Can tea cake be used as fertilizer?

Tea Cake as Fertilizer

Tea oil cake can be used as fertilizer. It is the cake left after oil is extracted from tea oil fruits. It has high nutritional value, making it suitable for use as fertilizer for plants. It has the effect of loosening the soil and killing insects, but it cannot be used directly. It must be composted and fermented before use.

There are many plants that can use tea oil cake fertilizer, the most common ones are bougainvillea, lucky tree, money tree, Christmas cactus, Schefflera, orchid, Kalanchoe, lucky tree, etc.

How to make fertilizer from tea cake

1. Fermentation and watering the flowers: Crush the tea oil cakes and put them into a bottle. Add appropriate amount of water and some orange peels. Open it frequently to release the air. It will take about a month to ferment, and then dilute it with water and use it to water the flowers.

2. Direct use: Use a large wooden mallet to crush the tea oil cake, and then sprinkle it directly in the paddy field. It can be used on vegetables, flowers and fruits to promote the growth of crops.

Key points for using tea cake fertilizer

If tea oil cake is used as fertilizer, it must be fully fermented and decomposed before use. Because the cake fertilizer that is not fully fermented will continue to ferment in the flowerpot, it will generate a lot of heat, which can easily burn the roots of the plant. In severe cases, it may even lead to the death of the plant, so you must pay attention to this.