Using homemade fertilizers for the garden has become an area of interest for almost every gardener. Gone are the days when we need to look upon the inorganic chemical fertilizers to keep our vegetable garden, indoor plants and other plants in our garden flourishing. These are also expensive. Let’s look into some easy to make liquid fertilizers. These fertilizers are made from certain plants in the garden and also from weeds which are generally considered as a hindrance to plant growth. Here are some gardening ideas on how to convert the useless weeds into nourishing homemade organic fertilizer. Gardening for beginners will also become easy with these homemade fertilizers.
We will look into a list of 5 liquid homemade fertilizers, which you wouldn’t have known. We will also look into the benefits of each liquid fertilizer and here is the list of overall benefits of using such homemade liquid fertilizers for your plants.
Benefits of weed fertilizer for plants:
Enhances the proteins synthesis in plants, thus making the plant build up its structure well
Prevents stunted plant growth and improves yield
Reduces pest and other plant infections
Increases root growth
Makes a strong cell wall, thus preventing plant damage
Enhances the productivity of plants
Increases foliage health
1. Alfalfa liquid fertilizer:
Alfalfa which is generally used as a livestock feed can also be used to feed your plants a nourishing food. Alfalfa is rich in potassium, folic acid, vitamin A, nitrogen, calcium and also contains other trace minerals. It is actually a weed that can be used to produce a nitrogen rich fertilizer tea for your plants.
Comfrey is actually a shrub that grows up to 5 feet tall, in the backyard. This is rich in magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamins A, B and other trace minerals. Comfrey fertilizer can actually add that extra required dose of phosphorus and magnesium to your plants.
3. Willow liquid fertilizer:
These weeds contain high amounts of growth hormones and thus willow liquid fertilizer can be used to feed transplants and seedlings.
4. Horsetail liquid fertilizer:
Another important liquid fertilizer made from weeds is horsetail liquid fertilizer. This is actually rich in iron, silica and potassium. Iron and silica are generally not found in other weeds, because these horsetails grow deep rooted and thus draw up the nutrients in deep soil. Using this to make your fertilizer tea will actually boost the nutrients for your plants.
5. Stinging nettle liquid fertilizer:
One caution while handling stinging nettle is to wear gloves as these are itchy when they come in contact with skin. Otherwise, stinging nettle liquid fertilizer is an excellent natural insect repellent, and also resists fungal attacks. Stinging nettle when used as a fertilizer for your plants provides iron, zinc, selenium, boron and magnesium which are rarely found in other fertilizers. It is also a rich source of calcium, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
