Fertiliser!

Posted by Lauren Day on July 24, 2011 at 8:21am

Hi everyone!

I am a student with little money and I have found that commercial fertilisers and soil mixes are very expensive. I live in an area with heavy clay soils, so conditioning it is a must! Does anyone have any advice about a cheap and simple method of creating fertiliser? I have tried my compost, but my plants seem to die in it. :(  Will appreciate any advice!

 

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  • Megan July 28, 2011 at 10:30pm
    If you haven't already, start a worm farm and some bokashi buckets. Bury your processed food waste from your bokashi bucket in the soil and it will definitely improve your clay soil and both will also provide you with liquid fertiliser.
  • Lauren Day July 26, 2011 at 11:33am
    Does anyone know of a farm in West Auckland that gives away manure?
  • Brian Adam July 24, 2011 at 8:35am

    Compost+manure+seaweed+time.

    Describe your compost setup. Jam a metal rod into it at about halfway point,  does it get hot?

    Brian

    • Lauren Day > Brian Adam July 26, 2011 at 11:32am
      It's slightly warm...compost should be hot shouldn't it? Thank you for your reply by the way!
  • Ruth OSullivan July 24, 2011 at 8:33am
    perhaps you could make your own liquid fertiliser, next time you are at the beach collect up some seaweed and put it in a large container or bucket with water.  also can use comfrey, very stinky but plants thrive big time!
    • Lauren Day > Ruth OSullivan July 26, 2011 at 11:30am

      That's a great idea! Will do that next time I'm at the beach. Thanks :)

       

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