Preparation of Home-made Organic Fertilizer

Ingredients:

Vegetable scraps, fruit peelings, egg shells and rice water

Procedure:

1. Chop the scraps on a daily basis.
2. Place the chopped/crushed ingredients in a 2 – 3 liters plastic container with cover.
3. Pour rice water in the container also on a daily basis.
4. Leave the filled container for a week to decompose.

Application:

1. Dig a 6-inch canal around the plant 1 foot away from the stem.
2. Apply the decomposed ingredients,including the liquid component in the canal.
3. Cover with the soil from the digging.
4. Water the plant daily (except on a rainy day) to maintain the decomposition and root absorption of the naturally-extracted plant nutrients.

Benefits:    

1. Eradicates houseflies and other creeping pests
2. Conditions the soil
3. Enhances fruiting of plants
4. Generates savings from the use of inorganic commercial fertilizer