Is rice water good for watering flowers? The correct way to use it for balcony gardening

Because every household has rice water, many flower enthusiasts have come up with the idea of using rice water to water their flowers, but they don't know whether rice water is good for watering flowers, so they keep hesitating. Below we discuss the pros and cons of watering flowers with rice water.

First, rice water can provide fertilizer benefits to flowers, provided it is rice water that has been fermented and decomposed. Occasionally watering with unfermented rice water once won't cause problems either. Below we discuss whether rice water is good for watering flowers.

Whether rice water is good or bad for watering flowers cannot be judged on fertilizer benefits alone, because rice water needs to be fermented, and this process, as well as the smell it finally produces, are reasons as follows:

1. Rice water needs to be fermented before it can be used to water flowers. What most flower enthusiasts get from fermentation is a very unpleasant-smelling liquid. Most flower enthusiasts now grow flowers on balconies, and watering with this kind of water is bad for the environment, so this is a point against it.

2. Applying rice water easily breeds mosquitoes, fungus gnats and similar insects.

3. Fertilizers are very cheap now. A pack of fertilizer costing just a few yuan works very well, so there is no need to spend time and effort fermenting rice water. If it is to save water, there is rice water every day, but only a little is used. Rather than saving water, it would be better to use vegetable-washing water.

4. There is a rumor that rice water can change the pH of soil, but there is no scientific basis for this.

In summary, from the comparison of fertilizers and the environmental perspective, I think the disadvantages of using rice water outweigh the advantages, so I do not recommend using it. Balcony growers are not suited to using this kind of fermented organic fertilizer. However, for flower enthusiasts with a yard, the situation is different. This article is only aimed at balcony growers.