Nourish Your Garden
Good Morning!
Yesterday I talked about homemade pesticides and fungicides. Today I want to tell you about ways to nourish your Garden the homemade way. Here are a few tips!
Save those eggshells! Eggshells provide valuable nutrients to soil and are also an excellent source of calcium. Wash well, dry, and crush before adding to the soil. Eggshells are especially helpful for tomatoes because the extra calcium helps lower the chances of blossom end rot.
You can also use eggshells as a pest deterent. Crush and put them around tomatoes, peppers, broccoli and cabbage. The sharp edges will repell slugs and cutworms.
Coffee grounds are also excellent for nourishing your garden. They add nitrogen to the soil. You can sprinkle them wet around the soil for a slow release or dry them and work them into the soil. Acid loving plants such as azaleas and rhododendrons especially benefit from the grounds.
Finally, epsom salts do a lot more than soothe sore muscles! They add magnesium and sulfur, which promote bushy grow and increased flower production. They can even help seeds germinate faster! Roses especially love epsom. For usage tips, click here
Nourish your garden the natural way!
Gardening Pic of the Day:
natural fertilizers, coffee grounds in the garden,eggshells in the garden, epsom salts
natural fertilizers, coffee grounds in the garden, eggshells in the garden, epsom salts
May 17th, 2007 at 6:16 am
Nice tips!Especially about the egg shells.
May 28th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
I’m glad you found them useful!