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Boost Plant Growth: Make Organic Fertilizer at Home Easily
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News18•19-10-2026, 20:56
Boost Plant Growth: Make Organic Fertilizer at Home Easily
- •People are increasingly setting up kitchen gardens on roofs and balconies to avoid pesticide-laden vegetables from the market.
- •Organic fertilizer can be easily prepared at home using daily kitchen waste like vegetable and fruit peels.
- •Deputy Director of Agriculture JL Gupta explained that layering organic waste and soil in a container creates rich compost.
- •Animal waste, dry grass, and cow dung can also be collected and turned into effective organic compost for plants.
- •Vermicompost and Jivamrit using indigenous cow dung and urine provide essential nutrients for healthy plant growth.
Key Questions Answered
Collect daily vegetable and fruit peels in polythene bags or a compost container, placing a layer about 8 centimeters thick with a little soil on top. Keep alternating layers of organic waste and soil; after some time, the waste rots and turns into compost fertilizer.
Vermicompost is a type of fertilizer where organic matter is converted with the help of earthworms. The resulting fertilizer provides essential nutrients for the plants in a kitchen garden.
To prepare Jivamrit, indigenous cow dung, cow urine, and fertile soil from under a tree are mixed well. After preparing it properly and allowing it to rot, it can be used for organic farming.
