What can be used as fertalizer?

Question

i was thinking of putting a garden in, near my house this year (i have before) and was wondering can left over food be used as fertalizer, last time i spent about $30+ on a few bags of cow pooh and some of that soil nutrient stuff and dont really want to by that again

Answer 1

do not use left over food...you only want food or manure, etc. that has been decomposed...I started a new garden this year and knew I could not afford everything the first year. If you soil has clay, first start with adding gypsum...(very cheap)...then I added the cheapest quick release fertilizer I could find....maybe a 5-5-5...or a higher first number....be sure you get a good rain or water in well. I tilled the soil after I put the fertilizer in and then soaked it in (quick release can burn plants or seeds easily if not watered well)...than just start planting...I have 500 snapdragons looking beautifully...also remember that you can buy Preen (the one that can be used with veggie plants) at walmart...sprinkle it in after the plant is established...then you will have used a preemergence to keep weeds from coming up and it fertilizes slow release...good luck

Answer 2

You can use any bio-degradable kitchen left overs as plant food after composting. However people avoid putting meet and bone in the compost so animals like cats, dog etc will not come. Any stuff such as leaves, twigs, grass clipping, pruned branches, dead house plants etc can be put in the compost bin. Do mix some soil from the garden in/over the compost pile to accelerate the process. Mixing the pile periodically help the composting process. Some people do less frequent mixing of the pile so the composting process is slow but eventually the pile get composted but takes longer.
I mix some old compost with new stuff when starting a new portion of compost pile.
Good luck.

Answer 3

Yup just bury it about a shovel deep

Answer 4

you can compost almost anything and use it for fertiliser.