How to Make Your Own Fertilizer: Collect What You Usually Throw in the Trash

It has long been no secret that household waste can partially replace fertilizers, which cost money.

Such additives can be used in the care of indoor plants, seedlings and garden crops. It remains to figure out what and from what can be prepared.

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told us which proven fertilizers can be made from household waste.

Eggshell

This is the first ingredient that comes to mind.

It can be used both in dry form (simply crushed and added to the soil) and in liquid compositions.

The infusion is easy to prepare: 100 g of shells need to be dried, crushed and poured with a liter of boiling water. Close the container and after a week dilute the concentrate with water in a ratio of 1:3.

Bread

Dried bread can also be used to increase the yield of fruit crops.

To do this, fill the container 2/3 full with bread or crackers, add warm water and leave in a dark place for a week.

The concentrate must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1:3.

Potato broth

Instead of pouring the water after boiling potatoes down the drain, pour it into a suitable container, let it cool and use it to water indoor plants, seedlings and garden plants.

Onion peel

Take 2 cups of onion peel and steam in 2 liters of warm water. Let it brew for 2 days and dilute 1:3.

The additive is not only nutritious, but also protects plants from pathogenic environments.

The main thing to remember is that folk recipes cannot provide plants with all the necessary substances and are often used as auxiliary additives.

Previously we talked about how to use phosphate rock .