Whether it's curiosity or my science background or my aspiration into agromedicine or foodomedicals😁, I keep experimenting in this mini-garden.
So this morning I am using tangerine peels to manure few maize crops planted in sacks and bucket in the garden.
I have so far avoided using any citrus peels to manure the maize plants due to their sharp taste - I don't want the taste to reflect in the corn😁. I use them to manure some other plants.
But this set of tangerines I got for N200 are so very delicious (I suppose they allowed them to mature well on the tree before plucking). So I think the peels would contribute to sweetening the few out of the not-many maize plants - I am aiming for sweet corn😁 so experimenting and critically observing.
I read that citrus peels drive away pests - Big time farmers - take note! This would be good as pesticides even in commercialised Organic farming.
Citrus peels also have other uses - for example, after cutting and squeezing juice from lime, I used the juiceless lime as air freshener at home by placing them in some corners - the fragrance lasted for about two to three days before the lime got dried.
Let's keep exploring - some things may appear so little and insignificant now but could be much more beneficial later on.
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