4. Give Cola to Azaleas
Supplies required: Coca-Cola
Making Cost: $1–$2*
Coca-Cola is a sugary cola that is loved by practically everyone, and it has a plethora of applications. Coca-Cola can be used in the garden to promote the growth of gardenias and azaleas. There are some unexpected advantages to occasionally mixing Coke and water and applying it to the soil surrounding these plants.
Give Cola to Azaleas to Eat ©Shutterstock/Anastasiia Immortal
More carbon is delivered to the earth by the soda. Utilizing this carbon, microbes fight your plants for nourishment. Your gardenias and azaleas will be able to absorb as much nutrition as possible if you give them Coke.
5. Use Tarp to Cover Newly Dug Areas
Supplies required: black tarp
Making It: $30–$60*
In the garden, tarps can be a useful tool. For example, this plastic cover works well and is reasonably priced as a weed barrier. It can also be used, like landscaping fabric, as a soil cover. It may even help with soil fumigation, which is another benefit for controlling weeds.
Use a tarp to cover freshly dug areas. ©Shutterstock/Ratikova
You should make sure the tarp is black if you plan to use it as a permanent barrier. The dark hue will warm the soil by absorbing heat from the sun. The Washington Post claims that although weeds can germinate in these warm, humid conditions, their growth is impeded by the “absence of light.”
6. Apply fertilizer to milk
Supplies required: whole or diluted milk
*The cost to make one gallon of whole milk is $4.40. Milk is an excellent fertilizer in addition to being a great complement to our cereal dish in the morning. A good number of proteins, vitamin B, and carbohydrates found in milk can benefit plant and human health.Why plant a farm? It even claims that using milk as fertilizer can increase crop yields.
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You can avoid pepper, tomato, and squash blossom-end rot by adding milk to your soil. It works the same way whether you use it whole or diluted to a fifth of its original power. Not only is milk a plant protein shake, but it also acts as an organic insecticide against aphids, spider mites, and thrips.
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