A PRO gardener has shared a DIY recipe that enriches your plants and promotes growth.
They said the one-ingredient hack is packed with nutrients.
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They explained that they regularly prepare “herbal tea” as a cheap and money-saving fertilizer for their plants.
“I just packed a five-gallon bucket with weeds, Epsom salt, a few ounces of molasses, and a few cups of compost,” they said.
“I assume the sugar and compost help break everything down, if not because it’s not aerated, well, they’re still good nutrients.
“I put about four cups of this tea in a two-gallon watering can, fill it with water, and water the roots every week or two when the plants start to bloom.”
The experienced gardener had several tricks up his sleeve to make the most of his resources.
In cold weather, a simple household item helps protect your plants.
“Cut and cover the beds with tons of leaves and a few layers of cardboard every winter,” they said.
“[It] it keeps the soil good and the worms love it.”
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“I make a compost pile every fall with cut leaves, pumpkins harvested after Halloween, and five-gallon buckets of used coffee grounds I buy at coffee shops,” they added.
They even relied on homemade pest control solutions.
“The concentrated material for fungi and pests is cheap and lasts several years,” they explained.
“Copper, pyrethrin, spinosad are what I use. I use baking soda spray for mold maintenance, some copper if I have an outbreak.
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- Banana peels, vinegar and coffee grounds are often recommended as natural fertilizers.
- Dollar Tree sells four packets of seeds for $1.25.
- Try a vertical planter like the one from Amazon Mr. Stacky 5-Tier Stackable Planter$35 to make the most of a small space.
- Use networks like Garden Netting Pest Barrier$8, from Amazon to ward off bugs eating your vegetables.
- Try sacrificial planting to reduce pesticide use and keep pests out of your garden. Deliberately growing certain plants to attract agricultural pests can keep them away from the plants you want to protect. Examples include marigolds, lavender, catnip and chives.
- For pesky weeds in your garden, the Grampa’s Weeder – The Original Weed Puller Tool with Long Handles$45, from Amazon it’s a handy tool you can use without having to bend over.
“Spinosad I use weekly for pests, pyrethrin if I have an outbreak.”
Some DIY projects have saved money on trellises and indoor gardening.
“I use 1/2 inch conduit (3/4 might be better, but last year I had 12 tomatoes stuck in 1/2 inch and it worked) to build my truss with connectors from the manufacturer’s pipe so I can make it high enough, relatively affordable,” they said.
“The LED grow light bar grid helps me plant lots of seeds indoors, which is much cheaper than buying pre-grown plants,” they added.
“When I’m not being lazy, I also grow microgreens, which are very cheap to grow yourself once you have the trays.”
“Irrigation is quite accessible with PVC pipes. Make the collector, so I have 3 pipes passing through each bed, and each bed has a ball valve”, they said.
“On irrigation pipes, drill a 1/16-inch hole every eight inches or so.”
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