@Mayt 27 April 2021 edited

DIY Kitchen Scraps Fertilizers

**Planting** has been my **hobby** since **March**. I **enjoyed** doing it as it can give us **food** shortly or it can be a beautiful **garden** someday. I love to see how other people **harvest** their **crops**. I also appreciate those **gorgeous parks** with a lot of different and attractive **flowers**. When I was young, I like to take pictures of blossoms. I also want to experience harvesting crops. Not to the point that I want to plant my yard. Now was different. I am planting with the **goal** of **harvesting** someday. I am planting **to have** a **wonderful and impressive garden** someday. Viewing other gardens makes me **admire** the plant, up to the point that I end up having seeds or something to plant when I got home. 😅 I understand now how plantitos and plantitas always have a **handful of plants** that will be planted in their garden after visiting their friend. This April, we visited a friend. Her garden was full of flowers.

I got attracted to it and wanted to plant mine too. So I end up **demanding** some **seeds** after. 😅 Last week, we went to a friend's home to get our rice. She has a broad land that can be planted with anything. Until I saw this plant:

This plant is **unfamiliar** to me. So I was like, *" 😱 It's beautiful. 😍"* And yeah, I end up having seeds of it after. 😅 As of now, I don't have a **flower garden**. You can visit my lawn by clicking this link: "Start growing your food at home." Just **plain** **green leaves**. I'm **waiting** for it to grow and bloom. Someday, I'll **update** you with it. 😊 Hope it **grows** beautifully. Btw, how do you **take care** of your plants? How do you make them **grow healthy**? As for me, I used **homemade fertilizers**. I will share some with you if ever you don't have any idea that it can be used as a fertilizer. Let's start with: **Eggshells** https://read.cash/@Mayt/start-growing-your-food-at-home-4a6e7e21

This fertilizer is so easy to make as eggs are always available in our kitchen. You only need to wait for **1 to 2 days** to **dry** the eggshell, then **crushed** it. You can put it **directly** into plain **soil** or **soak** it in **water** and use the water for **watering**. After 1 week, you can see how a plant grows so **healthy**. It is composed of **calcium** that will moderate soil acidity and will provide **nutrients** for plants. **Banana peel**

Yes, you read it right. Banana peel can also be used as a **fertilizer**. Some people **dried** it and **crushed** it using the **blender**. This fertilizer is **rich** in **potassium** and **calcium** which is good for plants like **tomatoes, peppers,** or **flowers**. **Coffee grounds**

Not just people love coffee, but also plants got addicted to it. 😍 Plants need coffee too. But you don't need to blend it with sugar or creamer. Simply **sprinkle** it onto the **soil** surrounding your plants. Why does it become a **great fertilizer**? Well, coffee grounds contain several **key nutrients** required for **plant growth**. It can also help **attract worms** and **decrease** the concentrations of **heavy metals** in the soil. You can put it to **acid-loving** plants like **azaleas** and **blueberries**. It's also good for the **growth** of **fruits** and **flowers**. So next time you'll blend coffee, don't forget to give your plants too. 😊 **Bonus tip:** `Eggshells, banana peel, and coffee grounds can be combined and use as a tremendous fertilizer. You can use a blender for the easiest way of mixing it. Just put everything on it (you can also add a few glasses of water if you want it watery) then blend. These 3 will be a great combination.` I hope you learn something from me. I was glad if you can share some ideas about plants too. Thanks for reading. 😉 Photo source: Caroline Attwood via Unsplash Louis Hansel via Unsplash Noora AlHammadi via Unsplash