What To Do With Fruit Peelings and Rice Washings

We should all be concerned about proper waste disposal because if waste is not managed properly, we will have no clean surroundings in the future.   Our vacant lots will all be turned into dumpsites, unless we start segregating our trash and also reuse some garbage that we create in our very own homes.  Let us all be conscious about our movements and be very careful about the carbon footprints that we leave behind us.  Remember, we only have one home and we are slowly destroying it because of our lack of awareness of the effects of our irresponsible actions. Recently, I experimented in making fruit peelings or other food remains into organic fertilizers.

Rice washing will do wonders for your plants so don't
just throw them away

Whenever I would be cooking, all the peelings and washing of the ingredients that I use, I set aside and later on, I throw them all directly in the backyard.  I did it for almost a week and surprise, surprise, I noticed a healthier growth in the camote plant (sweet potato) that my father planted at the dry land at the back of our house.    I used to be problematic because the soil in my backyard, is very dry.  But after I started throwing the peelings, I noticed that even kangkong, or swamp cabbage started growing, which supposedly should not because swamp cabbage needs to be floating on water in order to grow.  But because of my practice of throwing food remains directly into the soil, many hard to grow plants have started growing.

Tomatoes and swamp cabbage are growing despite 

very dry soil because of fruit peelings and rice washing

Tomatoes that I had trouble growing have sprouted  so I think I am victorious in this attempts of mine.  Recently, I have started throwing the rice washing directly on the soil too.  This will be one of the things that I can do with the rice washing, aside from using it in sinigang or other soup recipes.  I know that it will be an effective organic fertilizer and rice eaters that we are, I am sure, there will be no shortage of supply of rice washing.

So folks, don't just throw away those rice washing, use them to water your plants or as soup base, your dishes will be more tasty and richer and your plants will be healthier.