Any good home made indoor/outdoor plant ferterlizers?

Answer 1

I use sheep poo and/or Epsom Salt, depends on the plant and both works very well.

Answer 2

Hi wld4now,
If you have fish this works great when you clean the fish tank add the water to your plants(fish emulizion) And outdoor you can use fish heads & waste ( just make sure you dig them into ground). Also Knox Original Unflavored Gelatine in a gallon of water it helps with the PH balance-this works on all houseplants. Always better to leave water sit a few days gets rid of the chlorine in it healthier for plants to. Good luck I hope some of these answers work. Have a good day! :0)

Answer 3

First and foremost, you want to select materials that are "organic" (biodegradable and safe) and that will not emit an odor over time (natural materials often "rot," and with that rot comes a foul stench you will soon regret!). . . .

To my potting soil, I will add any number of things, including small scoops of sand (if I feel a need to lighten up and retain water), used coffee grounds (this make the soil loose and allows for ease of root growth), and oddly enough banana peels (I usually dice these as I might an onion). Roses in particular love this sort of attention.

If possible, I would avoid commercial chemical fertilizers, primarily because they remain in the soil (rather, they linger and can cause caustic burns to you as you work later) or can enter the local water supply. Not everyone is connected to a city pumping station (some use wells for their water source), and ultimately all our sewage and waste water runs off into local creeks and rivers. There is accumulation of chemical fertilizers can lead to algea proliferation, fish kills, oxygen deprivation, etc.

Amazing just how safe old coffee grounds and banana peelings can be.

Under no circumstances, however, should you use vegetable materials that include seeds--unless, of course, you want these seeds to surprise you later with lush growth and unexpected plants. (To prevent a problem, I usually microwave such materials--thereby killing the seeds first.)

Good luck.

Answer 4

The best fertilizers are organically produced by composting. Once you have finished compost, let some soak in a 5 gallon bucket of water for a couple of days, then pour off the liquid and you'll have a most excellent compost tea, guaranteed to make your plants happy!

Answer 5

I use alfalfa pellets, found at a farm supply store. It is a low grade fertilizer, a great mulch, softens the soil, and also prevents black spot in roses if applied in the Spring. Do not buy rabbit pellets as it usually contains molasses. Just get the 100% alfalfa pellets used as animal food and put a small handful into a gallon pot and water as usual. Do not use too much as mold will form under it if it is too thick. Use sparingly and wait for great results.

Answer 6

Indoor- your own left over foods deposited in a pit and covered turns to a fertilizer in 2 weeks. for out door plants.
Indoor plants need water sun shine and topping of plant with new soil 3 months once.

Answer 7

Miracle Grow or Peters Plant Food.

Answer 8

Different plants require different formulas. Listen to the professor.
I have Jerry Baker's Backyard Problem Solver. It contains over 2000 remedies and tonics for every possible gardening problem. It's the best 20 bucks I ever spent.

Answer 9

Try coffee grounds, fish heads (and scales) and egg shells. Fruit and veggie peels. Any organic waste, maybe except meat rinds.

I like the spikes that push into the soil for indoor. They don't smell, and they release slowly, and evenly.

Be careful not to over fertilize.

Answer 10

Either used tea leaves or coffee grounds work as well as the dead leaves from off your trees. Another good idea is to simply take a hoe or shovel and bury the dead flowers and other plants from your garden. Also the ashes from a charcoal grill work well.

Answer 11

Set those hamsters free!

Deaf leaves, tea leafs, can be a little too acidic, remember to check the pH level of the soil and add limewater if it is too acidic.

Animal faeces is better.

If not, try vermicomposting if you lack the animals or humans who are willing to **** in your garden. Vermicomposting allows you to turn leftover food and fruit peels like apple skin, ( preferably not citrus ), into high quality vermicompost. You can buy or built your own vermicomposter, just search for the designs online and try to make one. You need red worms to work for you.