Eledin
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Hello fellow growers! I made this post so we can share our info and debate about homemade fertilizers. Even tho I use super soil and organic liquid fertilizers I always like to make use of whats around the house. Ill list some of the ones that I use and the most common ones and we can debate if they are good, bad or useless.
-Coffee grounds and/or teas mixed with the soil for ph regulation and some nutes.
-Eggshells mixed with the soil. (Calcium, I know it takes months for them to start releasen the calcium in the soil, so only good if you reuse the soil)
-Egshells with vinegar for fast absorption calcium. (Adding some epsom salts after mixing everything with water you have a calmag with a bit of sulfur)
-Banana peel tea: (carbs, vegetal protein and micro and macro nutrients, specially potassium)
-Germinated lentils solution (Micro and macro nutrients but mostly auxines for faster plant and root development in veg)
-Buck of water where your plant waste goes if you cant compost. let it sit for a few weeks, it becomes stronger every month, specially if you keep adding material.
-Molasses. (not adviced for hydro. Aminoacids and carbs to feed soil life and fatten buds)
-DIY insect frass. I leave my fluorescent tubes (in my room, kitchen, and living room. I use LED in the tent) slightly open so gnats, flies and mosquitoes get inside and die because of the heat. I keep collecting them when most carcases have dried out to add some insect frass to the soil.
-Water from boiled/steamed vegetables.
-Milk. Some people claim a bit of milk is good for your plants and Big Bug and Nirvana from AN have milk protein in them.
-Male urine. In small quantities diluted with water can be good for the plant but not if youre taking medication and female urine is different and doesnt work. I cant do this one because I take medication.
-Lemon juice as ph down (Not a fan of citric acid but it can save you for emergency situations)
I would love to know more about these and also learn new ones.
-Coffee grounds and/or teas mixed with the soil for ph regulation and some nutes.
-Eggshells mixed with the soil. (Calcium, I know it takes months for them to start releasen the calcium in the soil, so only good if you reuse the soil)
-Egshells with vinegar for fast absorption calcium. (Adding some epsom salts after mixing everything with water you have a calmag with a bit of sulfur)
-Banana peel tea: (carbs, vegetal protein and micro and macro nutrients, specially potassium)
-Germinated lentils solution (Micro and macro nutrients but mostly auxines for faster plant and root development in veg)
-Buck of water where your plant waste goes if you cant compost. let it sit for a few weeks, it becomes stronger every month, specially if you keep adding material.
-Molasses. (not adviced for hydro. Aminoacids and carbs to feed soil life and fatten buds)
-DIY insect frass. I leave my fluorescent tubes (in my room, kitchen, and living room. I use LED in the tent) slightly open so gnats, flies and mosquitoes get inside and die because of the heat. I keep collecting them when most carcases have dried out to add some insect frass to the soil.
-Water from boiled/steamed vegetables.
-Milk. Some people claim a bit of milk is good for your plants and Big Bug and Nirvana from AN have milk protein in them.
-Male urine. In small quantities diluted with water can be good for the plant but not if youre taking medication and female urine is different and doesnt work. I cant do this one because I take medication.
-Lemon juice as ph down (Not a fan of citric acid but it can save you for emergency situations)
I would love to know more about these and also learn new ones.
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we like it starchy I guess. I do save the water from boiling or steaming certain vegetables. Collecting good soil when you go on hikes is also a really good idea, thanks!
I will let you know when I start the project for sure, thanks!
