Coffee grounds, banana peels, egg shells. All excellent natural fertilizers for the green of gardens and balconies of the house. We have even seen the tea bags, in the article to which we refer at the end of the reading. But, among the fertilizers for our plants, here is an unusual one that comes from the bathroom: cotton balls. Provided, however, that it is pure cotton and not material mixed with synthetic fibers. Let’s see in this article by our Experts where to find other unusual products for a quality compost.
Hurray for recycling
There are nations like those of Northern Europe, for example, Denmark and Norway, which reward recycling ideas and actions in a thousand ways. If we think that the idea of distributing plastic bottles in exchange for euros was born right there. An example? Carrying used plastic bottles and placing them in huge bells or dispensers, which in return provide a few euros in money. Or: days dedicated to the collection and delivery of paper to the landfill, in exchange for a kg of ice cream for the children. Unfortunately, it is not our case, but we can have some ideas too, perhaps for our garden.
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Pure cotton is good for plants
If we think of cotton and greenery, surely our thoughts turn to the endless American crops and plantations. The famous ones of Gone with the Wind and which started the American Civil War. Yet, among the fertilizers for our plants, here is an unusual one that comes from the bathroom:
- wads;
- floppy disks;
- make-up remover pads.
Provided, however, as we said, that they are pure cotton and have no traces of synthetic. Let’s not throw them away, but let’s prepare them and chop them in a bucket with household waste to form a really good free compost.
A nice bucket full of useful scraps
Who knows how much waste we will have accumulated in this long Easter weekend. Let’s reuse them, taking a bucket and macerating them all together, perhaps with the wine and beer left over at the table. If we are preparing to plant something, we make a nice hole and bury our compost ready to nourish the roots.
Deepening
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