DIY Zero COST Fertilizer Using Potato Peels

by saravanase09 in Living > Gardening

5054 Views, 92 Favorites, 0 Comments

DIY Zero COST Fertilizer Using Potato Peels

IMG_20201009_143338.jpg

GO NATURAL, BE HEALTHY

Hi guys, welcome back to my another instructable. Ok ,your first question would be on the heading of the instructable. It sounds a bit different right .Well, each and every house in this world has atleast a plant .This fertilizer can be made easily with available materials at your home. This fertilizer which is made from potato peels is a source of NPK which are needed for your plant. So lets get started.

Supplies

For making this fertilizer, you will need:

A jar with a lid

Potato scraps or potato peels

Jaggery

Water (amount required to fill the jar)

Don't Throw Them, Drop Them

IMG_20201009_142140.jpg

Yeah don't throw the peels, drop them in the jar filled with 3/4 amount of water. Before adding the peels, remove the buds from the peels.

TIP : Not only potato peels, you can add any vegetable leftovers.

Feed Them

What? There is no one inside the jar and whom to feed .There are some invisible friends- the microbes .These are very helpful in our project. They help in fermentation. To feed them, add a tbsp of jaggery to the mixture of potato peels and water close the jar with a lid and shake the jar well. Now your fertilizer is ready.

Don't Leave Me Alone, Come Again

IMG_20201009_142708.jpg

Haha what a crazy step. I meant don't leave the fertilizer as it is. You know that every organism respires. Even these organisms leave the air out after respiration. Am I right? After 2 or three days, release the air from the jar by slightly unscrewing the lid .While doing this you can hear a sound. Again secure the lid tightly .Repeat this process for about a month or 2 weeks and then you can use them for your plants.

NOTE : THE LONGER THE TIME LEFT, THE MORE NUTRITIVE THE SOLUTION WOULD BE

Directions for Use

IMG_20201009_143305.jpg
IMG_20201009_125110.jpg

This fertilizer would be concentrated right after the preparation. Before use, dilute this solution. If you are gonna use 1 cup of fertilizer, dilute it with 1 gallon of water .I have took a bowl full of diluted solution to show you the colour of the solution .

And remember, do not add this fertilizer regularly. Use this fertilizer once or twice in a month.

THE ABOVE PIC WAS TAKEN AFTER LETTING IT TO FERMENT FOR ABOUT A MONTH

I hope this instructable might be useful to you. See you next time in my another instructable. Till then,

HAPPY LEARNING