You might not know it but a lot of things that we produce as waste can be used as an eco-friendly fertilizer. Food remains and even things like coffee grounds can make excellent nutrients for your lawn and plants. Here are our top five picks for things that can be used as natural fertilizers:
1. Shells - from crab, shrimp and lobster; can make an excellent natural compost. A lot of these crustaceans' mineral properties can release many useful nutrients to the soil. It is best to let them sit in a covered dirt hole in the ground for a few weeks before using them directly on your plants and lawn, this will allow it to start decomposing it first.
2. Fish - well their scraps at least can make a great fertilizers, these don't really need decomposing first but instead can be buried deep where you want to release all the supplements. You do want to bury them deep because this could potentially attract unwanted animal guests in your garden that are looking for food.
3. Coffee Grounds - a lot of us enjoy having a nice cup of coffee every morning. Keeping coffee grounds in a jar for a few days and then using them on your grass or plants is a great way to use something that you use pretty much every morning. What's best is that it mixes in easily with your soil.
4. Comfrey - this is a plan that is has dual purpose, it has medicinal properties as well as it being a great fertilizer. You don't use the leaves directly but instead you use a sort of "tea" made out of its leaves, let some of the leaves sit overnight preferably in a place where it will receive sunlight. This will penetrate the soil quickly since it is in liquid form.
5. Droppings - specifically the ones made from chickens. This only really works if you live in a farm or somewhere where there are animals. This is the most common one but you can technically use droppings from other animals also. In order for droppings to work you do need to let it compost first in the ground for a few weeks, maybe even a few months since it can be damaging to the plants if used right away.
Some other quick ideas include keeping a can of compost inside your kitchen where you can throw in things like: egg shells, fruit peels, fruit remains, coffee grounds, etc. Then transport the compost to a larger compost bin outside your home. Compost bins usually have an opening at the bottom so you can access the fertilizer that is the oldest first.
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