Sunday, June 19, 2022

Reference: Veganic amendments

A handy list of various options for veganic amendments -- 

from https://www.groworganic.com/blogs/articles/vegan-organic-gardening:


Vegan-friendly products and methods

  • Down To Earth Vegan Mix fertilizer
  • Alfalfa meal
  • Cottonseed meal
  • Neem seed meal
  • Soybean meal
  • Corn gluten meal
  • Kelp meal
  • Arctic humus
  • Soil inoculants and mycorrhizae - read the label first, as some products contain animal-derived fertilizers too. Chappy’s and MycoMinerals are both vegan-friendly choices.
  • Mulches–like Mega Mulch
  • Cover crops, and cover crop inoculants
  • Biochar
  • Compost made from green waste (not manure)
  • Composting at home
  • Liquid kelp
  • Calphos, gypsum, greensand and other mineral fertilizers. Many vegans avoid mined minerals though because of the effects mining has on local animal life and the earth as a whole.
  • Humic Acids, such as Humax (also a mined product)
  • Peat moss (vegan, but controversial due to the effects of harvesting it on the environment)
  • Coco coir or coco peat
  • Homemade potting mix: combine PVFS compost, perlite (or substitute vermiculite), coco peat (coco coir), and your choice of nutrient-rich ingredients such as limestone.
  • Any pesticides that are barriers or deterrents (gopher wire, for example).
  • Pest prevention techniques such as companion planting, removing fallen leaves and other pest hiding places, crop rotation, etc
  • Biological controls (introducing new beneficial insects or pest-specific diseases) is debatably veganic. It is preferred to encourage native species and only introduce new ones as a last resort.
  • Mushroom kits (except for the white buttons and portabella kits)
And, here's what looks to be a Canadian source of organic soybean meal:  https://boogie-brew.ca/product/soybean-meal

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