Gardeners have been urged to plant one thing from their bin in their garden to help make the soil richer. Q.Wick Hose revealed ways you can save your kitchen waste to help in your garden.
The website said that one of the best ways is to save vegetables and fruit peelings, calling them “the absolute pinnacles when it comes to assessing what kitchen waste acts as a good fertiliser. Packed with vitamin C and calcium, they enrich your soil, making them perfect for composting. It’s also worth keeping hold of nuts, egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds and even small amounts of soft cardboard, as all of these can make great compost additions.” Also, you don’t even have to make compost; simply planting them will do the trick.
Kelsey Lorencz, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Graciously Green Eats, told Homes & Gardens: “Vegetable peels and scraps break down and add nutrients like vitamin C and calcium to the soil, which makes them ideal for composting.
“If you don’t have a composting system, you can still reap the benefits of using vegetable peels in your garden to fertilise your plants and cut down on food waste.”
Dig a trench 10 inches deep in your soil and fill it with vegetable peels and scraps. “The smaller they are, the more quickly they will decompose to add nutrients to the soil,” the nutritionist said.
If you are looking to make compost, it’s worth keeping hold of nuts, egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds and soft cardboard, as these can all make great compost additions.
Q.Wick Hose recommended enriching compost with other organic materials such as wood ash, manure and sawdust. These can help add potassium and reduce acidity levels.
Another good addition is garden waste. Grass clippings, deadheads, and leaves can all enhance your compost and bulk it out.