Can weeds be used as fertilizer?

Weeds as fertilizer

Weeds can be used as fertilizer. In fact, they are a very good organic fertilizer. They are rich in organic matter and can be used to make your own organic fertilizer. However, this fertilizer cannot be used directly and needs to be fully decomposed before it can be used. The disadvantage is that it lacks minerals and some trace elements.

If weeds are used as flower fertilizer, they are suitable for most plants, such as orchids, camellias, gardenias, azaleas, green radish, jasmine, Milan, Christmas cactus and other plants.

How to make fertilizer from weeds

1. Composting: After disinfecting and drying the weeds, add water, and then add a certain proportion of human and animal feces, composting agents and urea. Mix them evenly with the soil, trim them into a trapezoidal composting pile, and wait for it to ferment naturally.

2. Deep burial: In addition, weeds can also be fermented by deep burial. Mix the weeds, fallen leaves, and composting agents and put them in a pit. Then cover and compact them with soil. It takes 1-2 years to turn into farmyard manure.

Key points for using weed fertilizer

The fertilizer water fermented from weeds is really smelly, so it is best not to touch it with your hands. However, you can add some vinegar or wood ash, or geranium branches and leaves, to it, which can reduce the odor to a certain extent.