What can i use to fertilize my vegetable plants?

We have some vegetables in containers on our deck and they are just coming along slowly. What can I use that is Organic to fertilize these guys. I have peppers, tomatoes, and flowers in pots. Thanks!!!

What can i use to fertilize my vegetable plants?
When you say organic I believe you dont want chemicals - try to replant them in new soil, give them an inch in diameter larger pots and use commercial soil that is formulated for starting plants. If you get hold of a little bit of manure (any riding stables near by???), you can mix it in the soil, but dont overdo it, too much will burn the roots.

Sometimes, when you are not happy with the progress, you tend to water the plants too much - they should never stand in water.

Good luck!
Reply:My uncle has a huge garden in North Carolina, and he uses the Miracle Grow for vegetables, etc. It is beautiful, as a matter of fact, the Garden club asked permission to show his garden. That's an Honor!
Reply:The best thing is to keep a pot for compost. You can put things in the compost like dead leaves, egg shells (calcium), and used coffee grounds in it. Stir it up about once a week, and once it's started to decompose, put in on your plants.

Growing up, we had a garden in the country, and we used this for the flower beds, but we used (and I know this sounds gross) chicken and cow manure mixed with good old dirt on our garden. It's a great natural fertilizer. I realize you may not be able to get any of this the way we got it, but I believe you can buy it at certain gardening centers or nurseries.

If you don't feel like putting this much work into it, and you're a coffee drinker, you can dump the used grounds right into the pots. It alone will help fertilize the plants.
Reply:organic ferts are the only way to go. don't use anything that was 100% formulated in a lab (NO miracle grow). you might get immediately good results, but long term you kill the beneficial microorganisms in your soil and your plants' nutrient uptake will be adversely affected. get blood meal, bone meal, bat guano, worm castings seaweed, and fish emulsion (someone else wisely rec'd these last 2 already) are all excellent choices. for minerals, get iron (not ironite brand--full of lead, and by law they're not required to mention it), magnesium, copper, sulphur, agricultural lime. and if you grow in pots, mix in some good outdoor soil, and mulch the tops of your pots with small-grain mulch to give you improved moisture retention, microbes and, if your'e lucky, a worm or two. bon apetit.
Reply:There is a reaaly good, widely available commercial fertilizer called seaweed and fish emulsion. It is available in different brands and is not necessarily certifiable as organic, but is all natural and very good for your plants. It will also add trace minerals to the vegetables you eat! Check at your local smaller nurseries as the big ones tend to not carry it.