Agriculture
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- Tea Used In Gardening
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- 14 Simple Gardening Tips And Tricks
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Agriculture
Make Your Own Fertilizer
By Erin Huffstetler, About.com Guide
Learn how to make your own fertilizer, and keep your garden green without spending a lot of green. Here are several great homemade fertilizer recipes to try:
Epsom Salt Fertilizer
Use in Place of:
Houseplant food
Vegetable fertilizer
Rose plant food
Vegetable fertilizer
Rose plant food
What You Need:
- 1 Tablespoon Epsom Salt
- 1 gallon water
- A watering can
What You Do:
1. Combine the Epsom salt and water.
2. Use the solution to water your plants.
3. Repeat once a month.
2. Use the solution to water your plants.
3. Repeat once a month.
Why This Works:
Epsom salt is made up of magnesium and sulfate ? both vital plant nutrients. Some magnesium-loving plants to try it on: houseplants, roses, peppers, tomatoes and potatoes.
Coffee Ground Fertilizer
Use in Place of:
Rose plant food
What You Need:
- Used coffee grounds
- A cookie Sheet
- Newspaper
What You Do:
1. Line a cookie sheet with newspaper.
2. Then, spread your used coffee grounds out on the sheet, and allow them to dry completely.
3. Sprinkle the grounds around the base of your acid-loving plants. Azaleas, roses, rhododendrons and blueberries are just some of the plants that will benefit from this treatment.
2. Then, spread your used coffee grounds out on the sheet, and allow them to dry completely.
3. Sprinkle the grounds around the base of your acid-loving plants. Azaleas, roses, rhododendrons and blueberries are just some of the plants that will benefit from this treatment.
Note: Be careful not to over do it with the grounds. Even acid-loving plants can get too much acid.
Why This Works:
Coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen, magnesium, and potassium ? all important plant nutrients. They are also acidic, and help to maintain the acidity of the soil.
Egg Shell Fertilizer
Use in Place of:
Lime
What You Need:
- Egg Shells
- A blender
What You Do:
1. Save your eggs shells, and allow them to air dry.
2. Then, place the dried shells in the blender, and pulse until they are powdery-fine.
3. Sprinkle in your garden.
2. Then, place the dried shells in the blender, and pulse until they are powdery-fine.
3. Sprinkle in your garden.
Why This Works:
Eggs shells are made up almost entirely of calcium carbonate ? the main ingredient in agricultural lime.
Vinegar Fertilizer
Use in Place of:
Houseplant fertilizer
Rose plant food
Rose plant food
What You Need:
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 gallon water
- A watering can
What You Do:
1. Combine the white vinegar and water.
2. Use the solution to water your plants.
3. Repeat every three months.
2. Use the solution to water your plants.
3. Repeat every three months.
Why This Works:
The acetic acid in vinegar works to increase the acidity of the soil ? just the thing for acid-loving plants.
Fireplace Ash Fertilizer
Use in Place of:
Garden fertilizer
Lime
Lime
What You Need:
- Fireplace ash
What You Do:
1. Sprinkle your fireplace ash over your garden beds, and work into the soil.
Note: Fireplace ash should not be used if your soil is alkaline, or be used around acid-loving plants.
Why This Works:
Fireplace ash is rich in potassium and calcium carbonate.
Source
- Gardening With Epsom Salt
Epsom salt is a popular and well-reputed supplement in organic gardening. With the recent push towards ?green? living, Epsom salt is an ideal answer to a variety of organic gardening needs. Both cost effective and gentle on your greenery, Epsom salt is...
- 10 Natural Fertilizer Recipes
Article Taken From http://www.homegrownfun.com/ By Home Grown Mom - Cindy Look around the house and locally for materials you can use to make your own fertilizers. If you like to recycle, also check out ?Funny Ways to Recycle Human Hair to Stay Green?....
- Effects Of Vinegar And Baking Soda On Soil Ph
Saturday, July 20, 2013 By Michelle Brunet Most plants prefer a soil pH between 6 and 7, states Cornell University's Garden Mosaics. A pH over 7 is alkaline and less than 7 is acidic. Some plants prefer an acidic soil less than 6, such as lilies,...
- Tea Used In Gardening
There is some question about the allelopathic effects of caffeine (and maybe other chemicals) in brewed tea and coffee. Better, perhaps, to drink the tea and use the spent tea leaves on your plants. Give roses a boostSprinkle new or used tea leaves...
- 14 Simple Gardening Tips And Tricks
Here, the latest tips and tricks from Paul James, host of Gardening by the Yard: 1. To remove the salt deposits that form on clay pots, combine equal parts white vinegar, rubbing alcohol and water in a spray bottle. Apply the mixture to the pot and scrub...