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Easy Homemade Indoor Plant Fertiliser
Eggshells
• Boil 3 eggs (eat them for breakfastno wasting here!) and let the water cool down. Use this micronutrient and calcium-rich mixture to water your indoor plants.
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Aquarium Water
Did you know that fish poop makes your fish tank water REALLY high in loads of the nutrients your plants love?
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Rice Water
• Soak some rice in cold water for a few hours. Drain the water from the rice, and use it to give your indoor plants a boost of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and microelements!
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Coffee
• Do you have leftover black coffee? Let it cool and water your plants that like acidic soil.
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Ash
• Have you had a braai recently? Sprinkle a tablespoon full of the ash left over onto the soil in your indoor pot plants. The ash contains some important nutrients that may be lacking in your soil.
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Banana Peels
• Cut banana peels into small pieces and put them into a bowl of water covered with a dish towel for 3 days, until water turns brown. Strain peels from the water and create a mix of half banana-water, half tap water. Water plants with this mixture once a week for a major boost!
From: www.readbeach.com
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