Gardening tips 1 – Here some diy ideas to feed your plants

Gardening tips 1 – Here some diy ideas to feed your plants

• When cleaning your fish tank, save the water which to fertilize plants.
• You can prepare organic mulch yourself by shredding leaves,
• Chopped or shredded newspaper retains moisture in the soil — and, as it breaks down, adds nutrients.
• It is best to do the watering early in the morning.
• Save empty egg shells to crush and combine with water or to sprinkle directly onto the soil.
• When you rinse out milk and juice jugs, use that water on your plants.
• Sprinkle a tablespoon of Epsom salt every two weeks around the base of your plant for maximum magnesium benefits.
• Coffee grounds and coffee itself give plants nitrogen, which is good for acid-loving plants like tomatoes and roses. Nitrogen encourages fruiting and blooming, so tomatoes and roses Place used coffee grounds on a paper towel and place them on a tray to dry in the sun. Spread the grounds 1/4-inch deep to allow thorough drying. Once the grounds are dry, work them into the soil around your plants. You can even use leftover coffee to water your plants, but you should dilute the coffee by adding four parts of water to one part coffee.
• For sweeter tomatoes try adding some baking soda to the soil.  Make sure you only sprinkle it on the soil, not the plant.  The baking soda is a base, and counteracts the acidity in the tomatoes.  The result?  Sweeter tomatoes
• Beer – One inch in bottom of an empty tuna or cat food can. Set in garden. Slugs and snails are attracted to the yeast in beer and essentially drown.
• Irish Spring and a cheese grater. Apparently squirrels hate the smell of the soap, so they’ll stay out of your garden. as well as deer and mice.
• Epsom salt is made up of magnesium sulfate. Magnesium is critical in the formation of chlorophyll and in aiding the absorption of phosphorus. Epsom salt as a plant food provides a greener appearance in acid loving plants such as tomatoes, outdoor lawns, rhododendrons, camellias, roses, and azaleas. The following is a guide to using Epsom salt: