With the emergence of the coronavirus, our stay in our homes has never been longer. And for those who love a green corner at home, the feeling of having a space with plants was welcoming and a little contact with nature.
However, so that the plants can grow and develop well, some simple care is needed that goes far beyond watering them. If you thought about fertilizer, yes, this is the subject we will address!
And it is not any type of fertilizer. We will present sustainable and economical ways for you to produce your homemade fertilizer yourself, with elements that often go to waste.
How to make homemade compost from leftover food
This is one of the most economical ways to produce homemade fertilizer, since you will use leftover food and dried plants.
The only item to be provided outside of this list is a composter.
With the composter in hand, you can place the following food scraps:
- Fruit scraps;
- Vegetable remains;
- Vegetable remains;
- Seeds;
- Coffee grounds;
- Leftover cooked or spoiled food (be careful to be seasoned or seasoned);
- Egg shells;
- Tea bags;
- Kindling;
- Used napkins (this item you didn’t imagine, right?)
To learn more and with every step by step on homemade fertilizer, watch the video youtube which explains more about this process, how to facilitate it and the impact on your life and our planet:
It is important to emphasize that with home fertilizer, you will be contributing to the formation of awareness and understanding of environmental laws, which is nothing more than a practice of natural transformations that all living organisms undergo. In addition to the use of what is considered “garbage”, it is a source of natural food for plants.
Homemade liquid fertilizer
Learn how to make with this tutorial, a liquid fertilizer totally natural, organic and, of course, homemade. Another addendum is that you will not spend money on fertilizers sold in specialized stores.
The homemade liquid fertilizer in the tutorial below contains all items of the NPK formula, with several micronutrients needed for your plants!
Before watching the video, separate the following materials:
- Eggshell;
- Coffee grounds;
- Chicken or pork bones (cleaned);
- Fruit peel (preferably bananas or tangerines);
- Water.
Ready! Now you can give “play”In the tutorial:
Pay close attention to the part about the fermentation of the items, as there is a risk of “burning” the plant with homemade liquid fertilizer. The video is very succinct and easy to understand. The best part is the reuse of items that would go to waste.
Homemade fertilizer for succulents
Succulents are on the rise, are extremely easy to care for and are great companions for plant lovers. They have infinite shades and shapes for decoration… that’s why they also deserve special care. The homemade fertilizer for succulents will be that sustainable and economical reinforcement for your greenbacks.
You need to provide the following items as material before proceeding with the tutorial:
- Eggshell;
- Wood ash (easily found in restaurants with a wood fire);
- Castor bean pie (found in stores selling manure and fertilizers);
- Bone meal (you can make it, but you have the option to buy it at specialty fertilizer stores).
With all the ingredients, let’s watch the video?
It is important to pay attention to the use of castor cake, especially if you have pets at home: it is toxic. And despite the fact that the purchase of castor cake and bone meal is in specialized stores, these ingredients are natural for preparing your homemade fertilizer for succulents.
Homemade vegetable compost
This topic is very important and has a small difference from the homemade fertilizer produced for vegetable gardens normally, since it will use the “powerful” chemical fertilizer, so it is important to be careful: you should not use processed foods or seasoned with salt or oil – these attract insects and can cause a bad smell in your home.
Also pay attention when using coffee grounds: it can be very acidic for the soil if used without care. To clarify this issue, see the tutorial taken from youtube which explains the correct form of homemade fertilizer with its well-known ingredient.
But before you start the video, let go of the following products for producing homemade fertilizer for your garden:
- One liter of water;
- Four egg shells (washed);
- Four peels of chopped bananas;
- Three tablespoons of coffee grounds;
- A tablespoon of ground cinnamon.
Watch the step-by-step tutorial below:
A very important tip is to place the egg shells and cinnamon in the preparation of homemade fertilizer. With this, it will neutralize the acidity of the coffee grounds, without harming your plants.
Homemade fertilizer for flowers
Excellent option to make your flowers grow twice, the homemade fertilizer from the following tutorial has the first step with ingredients that you can easily find in the kitchen:
- One liter of water;
- A small chayote;
- A large banana peel;
- A piece of sweet potato (approximately three measuring fingers);
- Two egg shells;
- A banana leaf;
- Blender.
The second stage takes some materials easier to find in specialized stores:
- Equivalent to a small pot of chicken manure ice cream;
- Two tablespoons of bone meal;
- Two tablespoons of wooden ash.
Have you separated everything? Now watch this video step by step carefully:
Homemade fertilizer for flowering
Do you want to have flowers on your plants all year long? We will teach next, the homemade fertilizer for flowering, so all your flowers will be born with more vivid and showy colors.
The tutorial below presents an easy recipe for flowering throughout the year. So separate the following ingredients before starting the video youtube:
- Eggshell flour;
- Bone meal.
Let’s go to the video?
The variation in the quantity of these fertilizers will only depend on the size of the plant to be nourished.
Homemade compost with banana peel
One of the most consumed fruits by Brazilians, the banana is a success wherever it goes. And in the animal kingdom, it’s not just monkeys who love a banana. Know that plants like it too!
But unlike monkeys and us humans, plants really like the fruit peel. So, you already have a valid reason for not leaving with the trash.
Homemade fertilizer with banana peel is great for enriching the soil as it is very rich in potassium – both the peel and the pulp.
One of the other uses is that the inner part of the bark can be used to clean and illustrate the leaves of some species of plants, such as cacti, for example. They got more showy and shiny.
Watch the following tutorial and find out more about this very basic ingredient of our diet and make homemade fertilizer with the banana peel:
Homemade banana peel fertilizer is not contraindicated for any plant, it is not toxic, it is easily accessible and even children can help with the preparation. More sustainable than him, there is certainly not!
Homemade fertilizer with coffee grounds
As previously reported in this article, coffee grounds must be used sparingly as it can “burn” a plant. So, although it is easy to find at home, you should pay attention to the following tutorial:
Necessary ingredients for the production of your homemade fertilizer with coffee grounds:
- 100g of coffee grounds;
- A liter of water.
This sludge needs to be diluted to be used as homemade fertilizer. Then, two possibilities of use arise: the mixture of the sludge with water to be used in a spray bottle and applied over the leaves – serving as a repellent; or in a watering can, placed right on the ground, making a role of fertilizer.
Make your choice!
After seeing so many tutorials, knowing more about homemade fertilizers and the infinite possibilities of using them in plants, which of these homemade fertilizers will you use in your green corner? Leave it in the comments below!
