fertilizer Archives - Sara Bäckmo

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Fertilizing carrots with bokashi

These carrots look completely unreal! Some of you might think they will taste bad because of their large size. But this is actually not the case! Fertilizing carrots with bokashi compost seems to do the trick.

Fertilize with nettle water

After three weeks in the barrel, it's finally time to start using the nettle water in my vegetable garden. I'll do it on a day when rain is in the air.

Soil analysis part 3 – Mulching the polytunnels

It's time to take a look at the polytunnels in the third article about the soil analysis I did in my garden. The soil is doing well, but I need to make some changes to improve the overall quality of the polytunnel soil. And I plan to do it with (you guessed it), more mulch!

En hand håller en fin grön liten kålplanta.

How Much Fertilizer Should I Use?

Having issues with your indoor plants and seedlings? The problem might be overfertilization. Small plants are especially sensitive to strong fertilizers!

En stor gödselhög och ett litet barn som gräver i den.

Using Fresh Manure as Fertilizer Part 2

Horse manure is the perfect fertilizer for most gardens. That's why I decided to make an article series about the pros, cons and practicalities of using it. This part of the series is about how to use fresh manure as fertilizer!

How to use Horse manure as Fertilizer

Horse manure is actually a really great fertilizer that you can use in your garden at home. But there's plenty to think about before starting. Here are my best tips on how to use horse manure as fertilizer, in the first post of my new series about this topic.

Fertilize with diluted urine indoors

It might seem a bit strange or yucky to fertilize with diluted urine. But it actually works really well, especially indoors. Try it!

Using diluted urine as fertilizer

It might sound crazy, but diluted urine is actually the perfect fertilizer. I've been using it for quite some time, and it seems like there are many advantages to this method. Why not get a potty and try it out yourself?