Soil Fertilising & Condition
Substances for use in Soil Fertilising and Conditioning
AsureQuality approval required before use, refer "Soils & soil management" section
TABLE 1
| Substance | Description, Compositional Requirements, Conditions of Use |
| Farmyard manure (manures containing human excrement of faeces and urine is prohibited). | “Factory” farming sources and human excrement is prohibited. Product comprising a mixture of animal excrements and vegetable matter (animal bedding). Indication of animal species |
| Liquid animal excrements (Slurry or urine etc) (manures containing human excrement of faeces and urine is prohibited). | Use after controlled fermentation and/or appropriate dilation. “Factory” farming sources and human excrement is prohibited. Indication of animal species |
| Composted animal excrements, including poultry manure and composted farmyard manure included | Indication of animal species. Factory farming sources not permitted. |
| Dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manure | “Factory” farming sources not permitted. Indication of animal species. |
| Guano | - |
| Straw | - |
| Composts from spent mushroom | The initial composition of the substrate must be limited to products of the present list. |
| Composts from organic household refuse | Compost of source separated household waste. Only vegetable and animal waste. Produced in a closed and monitored collection system. Maximum concentrations in mg/kg of dry matter: Only during a period expiring on 31 March 2002 (to be reviewed on implementation of the programme). |
| Composts from plant residues | - |
| Products or by-products of animal origin as below: - blood meal - hoof meal - horn meal - bone meal or degelatinised bone meal - fish meal - meat meal - feather, hair and “chiquette” meal - wool - fur - hair - dairy products | Derived without chemical treatment other than oil extraction using organic solvent
(*) limit of determination |
| Products and by-products of plant origin for fertilisers (for instance, oilseed cake meal, cocoa husks, malt culms, etc.) | Derived without chemical treatment other than oil extraction using organic solvent |
| Seaweeds and seaweed products | As far as directly obtained by: - physical processes including dehydration - freezing and grinding - extraction with water or aqueous acid and /or alkaline solution - fermentation Need recognition by TPA. |
| Sawdust, bark and wood waste | Wood not chemically treated after felling |
| Wood ash | - |
| Natural phosphate rock | Cadmium must not exceed 90mg/kg P205 |
| Basic slag | Only after residue testing for heavy metals |
| Rock potash, mined potassium salts (e.g.. Kainite, sylvinite) | Less than 60% chlorine |
| Sulphate of potash (e.g. patenkali) | Obtained by physical procedures but not enriched by chemical processes to increase its solubility |
| Calcium carbonate of natural origin (e.g. chalk, marl, maerl, limestone, phosphate chalk) | - |
| Magnesium rock | - |
| Calcareous magnesium rock | - |
| Epsom salt (magnesium-sulphate) | Obtained by physical procedures but not enriched by chemical processes to increase its solubility |
| Gypsum (calcium sulphate) | From natural sources |
| Stillage and stillage extract | Ammonium stillage excluded |
| Sodium chloride | Mined salt or solar salt obtained from seawater by non-synthetic process. Need recognised by the TPA For rules specific to the USA market please refer to point in Appendix One: Supplementary requirements for Organic Operators producing for the USA Market. |
| Aluminium calcium phosphate | Cadmium content less than or equal to 90mg/kg of P205.
Use limited to basic soils (pH > 7.5). |
| Trace elements (e.g.. boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, zinc) | - |
| Sulphur | - |
| Stone meal | - |
| Clay (e.g. bentonite, perlite, zeolite) | Not chemically treated |
| Vermicculture | - |
| Peat (prohibited for soil conditioning) | Excluding synthetic additives permitted for inclusion in potting mixes. Use limited to horticulture (market gardening, floriculture, arboriculture, nursery). Prohibited for soil conditioning Not chemically treated |
| Humus from earthworms and insects | - |
| Zeolites | - |
| Wood charcoal | - |
| Chloride of lime | Foliar treatment of apple trees, after identification of deficit of calcium. Need recognized by the TPA. |
| By-products of industries processing ingredients from organic agriculture | Can only be used after TPA approval and shown to have no adverse affect on the soil |
Factory Farming refers to industrial management systems that are heavily reliant on veterinary and feed inputs not permitted in organic farming.
Note: Chilean nitrate and nitrogenous fertilisers including urea are prohibited.
