10. Use grass clippings to produce fertilizer tea
Supplies Required: Water, lawn clippings, and a large bucket
Making It Cost: $10*
This tea is meant for your plants, not for consumption. Fresh grass clippings are rich in nitrogen and potassium, two elements that plants require. Don’t put the grass clippings in a yard bag the next time you mow the lawn.
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Rather, collect them, put them in a bucket two-thirds full, and then add water. Stir this “tea” every day for three days as it steeps. Apply the tea to your plants whenever they need a pick-me-up, but avoid giving them too much vitamin A if you offer it to them more frequently than every two weeks.