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Don’t throw out your orange peels and lemon peels! Save them and try out one of these 5 ways to use citrus peels in your garden and yard.
The spring and summer months are the perfect time to enjoy a juicy orange or some fresh-squeezed lemonade. But when you are done, don’t toss those citrus peels in the trash. They can actually prove to be quite beneficial to your garden, providing it with nutrients, pest protection, and more.
Take a look below at 5 ways to use citrus peels in your garden. These little peels can pack some gardening power you may not expect.
Nitrogen is a much-needed ingredient in your compost pile. One of the easiest ways to add nitrogen to your compost pile is to add citrus peels to it. As they decompose nitrogen will be added. You don’t have to do anything special, just toss the peels into the compost when you have them.
Citrus peels contain sulfur, magnesium, calcium, and more nutrients your garden will thrive off of. Stir some of these nutrients into your soil. To add citrus peel to your soil, dry the peels and then blend them into a fine powder. Stir the powder directly into the soil and let the magic happen.
Aphids can eat away at your greenery, causing unsightly holes and discoloring. Beat them at their own game. Take orange peels and create a slit in them, then slide them onto the plant you wish to protect. It is just that easy.
You can keep mosquitoes from biting when you add some citrus peels to your garden. Rubbing the peels on plants, on your skin, or even simmering the peels in water and using them as a spray can help keep your skin bite-free.
Leaving citrus peels in a shallow dish is a great way to attract butterflies to your garden. They will come and feed off of the sweet juices left on the peels and in turn add some color and ambiance to your garden.
So don’t toss those peels, use them in your garden instead. They are the perfect product for creating a healthy and pest-free space you can enjoy all season long.
