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What food waste can be put in the hole when planting tomatoes: you will be surprised - free and effective fertilizers
16.02.2024 09:59
We are accustomed to the fact that when planting tomatoes, it is customary to put either industrial complexes or quite common folk remedies into the hole.
We are talking about ash, compost and other classic options.
However, there are also more unexpected components, recalled the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
What food waste can be used
Peel
For this purpose, peels from almost any crusts can be used. Food waste should be placed in a dried form.
Pomegranate, banana or even oranges are often chosen.
The consumption can be quite large: up to two glasses are taken for one hole.
A few more options
Some gardeners "fill" the planting site with onion or even garlic peelings. This is an excellent disease prevention and even protection from some pests.
You can also dry coffee grounds and used tea.
Bread
It is quite often featured in fertilizer recipes. It is recommended to take 1-2 glasses of dried bread or crackers per plant.
Sources of nitrogen
If you sometimes lose cereals and legumes (they have expired, for example), then they can also be used to fill tomato holes.
Often the choice falls on buckwheat, peas, millet, beans, oatmeal and other options.
Previously, we talked about how you can disinfect seeds before planting .
