general info about nutrients

elzero

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Hi I'm very very new and uneducated about growing and i just want to know some basic information about nutrients
so can i just make my own fertilizer at my home ? should it be liquid or should i compost it like i saw some on some youtube videos
can i just take a container and fill it up with leaves - roots - banana peels - egg shells and needed nutrients like them and fill it up with water then i wait for the water to soak all the nutrients and then give the water to my plant ? can i do that ? (sorry i'm so new)
 
If you want to build a soil to support your plants lifecycle then try the organic section.
There are some very well informed people in there.
 
i just wanna try the organic section because it is easier in my country it is so hard to find botled nutrients for my plants here
 
Mixing nana peels , egg shells, ect...into water will not extract the nutrients you need to grow in a container. Your gonna want to compost all that stuff first before using it. (all that stuff will turn into soil after its done composting. ) THAT is your food, already in your soil and ready to feed a plant. You will have to purchace a few things to go into your mix. Alfala meal is an example of a good source of Nitrogen but it has little to no Phosphorus and Potassium. (every plant needs a balanced dose of NPK plus micro nutes. )
No you do not have to buy snake oil bottles with pictures of cartoons on the labels but any basic plant food will work. (including miricle grow)
 
If you are new to growing, do yourself a big favour and go with something proven your first time around. Use some off the shelf soil with nutrients like Fox Farms Ocean Forest or one of dozens of others, and just grow the weed. Any country you live in will have some kind of soil suitable for growing tomatoes or peppers or something in containers.

Just get it, and use it. Don’t tweak it, don’t do anything complicated, just use soil, and water when it’s dry.

Focus on the light, reading the plants, and the basics of plant growth.

Then start working on an organic mix of your own.
 
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