Article: Feather meal is dried and ground chicken feathers. If you don’t keep your own chickens, you can obtain feather meal from a local garden center. Measure out around 1⁄3 cup (79 ml) of feather meal for each plant or 12 pounds (190 oz) for every 1,000 square feet (93 m2) of your garden. Mix it into your fertilizer of choice before spreading it over the soil. Crab meal is made from blue crab organs and shells, and can be obtained from a garden center. Distribute the crab meal (with fertilizer) across damp soil before running a tiller across the area. The crab meal will not only nourish your soil with plenty of nitrogen, but also protect your plants from being eaten by nematodes.  Turn your tiller to its medium depth setting (if your soil is moist) or its most shallow depth setting (if your soil is hard). Move the tiller in straight lines all throughout your gardening area.  Let the crab meal rest within the soil for anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks. The nutrients will begin to break down and seep into the soil. Fish emulsion is ground up fish parts. Look for it at your local garden center. Add the fish emulsion to your soil on a monthly basis; make sure to distribute enough for it to soak into the soil. Alternatively, add it to a large amount of water and sprinkle it over your plants.  You may want to cover your mouth and nose as you use fish emulsion; it has a very strong, unpleasant smell!  Keep pets away from your fresh fertilizer if you use fish emulsion so they don't dig up your plants. Blood meal is dried animal blood. You can obtain it from your local garden center. While the idea of using blood meal to nourish your soil may sound gruesome, blood meal is actually rich with nitrogen. Blend the blood meal with water prior to using it, then distribute it with a simple watering can. Alternatively, you can sprinkle it in a hole in the soil before you plant your next crop.
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Mix feather meal with fertilizer and spread it during autumn. Work crab meal into your soil before planting your spring crops. Soak fish emulsion into your soil. Water your garden with blood meal.