How Do You Make Plant Fertilizer At Home?
Fertilizing your vegetable garden or houseplants does not have to be expensive or involve spreading chemicals. Read more to learn how to make your own organic fertilizer right at home, for free. As you enjoy the last glass of milk from the container in the fridge, you head for the sink to rinse out the jug before you place it in the recycling bin. Hang on! That empty milk container can be quite useful! Instead of pouring the rinsewater down the drain and dropping the container in the recycling bin, use the rinsewater as free homemade plant fertilizer in your vegetable garden or for your favorite houseplant. The cloudy mix of water and milk residue is packed full of vitamins for your plants. This mix is rich in Phosphorous, Potassium, and Nitrogen. These are 3 of the main ingredients in plant fertilizers. The minerals are released slowly as they are broken down in the soil. The soil will continue to release this organic fertilizer for quite some time as microorganisms in the soil break