NPK fertilizer making at home
Friends,
fertilization is an important part for the growth of any plant. If we have
planted any plant in our house or garden, then it’s our responsibility to
maintain its proper growth and provide it proper nutritious fertilizers at the
right times. NPK fertilizer is one of the most helpful fertilizers which are
required for the growth of most plants. Hence NPK is known as primary nutrients
for plant growth.
Meaning
of NPK fertilizer
NPK
stands for Nitrogen (N2), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) here the
letter N represent the Nitrogen, Letter P represent the Phosphorous and letter
K represent the potassium. These three are most important primary part to
maintain the plant growth.
In this
article, we will give details that how to make a very good NPK fertilizer at
your own home by using some waste items. These all waste items are very common
and we can get very easily.
And before
we get straight to the point, make sure not to miss any major details that we
will tell you since all these nutrients are very important for the growth of
every plant and known as a primary part for the growth of any plant due to the huge
benefits.
Benefits of NPK nutrient for plants
Let’s
talk for a bit about how these three major nutrients help your plant to grow
properly:-
Nitrogen
(N2)
Nitrogen
nutrient Helps the plant to grow its leaves properly or we can say that it help
a plant for maintaining its vegetative growth. When plant starts growing it
need to develop more leaves and branches so that the plant can become busy and
stronger.
Phosphorus
(P)
Phosphorous
Helps a plant in the formation of its roots and also help in the formation of
flowers and fruits. When a plant starts growing then the plant start rooting
first so that it can be stable and grow vertically. So for seedling development,
the phosphorous play an important role for making plant stable and stronger. Later
it also helps to prevent from many plant related disease so that a plant can survive
easily in difficult environment.
Potassium
(K)
Potassium
has very different roles for the growth of any plant. It Help the plant to
ensure that all required functions for growth suck as photosynthesis are
working properly. It also helps a plant to develop its stem stronger and
contribute for increasing the yield of flower and fruit production. Due to
potassium the plant’s fruit and flowers get there full size and looks better.
Homemade NPK fertilizer making process
The
process of making this fertilizer will be divided into three different
processes. And these three stages are
Making of
Nitrogen based fertilizer
Making
of Phosphorous based fertilizer
Making of
Potassium based fertilizer
Making of Nitrogen based fertilizer
First
of all, we will make our Nitrogen fertilizer. For this, we will use waste tea
leaves. Most of us don’t know that tea leaves contain great amounts of nitrogen
thus, proving beneficial for the growth of plants.
For
this, collect some used tea leaves in a container and wash them properly with
fresh water for at least 2 times. After washing, leave them in the open sunlight
until it completely dries out. When it dries out completely, store it in a
container and our Nitrogenous fertilizer is ready.
Making of Phosphorous based fertilizer
Now, we
will make the phosphorus fertilizer. For this, we will use mustard cakes.
Mustard cake is a really good source for phosphorus and it is also easily
available in our local markets.
First,
we will take a good quantity of mustard cake and grind it using a grinder.
After the grinding process, it will turn into a powder, collect this powder in
a container and our phosphorus fertilizer is ready as well.
Making of Potassium based fertilizer
Next,
we will make the potassium fertilizer. For this, we will use banana peels.
Banana peels are one of the best sources for potassium available in almost
every season and neighborhood market.
For
using it, we will let the banana peels dry out completely by leaving them in
open sunlight.
After drying out, they will become hard and lose their signature
yellow color.
Now, we will grind them with a grinder. After the grinding
process, our potassium fertilizer is ready so we will collect it in a
container.
Now,
after preparing NPK based fertilizer we will mix all three fertilizers together
and after mixing, our homemade NPK fertilizer is ready for use. Now we can
store it for future or can use directly on our plants.
How to
use this NPK fertilizer for plants
This
NPK fertilizer is a slow-release fertilizer and all three ingredients will take
turns in the plants soil to enrich the growth of any plant.
Now
that we have prepared the fertilizer, it is time to use it and start to enrich
the growth of our beloved garden’s plants. But for the application, every
fertilizer needs to be used in its own unique manner to help our plants obtain
proper nutrients. So now we will tell you how we should properly apply the
fertilizer in our plants.
For a
start, just pour the fertilizer on the soil of the plant around its stem. If
you want to use the fertilizer for crops or vegetables, pour some more amount
of the fertilizer on the soil. Now, do some mulching on the soil and make sure
that the fertilizer is completely mixed with the soil. And now we will keep our
plant in the sunlight and make sure to properly water it. In around just one
month, the fertilizer will show its efficiency and your plant will appear even
healthier and will produce more and more flowers and fruits.
So
friends, we can make this most important NPK fertilizer at our home by using
the waste items about which we have explained above. We have also explained
this whole process in our YouTube channel so you can visit and watch this
homemade NPK fertilizer making process in video format.
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