Homemade Fertilizer – Part II
Other than eggshells, did you know you can also use fish heads and aspirin as fertilizer for your tomato plants? Check out this post from Grow Better Veggies. Now I don't know where you're going to get the fish heads, but she got them from a restaurant where she grow for. David from Segua Ania also has a post about using aspirin as fertilizer, check it out.
I mean... really... fish heads?!?!
To add on to that, you can also put shrimp, crab, or lobster shells. Doesn't it sounds like the kitchen garbage bin?
Homemade fertilizer
Don't throw away those eggshells because they can be used as fertilizers. Just throw them in a food processor and crush them until they turn into powder. It act as a good source of potassium and calcium for vegetables, flowers, and fruits. The crushed eggshells can be mixed in with the soil or scattered on top and around the plant.
I also have success with milk as a fertilizer. Once a week I mix one part of milk with 4 parts of water and spray it on the tomato leaves. Another tip from my mom is to save the water that you use to rinse the rice. The water has a milky color and it's supposed to have lots of nutrients.
Do you know any secret homemade fertilizer? I'd love to know about it!
Bloom fertilizer
I have been using this fertilizer once a week on my flower plants. When they first planted, I added a slow-release granular fertilizer to the potting mix. Although the slow-release fertilizer will give a steady feed to the plant over the next few months but container plants are heavy feeders, they need the extra nutrients. This is the highest phosphate number (52) I could find in the store.
