Table Scraps Make Good Fertilizer!
Table Scraps Make GREAT Fertilizers!
I was noticing the other day that the weeds around our kitchen scraps pile were a very dark green, darker than the rest of the weeds in the field... when I got to thinking... you know, kitchens scraps do make great compost! They are all natural and totally free! If you throw your scraps in the trash, rethink how you dispose of all your kitchen scraps. All the plant material breaks down easily from your kitchen scrap bowl. Beware that meats will encourage dogs to eat the scraps, so usually they may be best left out, but leftover fish is very good fertilizer! Ask the indians! They always buried a fish under each corn plant to provide the soil with fertilizer. Other great scraps include..
- Egg shells - Calcium source for soil. Soak in water 24 hours to water plants by.
- Carrots
- Banana peels
- Corn shucks
- tomato scraps
- onion skins
- ...and the list goes on!
Other houshold fertilizers can include hair, sawdust, lawnmower clippings, and more!
posted by Chris @ 12:09 AM
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sorry,
I was having a dyslexic momment.
My suggestion is to remind others to be sure and not add any animal meat or fats to the compost pile.
You are right at that! But the neighborhood dogs take care of that for me! :-)
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