Hydrangeas and tomato plants improved by 'amazing' kitchen scraps

Hydrangeas and tomato plants can both thrive with the right fertiliser , though tomatoes are more demanding in their nutritional needs.

While hydrangeas can grow without additional feed, a lack of fertiliser might result in fewer blooms .

Tomato plants, on the other hand, are voracious and often find nutrient-rich potting soil insufficient, requiring regular fertilisation to stay healthy and fruitful.

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Garden centres are stocked with specific feeds for hydrangeas and tomatoes, but home-made options are available too .

Grace Alexander, a gardening buff, shared her own recipe on the Gardening UK Facebook group, posting: "Good Morning all. This is my homemade fertiliser (used tea leaves and crushed eggshells)."

She added: "It works amazingly on my hydrangeas and tomato plants. I swear they have better flowers and fruit because of it. It's ready to be spread later in the garden."

Eggshells provide a slow-release calcium boost to both plant types and help prevent blossom end rot in tomatoes.

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Similarly, used tea bags act like coffee grounds, serving as excellent fertiliser and mulch for both tomatoes and hydrangeas. A key component of plant fertilisers is nitrogen, which promotes robust leaf growth.

Tea leaves are rich in nitrogen, even more so than plant fertilisers. They also contain potassium and phosphorus.

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It's important to remove the tea grounds from the bags and dry them before applying to plants. Some gardeners prefer to use paper (compostable) tea bags as a mulch or drainage layer.

Grace also mentioned that she sometimes adds potato peels to the mix, which works well too.