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We use herbs for nutrition and health but don’t often consider that these same benefits can also extend to our gardens. Fertilizing with many of the herbs you already grow is a simple way to give the garden a boost and reduce the expense of purchased fertilizer.
Below you’ll find three especially useful herbs for fertilizer and some of the ways to use them as such.
3 Herbs That Can Add Nutrients To Your Garden Soil
Almost any herb that is known to have nutritive value can also be used to fertilize the garden, but the following three herbs are especially potent in their concentration of nutrients essential to plant health.
Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), Russian comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum), and dandelion (Taraxicum officinale) are high in their concentration of potassium, phosphorus, and calcium. Comfrey also concentrates magnesium. In addition, comfrey and dandelion accumulate copper and iron.
When used appropriately, these herbs can enrich the soil that feeds our edible and medicinal plants – which benefits us, too!
6 Ways To Fertilize Your Garden With Herbs
Although there are many ways you can take advantage of using nutritious herbs to fertilize your garden, below are six ways to get you started.
1. Dried or Powdered Herbs
Dried or powdered herbs are easy to make from homegrown herbs or they can easily be purchased if you don’t have them growing in your garden. The benefit of having dried herbs on hand is that they can fertilize the soil in early spring before fresh herbs have leafed out.
To use dried or powdered herbs as a fertilizer, simply sprinkle a little along each planting furrow before seeding or transplanting, and mix them into the soil with a digging fork. Remember, because dried herbs are concentrated nutrient sources, a little will go a long way.
Para usar hierbas secas o en polvo como fertilizante, simplemente espolvorear un poco a lo largo de cada surco de siembra antes de la siembra o trasplante, y mezclarlas en el suelo con un rastrillo
2. Energize Compost
Oftentimes, the compost bin becomes full of dried, brown material – such as leaves and other yard waste – that can slow down the composting process. To energize the compost with fresh, green plant matter, layer in chopped herbs. They will not only speed up composting, but they will improve the nutrient value of the finished compost.
energizar el compost con la materia fresca, las plantas verdes, la capa de hierbas picadas.Ellos no sólo acelerará el compostaje, pero van a mejorar el valor nutritivo del compost final.
3. Green Manure
Green manure is essentially fresh, chopped, green plant matter. It is used as a high-nitrogen fertilizer in place of animal manures. To use herbs as green manure, chop the plants into 3 to 4-inch pieces and incorporate them into the garden soil in the fall, or at least, two weeks before planting.
El abono verde es esencialmente fresco, picado, materia vegetal verde. Se utiliza como un fertilizante de alta nitrógeno en lugar de estiércol de animales. Para utilizar hierbas como abono verde, cortar las plantas en trozos de 3 a 4 pulgadas e incorporarlos en la tierra del jardín en el otoño, o al menos, dos semanas antes de la siembra.
4. Liquid Fertilizer
When herbs are steeped in water for a period of time, the nutrients in them will become activated by microorganisms, making them more bioavailable to plants. Liquid fertilizers are useful for giving established perennials and fruiting vegetables a mid-season boost.
To make an herbal liquid fertilizer, follow the instructions for creating compost tea, substituting herbal plant matter for the compost.
Cuando las hierbas se empapan en agua durante un período de tiempo, los nutrientes en ellas se activarán por microorganismos, haciéndolas más biodisponibles para las plantas. Los fertilizantes líquidos son útiles para dar a las plantas perennes establecidos y hortalizas de fruto un impulso a mitad de temporada.
Para hacer un fertilizante líquido a base de hierbas, siga las instrucciones para crear el té de compost, la sustitución de la materia vegetal a base de hierbas para el compostaje .
5. Mulch
Mulch can help retain soil moisture and prevent erosion. While as a green manure, chopped herbs are incorporated into the soil. Used as a mulch, the chopped plant matter is simply laid on the surface of the soil. It will naturally biodegrade and act as a slow-release fertilizer.
Green mulch is best used under mature, fruiting plants such as tomatoes, peppers, or cucumbers. Herbs can also act as a living, permanent mulch when planted under fruit trees or other perennials. Simply chop the herb plants back from time to time, or let them die back on their own.
Mulch puede ayudar a retener la humedad del suelo y evitar la erosión. Si bien como abono verde, hierbas picadas se incorporan en el suelo. Se utiliza como un mantillo, la materia de la planta picada es simplemente puso sobre la superficie del suelo. Como es natural, se va a deshacer y actuar como un fertilizante de liberación lenta.
Abono verde es el más utilizado bajo, plantas frutales maduros como los tomates, pimientos, pepinos o. Las hierbas también pueden actuar como un ser vivo, el mantillo permanente cuando se plantan bajo árboles frutales u otras plantas perennes.
6. Stimulate Seedlings
To give seedlings a leg up when transplanting them into the garden, bury one or two fresh herb leaves (not stems or flowers) underneath each planting hole. This slow-release fertilizer will activate as the seedling begins to grow.
As you can see, the nutritive value of herbs can be just as important and useful to our gardens as they are to us. Use chamomile, comfrey, and dandelion to give your garden a fertilizing boost.
Para dar plántulas una ventaja cuando trasplantarlas en el jardín, enterrar a una o dos hojas de hierbas frescas (no tallos o flores) debajo de cada hoyo de plantación. Este fertilizante de liberación lenta se activará como la plántula comienza a crecer.
Como se puede ver, el valor nutritivo de hierbas puede ser tan importante y útil para nuestros jardines como lo son para nosotros.Utilice manzanilla, consuelda y diente de león para dar a su jardín un impulso ayudando a la fertilización.
Do you fertilize your garden with herbs? If so, which herbs do you use? We’d love to hear from you in the comments below!
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