Pet Safe Fertilizers

What are the types of Pet safe fertilizers?Are there any pet safe fertilizers orlawn fertilizer safe for pets?Alot of us want to learn about the best fertilizer for our pets

Understandably, we all need to balance our responsibilities as gardeners and as pet owners.On one hand, we need fertilizers to make our gardens greener. On the other hand, we also need to protect our pets from their own ruin when they ingest fertilizers. Fortunately, you can balance your dual roles, thanks to safe fertilizer. And lest you worry about safe pet fertilizer being expensive, think again because you can make it.

Commercial Fertilizer

You may also purchase commercial fertilizers, if you are so inclined. Before doing so, however, you might want to have your soil tested for nutritional deficiencies so that you can purchase the most appropriate commercial fertilizer for it. This way, you avoid over or under fertilizing your lawn and garden, either of which is not good for soil and pets.

When looking through commercial choices to determine which one is a pet safe fertilizer, you can keep three basic criteria in mind:

* Opt for organic fertilizers, which are made from materials like the manure from cows, bats and sea birds as well as worms, fish and kelp castings. Said ingredients are less toxic than synthetic substances.

* Go for timed-release fertilizer, which are applied to the soil less often while maintaining a steady and constant flow of nutrients. This way, your pet is not more exposed to fertilizer than had you chosen a fertilizer that needs constant reapplication. Plus, you are assured that it is less time-consuming and more cost-effective, a double whammy indeed.

* Avoid inert ingredients such as carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, and chloroethane as well as 2,4D. All of these substances have been proven to be toxic and/or carcinogenic to both man and animals. Thus, you must always read the manufacturer labels of commercial fertilizers before buying into them.

It does pay to look for commercial fertilizers with the EPA and/or veterinarian approval. Ask fellow gardeners and pet lovers, do your research and you are sure to find a commercial fertilizer that's pet-friendly, pocket-friendly and planet-friendly.

Do-It-Yourself Fertilizer

And then there is the organic option of actually making your own fertilizer from household wastes. Not only do you get to recycle waste, thus, saving the environment from your trash, but you also get to save money on commercial fertilizers while saving your pet from toxic substances. It's what we call a win-win situation.

It's actually very easy to make your own organic fertilizer. You can designate an area of the garden or make a makeshift compost box into which you can pile your waste products from the house. Do your research into the best way to pile carbon-rich browns like wood chips, straw, dried leaves with nitrogen-rich greens like glass clipping and kitchen scraps.

You can also make organic weed killers from materials found in your kitchen. Basically, you just combine one part vinegar with two parts boiling water and add in clove oil and lemon. You can then spray the mixture directly into the weeds, just not into ornamental plants or dead they shall be in no time.

You can have a pet safe fertilizer and weed killer with the right approach to gardening. All you have to remember is that when choosing a pet safe fertilizer, you are actually choosing your health, your pet's health and the environment's health over the perfectly green garden.

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