DIY Garden Fertilizer
Plants need food, just like we do, and there are many ways you can make your own fertilizer to help keep your plants healthy and happy. Here are just a few. Do I need to say it? Organic is best! You can feed the soil but putting toxic chemicals on the plants or in the soil will kill most or all of the beneficial organisms that make soil alive and healthy. Its a complicated, amazing ecosystem that, when cared for properly (organically), will feed and care for your plants as nature intended. If you use chemicals most of this info is a waste of your time and energy. With chemicals you have dirt, not living soil and you will need to add more fertilizer (may as well use the cheap chemical varieties). What makes a fertilizer? Anything that adds nutrition. You will see 3 numbers on bags of store-bought fertilizer. They are NPK - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. These are the big 3 that are the most crucial but, like us, plants also need other nutrients to be healthy. If...