Sheep's wool and leather shavings tanned without chromium (III) salts would be suitable for fertilization in organic farming, where is the lack of easily accessible fertilizer nitrogen. This hypothesis was tested in a two-year field experiment growing asparagus at Rogelj organic farm in Kranj (Slovenia). The block designed experiment with three replicates comprised fertilization treatments with sheep's wool (W), leather shavings (L), cattle manure (FYM) and unfertilized (Ø). Doses of fertilizers were relevant to 0 (Ø), 140 (W1, L1), 280 (W2, L2, FYM) and 560 kg (W3, L3) N/ha. Fertilizers were dosed the first year before the start of the vegetation. Within the next year we followed their subsequent effect. The highest soil mineral N was found in the W2, which produced also the highest asparagus yield (nonsignificant) in the first year. On contrary, NO -N content in the asparagus crop was small what reflects the good synchrony of N mineralization and consumption of N at W2. Treatments W and L released significantly more N in the next year than the same dose of nitrogen from FYM. The experiment showed that mainly sheep wool represents a quality alternative organic fertilizer. Ovčja volna in ostružki usnja strojenega brez kromovih (III) soli bi bili lahko primerni za gnojenje v ekološkem kmetijstvu, kjer primanjkuje gnojil z lahko dostopnim dušikom. To hipotezo smo preverjali v dvoletnem poljskem poskusu z vzgojo špargljev na ekološki kmetiji Rogelj v Kranju. V bločnem poskusu smo v treh ponovitvah obravnavali gnojenje z ovčjo volno (W), ostružki usnja (L), govejim hlevskim gnojem (FYM) ter negnojeno (Ø). Odmerki gnojil so ustrezali 0 (Ø), 140 (W1, L1), 280 (W2, L2, FYM) in 560 kg (W3, L3) N/ha. Gnojila smo odmerili prvo leto pred začetkom vegetacije, v naslednjem letu pa spremljali njihov naknadni učinek. V tleh je bilo največ mineralnega dušika pri W2, tudi pridelek je bil največji, vsebnost NO -N v pridelku špargljev pa je bila majhna, kar kaže na dobro sinhronost mineralizacije in porabe N. Obravnavanji W in L sta imeli tudi v naslednjem letu značilno večje sproščanje N kot enak odmerek dušika iz FYM. Poskus je pokazal, da predvsem ovčja volna predstavlja kakovostno alternativno organsko gnojilo.