Can cooked peanut shells be used as fertilizer?

Cooked peanut shells as fertilizer

Cooked peanut shells can be used as fertilizer, but they cannot be used directly. They can be used after being composted and fermented. They contain more nitrogen fertilizer and potassium fertilizer, which is very beneficial to plant growth and can also increase soil permeability.

Cooked peanut shells can be used as flower fertilizer and are suitable for plants such as roses, gardenias, Christmas cacti, Clivia, jasmine, amaryllis, Kalanchoe, and white palm.

How to make fertilizer from cooked peanut shells

1. First, wet the cooked peanut shells with water to a moisture content of about 50%, and then crush them. This is more conducive to the reproduction of microorganisms and heat transfer.

2. Then add an equal amount or half of poultry and livestock manure, as well as straw, kitchen waste and other waste materials. Dilute it with water, put in the bacterial fertilizer fermentation agent, turn the pile and mix well. Finally, pile it in a ventilated place for fermentation.

Key points for using cooked peanut shell fertilizer

If cooked peanut shells are used as flower fertilizer, they must be fully fermented. If they are not fully decomposed, they will become moldy and hairy when placed in flower pots, and will also attract various insects to feed on them, affecting the normal growth of the plants. In addition to fermentation, burning peanut shells can also be used as potassium fertilizer.