Lawn Care Expert Lists 5 Ways to Use Leftover Beer from Parties for a Lush Green, Pest-Free Garden

Joe suggests composting leftover beer and wine adds great benefits to the compost pit. While almost anything biodegradable can be composted, the yeast and nitrogen found in the ammonia from beer act as a starting point that paces up the composting process. Joe explained how the acid in beer acts as a pesticide while the sugar and yeast enrich the soil. 

Every lawn has that bare patch of land or areas with drying grass. The expert recommends pouring leftover beer into a spray bottle and sprinkling it over the patch to help grow greener and healthier grass. The beer can also be mixed with molasses with the added benefits of fungal control besides nutrition, as per New Life on a Homestead. 

Snails and slugs, notorious for chewing up plants, are attracted to the smell of beer. The drink can be used to get rid of them and protect plants from their attack. Joe suggests leaving a shallow container filled with beer near the plant or where the shelled gastropods are generally found. They will follow the smell to climb the container and fall for the trap. In this case, the beer must be undiluted and should remain so for optimum effectiveness. Rain or dew drops are to be prevented so that the beer's effects are not weakened.