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Homemade Fertilizer – Part II

BuddyGarden — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:00:58 +0000

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

BuddyGarden — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:41:21 +0000

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

BuddyGarden — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:52:06 +0000

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.