Homemade fertilizer … Is that really an option as a gardener? Don’t I need that expensive store bought natural fertilizer? You are one of those folks who likes to do it yourself while in your vegetable & flower gardens. You feel that throwing away food scraps into the landfill is a waste. Here are a couple easy ways to make your homemade fertilizers that you can either store for later usage or mix with water or compost tea to use as a liquid fertilizer.