Make your own nutrient soil for growing flowers this way - it doesn't stink and doesn't take up space

Everyone knows that leaf mold is a kind of nutrient soil formed from plant leaves and twigs decomposed and fermented by microorganisms in the soil, and it is also the most commonly used soil for pot cultivation. Leaf mold contains abundant various trace elements needed for plant growth, but sometimes some of the low-quality nutrient soil and leaf mold we buy are instead mixed with all kinds of industrial waste, such as plastic fragments and incinerated plastic bags. We spend money yet do not get soil that benefits plant growth conditions. Today I will teach everyone a method to make leaf mold at home.

How to make leaf mold at home?

11. If there is a forest near your home, you can directly dig up fully decomposed leaf mold that has naturally rotted over many years from under the trees in the forest. Brown-black in color is best. This is the simplest method. It can be collected in spring and autumn, and after digging it up and taking it home and disinfecting it, it can be used.

22. If you are in the countryside, after the leaves fall in autumn, you can sweep the leaves together, then dig a pit and bury them in it, and they can be used the next year. Combined with some plant ash from ordinary cooking fires, it becomes an excellent nutrient soil.

33. If you are in the city and there is a relatively large park near your home or vacant land nearby that has not been disturbed for 1-2 years, you can also dig a pit, collect leaves and grass twigs, and bury them in it. You don't need to tend to it, and when you dig it open the next year it can be used.

44. If none of the above conditions apply, then make it at home. Find an unused bucket, put the collected leaves (conifer leaves are best) and weeds into it, add some rotten vegetable leaves, spread a layer of soil on top (you can use the waste soil after repotting), then add another layer of leaves... finally sprinkle some water on top, seal the bucket opening, and by the next spring or autumn repotting season it will be fully decomposed.

Tips:

1. When making it at home, do not add too much water, as it will affect the final nutrients of the soil.

2. Do not press it too firmly, as that is not conducive to decomposition.

What techniques have you used when making your own nutrient soil? Hurry and leave a comment to share them with everyone!

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