Home Tips

A simple DIY: composting kitchen waste and liquid fertilizer

Composting your kitchen scraps is a sustainable and fulfilling practice that can significantly reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills while producing nutrient-rich soil for your precious plants. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover an innovative dual-purpose composting method. This method not only produces premium compost but also provides you with valuable liquid fertilizer. It’s an eco-friendly win-win! Equipment you’ll need:

Two buckets or containers (one should fit comfortably inside the other). A lid for the outer bucket to protect against pests. Small drainage holes in the inner bucket. A tap. Compost or soil. Kitchen scraps (think vegetable scraps, eggshells, fruit peels, coffee grounds, etc.). Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB). A 1.5-liter bottle with a cap. A tool for mixing the compost.