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What food waste can be turned into fertilizer: tips for thrifty gardeners
03.01.2023 08:24
Updated: 13.04.2023 05:56
For summer residents, winter is a short break from their favorite activity and a time when they can update their knowledge base.
Others at this time are still stocking up on natural fertilizers. This mainly concerns fans of environmentally friendly farming, who avoid adding mineral additives to the soil.
In winter, eggshells are most often collected – an irreplaceable source of calcium.
Onion peels are also of particular interest. They are used to prepare infusions or simply added to the soil to protect plants from pests.
There is another product from the food waste category that has miraculous powers, at least that's what gardeners say. These are potato peelings.
Benefits of cleansing
Potatoes, in addition to starch, also contain some vitamin C, glucose, potassium, and phosphorus. All these additives, as gardeners claim, are beneficial at various stages of crop development.
How to store
Peelings are stored only washed and dried, packaged in bags or sacks and best of all on the balcony. The best option for storage is peelings dried and ground into flour.
How to use
Flour can be used in dry form or nutrient solutions can be prepared on its basis. Dried peelings are added as is or infused in boiling water for a day.
Another option is to soak the dry peelings in water for a week, after which they will turn into mush. In this case, the mass can protect the roots of plants from recurrent frosts.
Where to use
It is known that currants respond positively to potato fertilizers. Some immediately prepare a starch-based fertilizer. In addition to currants, you can use fertilizer on a cabbage bed, feed cucumbers, fruit trees and indoor plants.
The only exception is nightshade. Tomatoes, peppers and eggplants are not fed with this product.
