Potting soil is too expensive, let me teach you 3 tricks to make your own nutrient soil, loose and breathable, for free
The most common soil for growing flowers is garden soil, and garden soil is easy to find. It costs nothing and can be found everywhere. But it contains relatively few nutrients and tends to become compacted, so it is easy to fail at growing flowers. There is a lot of nutrient soil sold online, but if we grow quite a lot of flowers, it is also very expensive, and buying soil is no small expense either,
How can we make the soil fertile ourselves without spending money? We can use this method ourselves to make fertile soil, loose and breathable, and nutritious too.
1. Xiaoqi is from the countryside. Every autumn, when the trees begin to drop their leaves, Xiaoqi goes under the trees, rakes together a big pile of leaves, then throws the leaves into a corner, one layer of leaves and one layer of soil, waters it thoroughly, and leaves it there to compost.
Generally, especially over the several months of summer, it can ferment very well. Of course, you can also find a larger container, and likewise do one layer of leaves and one layer, and ferment it that way, which is also good. What does "well fermented" mean? When you see the leaves have turned black, crumble easily when pinched with your hand, and give off a rotting smell, that proves it has fermented well.
2. We can also take vegetable leaves from the kitchen, fruit peels, leftover Chinese medicine dregs, used tea leaves, and so on, and use them for fermentation in the same way as above. Using them as flower soil is also good.
3. Of course, you can also put tree leaves, fruit peels and the like directly into a large container. Add a fermentation starter bought online and you can put it out in the sun. It can ferment well in about a week or so, and then it is also good to mix it into garden soil for use.
So fertile, loose soil does not necessarily have to be bought. You can also make it yourself, spending no money and only wasting a little time, and for the vigorous growth of your beloved flowers, it is worth it
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