How organic fertilizer improves culinary herb production

Added on 16 June 2022

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How organic fertilizer improves culinary herb production

Culinary herbs are increasingly popular among consumers. As a result, commercial producers are increasingly growing containerized herbs. Additionally, since herbs are consumed, the value-added organic market poses additional opportunities for producers.

While there are a wide variety of organic fertilizers available, finding a fertilizer source that is consistent, uniform, and easy to incorporate into production makes producing an organic crop much easier. Sustĺne is an organic fertilizer utilizing turkey poultry litter with a 45-day release period available in fine- and medium-grade particle sizes with a guaranteed analysis providing all primary and secondary macronutrients and iron. Given the nutrient analysis, release period, and availability in a fine-grade particle size, Sustĺne is an excellent candidate for a slow-release fertilizer to incorporate into organic culinary herb production.

Our team of researchers recently designed a study to determine what concentrations of Sustĺne would be useful for growing organic herb seedling plugs.

Researchers Study Organic Herbs

To determine what organic turkey litter fertilizer concentrations were most appropriate for producing plugs, we selected six of the most popular culinary herbs for our study, including sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Nufar'), purple basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Red Rubin'), common sage (Salvia officinalis), flat-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum 'Giant of Italy'), cilantro (Coriandrum sativum 'Leisure'), and dill (Anethum graveolens 'Hera'). All seeds were supplied from a commercial source and were certified organic for this study.