In addition to the damage to plant health and your own from most of today’s even high-quality fertilizers, there is also the factor of their high cost. Therefore, today more and more gardeners and gardeners are thinking about using alternative dressings of natural origin. When growing vegetables on your own plot, you want to spend less time and effort and get the most useful harvest.
Required trace elements
To be able to develop harmoniously and grow normally, to produce beautiful and tasty fruits, crops need potassium (K), phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N).
Potassium has the ability to improve the general condition of any plant. Phosphorus is essential for the development of fruits and flowers. Nitrogen helps plants effectively grow green mass. Micronutrients are another important part of the proper development of crops.
These nutrients contain calcium, magnesium and sulfur. Important factors are the degree of acidity of the soil, and the presence in it of certain beneficial bacteria in the right amount.
Coffee grounds
It can be called an excellent organic fertilizer. Coffee grounds tend to increase the acidity of the earth and saturate it with nitrogen to a sufficient extent. Improving organic matter in the soil is possible by adding 25% ground coffee to the soil near the base of the crops. Such top dressing can bring especially many benefits to hydrangeas, magnolias, azaleas and roses.
Banana peel
For normal flowering and a rich harvest in the future, plants can be fed with banana peels. They are rich in calcium, potassium, phosphorus. After the peel is buried in the soil, a natural decomposition process occurs.
The desired elements get access to the roots. It is also customary to freeze the crusts in order to place them in the ground near the plants in the spring. Making a spray for spraying crops is quite simple. It is enough to soak the banana peel in a container of water for a couple of days.
Epsom salt
This remedy is sold in a pharmacy. It gives the soil elements such as sulfur and magnesium. Epsom salts help reduce the stress levels of small seedlings at the time of transplanting. It is very useful for tomatoes and roses. Allows indoor plants to acquire a beautiful dark green color. Proper use involves dilution in water in a ratio of 1:4.
Eggshell
There is a lot of calcium in the shell of chicken eggs. All cultures need it for normal cell growth.
It is recommended to crush the shell and dig it in this form at the planting site. The spray can be prepared by taking 20 pieces of shells, which should be infused in 4 liters of water for 1 night.
Cut herb tincture
Cut grass is placed in a container for preparing the infusion, poured with water and infused for 3-5 days. Next, you need to dilute the tincture with clean water, maintaining the proportions of 1:10. The infusion is used for watering crops. And the grass is often laid out on the surface of the earth, where natural decomposition awaits it. In this way, it is possible to obtain an excellent nitrogen fertilizer in concentrated form.