Baby Diapers Can Be Used as Plant Fertilizer, Here's HowKOMPAS.com - Fertilizer is a very important support to help plant growth.In addition to using fertilizers sold in the market, nowadays many ornamental plant lovers choose to make their own fertilizers, either from natural or organic materials or household waste such as baby diapers.Not many know that baby diapers can help plants thrive, be healthy, and strong.As reported by KOMPAS.com on Wednesday (28/10/2020), Irwan Budiyanto (28), a resident of Sambirejo Village, Geger District, Madiun, was initially worried about the amount of baby diaper waste or diapers in his environment.Floods that hit Madiun Regency in 2019 caused piles of garbage that blocked river flow.Most of the garbage that accumulates is disposable diapers or diapers.Also read: 7 Causes of Orchid Plants Not FloweringLocal residents deliberately throw diapers into the river, because most of them still believe in the myth that says babies will experience itching if diapers are burned.Irwan, who was restless about this, then looked for a solution to use the old diapers that had piled up in the river."Incidentally I also have a baby, he is about three months old. Every day I can use five to six diapers," said Irwan.Irwan, who refused to participate in polluting the environment and causing flooding by throwing diapers into the river, initially buried the diaper garbage in his yard."Initially I made a hole in the yard, to bury the used diapers, but after a while the holes filled up," said Irwan.The graduate of the Masters in Agribusiness Management from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta then looked for references to utilize diaper waste.Also read: Beware of DHF, These are 8 Plants That Can Repel MosquitoesIrwan also had an idea to use baby diaper waste into planting media and plant fertilizer.Irwan explained that diapers or diapers contain ammonia that comes from urine so that diaper waste cannot be directly used as a planting medium.Take the gel from the used diaper then mix it with local microorganisms (MOL).Irwan said, MOL is widely available in agricultural shops."If I make MOL myself, it's made from snails, coconut water, rice washing water and added with glucose or sugar cane juice. All these ingredients are mixed together," he explained.Irwan added that the gel from the diaper was then put into a bucket and mixed with about one liter of water and one glass of MOL.After that, Irwan explained, wait until the solution undergoes a fermentation process for 10 to 14 days.Also read: 3 Ways to Overcome White Fleas on Aglonema Plants“After the fermentation process is complete, the diaper gel can be used for planting media after it is mixed with soil and husks in polybags.Meanwhile, the water can be used as fertilizer,” he said.Gel diapers are made to store water so that the planting media from baby diapers doesn't need to be watered frequently"Usually the application of fertilizer is every two weeks, this could be once every three weeks in the application of fertilizer," he explained.This young man who has a business in the field of selling garden plant seeds and ornamental plants said that the most important thing from using diaper waste as a planting medium and plant fertilizer is that it does not damage the environment.Irwan admitted that he wanted to share how to make fertilizer from baby diapers with his friends, neighbors and customers in order to reduce environmental damage and prevent flooding in his area.Write your comments with the hashtag #JernihBerkomentar and win e-vouchers for 90 winners!Get information and insight selected by Kompas.com editorsDouble check and complete your data.Your data will be used for account verification when you need assistance or when unusual activity is found on your account.Immediately complete your data to join the #JernihBerkomentar program.