Easy Organic Fertilizers from Kitchen Waste
by - Ravisha Poddar
The starchy water left after cooking your rice makes an organic fertilizer for plants. It also contains Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium, essential for plant health
Rice Water
The leftover water after boiling potatoes is full of starch and
beneficial nutrients. Just make sure you haven’t added salt
Potato Water
Burying banana peels in pots help plants replenish their Potassium
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Pro tip: Fruiting plants would love more Potassium
Banana Peels
The light grey-colored leftover ash to fertilise plants. They are high
in Potassium and raise the pH of your soil
Wood Ash
If your plants don’t have room for compost, place compost in a bucket of
water and replenish the soil with some compost mixed water
Compost Tea
Used coffee grounds and tea leaves can add a boost of nutrition to
plants while building healthy soil
Tea Leaves
Composting peels of carrots, cucumbers, and other vegetables, and
burying them in the soil around plants can recharge pot soil
Vegetable Peel
Crushed eggshells sprinkled around the base of plant give necessary
calcium boost. Calcium is essential for strong cell walls and overall plant health
Eggshells
