How to Make Potato Peel Fertilizer: Good for Vegetables, Flowers, and Houseplants

09.01.2025 21:00

Fertilizer based on potato peel can be called a real treasure for plant growers.

Firstly, because it saves money, secondly, it helps to get rid of kitchen waste in an environmentally friendly way, and thirdly, it provides plants with the nutrients they need.

Below you will find detailed instructions on how to turn peelings into a nourishing composition.

What needs to be done

You will need potato peels, which you need to pour 250 ml of water and add a few drops of white vinegar to them.

The last ingredient is needed to speed up the fermentation of potato peelings.

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It (fermentation) should last 2-3 days, after which the mixture should be filtered.

It can be poured directly into the flower pot once or twice a month.

What is the benefit of fertilizer

Thanks to the salicylic acid in potato peels, plant roots begin to develop better.

In addition, this fertilizer provides plants with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which promote their growth and flowering.

What plants is the composition suitable for?

Summer residents say that such fertilizer should be used to feed vegetables, herbs and flowering plants.

It has a beneficial effect on indoor flowers, including cacti.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources


Content
  1. What needs to be done
  2. What is the benefit of fertilizer
  3. What plants is the composition suitable for?