Can rotten wood be used as fertilizer?

Rotting wood as fertilizer

Rotten wood can be used as fertilizer and can effectively prevent soil compaction, but it cannot be used directly because if the wood has been rotten for a long time, it will contain bacteria and insect eggs. It must be disinfected before use.

Rotten wood can be used as flower fertilizer for plants such as roses, orchids, phalaenopsis, Clivia, white anthurium, green ivy, spider plants, gardenias, etc.

How to make fertilizer from rotten wood

1. Fermentation: The rotten wood can only be used after it is crushed. Beat it into soybean-sized particles and then bury it in the soil. This will allow the roots to better contact the soil and remove the sandy debris.

2. Planting: Add rust sand and Akadama soil to the processed wood, and it can be used to plant flowers. In addition, wood can also be used instead of bark for planting.

Key points for using rotten wood fertilizer

1. Rotten wood can be placed in the sun together with kitchen waste to help disinfect and sterilize. Then sprinkle a little water on it and let it rot naturally.

2. Rotten wood must be completely fermented and mature before it can be used, because unfermented wood will release a lot of heat when fermented in the soil, and in serious cases it may burn the plants to death.