposes?

[Two_Sheds]

Yes, use washed up seaweed. If you take live seaweed you're damaging an ecosystem

Wash it well before you put it on the garden, because salt is a weed- (and plant-) killer