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How to Use Orange Peel When Growing Seedlings: A Trick from Experienced Gardeners
14.12.2023 02:30
Citrus peels are generally considered waste that belongs in the trash.
But experienced gardeners know that orange peels can bring great benefits to plants.
Moreover, it is worth using such “waste” even at the stage of growing seedlings.
An expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh told about one very interesting method of using orange peel.
The essence of a country life hack
Clever gardeners do the following: they use orange peel as a “container” for growing seedlings.
Gardeners fill half a citrus peel with soil and sow seeds there.
The good thing about orange peel is that you can easily make drainage holes in it.
In addition, such a container is natural. Therefore, when transplanting seedlings into open ground, nothing needs to be removed: the plant can be planted directly in the orange "container".
The citrus peel, decomposing in the soil, will begin to act as a fertilizer.
How to Peel an Orange
A gardener who plans to use orange peel as a container for growing seedlings must clean the citrus fruit in a certain way.
The peel should not be removed in pieces. The orange should be cut in half. Using a spoon, extract the pulp from each half.
As a result, you will get two hemispheres, which will act as “cups” for seedlings.
Earlier, summer residents were told why they need to collect walnut shells .
