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What to do when flowers turn yellow and leaves wilt? Eggshells plus banana peels work instantly

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When you see flowers wilting and looking half-dead, gardeners, don't give up! The flower expert is going to teach you a few little tricks that can quickly bring wilted flowers back to life and make the leaves and branches stand upright and turn green again. Come and learn!

Feed the flowers a little mixed material and they will instantly become fresh and lively

Banana peels are rich in vitamins, eggshells are rich in elements like calcium and iron, and coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen. Mix them together and the nutrients instantly double! Let wilted, dying flowers instantly recover and grow lush green leaves!

Steps:

1. Choose fresh banana peels

Collect fresh banana peels, but be careful not to use rotten or sun-dried ones.

2. Wash the eggshells and dry them in the sun

Rinse the residual egg white inside the eggshells clean with water, then put them in the sun to dry.

3. Collect coffee grounds

Gardeners who like to brew coffee themselves usually should never throw away the coffee grounds. Be sure to collect them!

4. Crush them with a blender.

Put the banana peels, coffee grounds, and eggshells into a blender, add a little water, and turn on the blender to crush them.

5. Mix the mixture into the potting soil

Take one spoonful of the blended mixture and mix it into the potting soil, then put the flower in a ventilated place to recover. The flower will act as if it has been injected with adrenaline and will quickly become full of energy!

Wipe leaves with banana peels and the leaves instantly turn glossy green

Banana peels contain natural oils, and using them alone to care for flowers also works great. After eating a banana, just grab the banana peel and wipe the flower leaves with it. The leaves instantly become shiny and bright, and look so lively!

Steps for wiping leaves:

1. Dust on leaves affects photosynthesis

In winter, doors and windows are tightly closed and ventilation is poor, so flower leaves easily become covered with dust. At this time, banana peels come in handy. Banana peels are more suitable for wiping the leaves of flowers with smooth leaves, such as pothos and the happy tree!

2. Wipe the leaves with a banana peel

Cut a piece of banana peel. Hold the banana peel in one hand and support the leaf surface with the other, then gently wipe the leaf with the inner side of the banana peel. Be careful to wipe both the front and back of the leaf. Once wiped, the leaf instantly turns glossy green, just like it has been waxed.

3. Spray the leaves with clean water

The inner side of a banana peel is a bit sticky and may stick to the leaf, blocking the leaf's breathing pores. After wiping the leaves, just spray them with clean water! Wiping the leaves once every 3-4 days is enough to keep the leaves dazzlingly green!

Line the bottom of the pot with eggshells and the roots grow thick and strong

Placing eggshells at the bottom of a flower pot can improve the soil's water permeability and air permeability, allow excess water to drain out quickly, prevent waterlogging and root rot, and also release nutrients such as calcium and iron, making the roots grow thick and strong and the flowers bloom abundantly!

Steps for lining the bottom of the pot:

1. Wash the eggshells and dry them in the sun

Rinse the residual egg white and egg liquid from the eggshells clean with water to prevent insects and odors, then put them in the sun to dry.

2. Crush the eggshells and place them at the bottom of the pot

Crush the sun-dried eggshells into small pieces, spread them at the bottom of the flower pot, then cover with soil, and you can plant flowers!

3. The roots grow robustly and vigorously

You no longer have to worry about waterlogging and root rot! While draining water, eggshells also supplement the flowers with nutrients such as calcium and phosphorus. The flowers will surely bloom abundantly and brightly, and everyone who sees them will praise them!

Composting soil with coffee grounds

Coffee grounds are a natural organic fertilizer for growing flowers. Add them to the soil and they will quickly turn into fertile black soil!

Steps for composting soil with coffee grounds:

1. Mix the soil and coffee grounds evenly

Add some coffee grounds to the soil, then pour in a small amount of clean water, and mix thoroughly and evenly.

2. Put it into a sealed bag

After mixing evenly, put the coffee grounds and soil together into a plastic bag, then tie it tightly to seal.

3. Fermentation is complete after about 3 months

Put the sealed plastic bag in a place with high temperature and plenty of sunlight. After about 3 months, the coffee grounds will be completely decomposed and turned into very nitrogen-rich fertile soil, and it will also be very loose. Use it to grow flowers and the flowers will grow wildly as if given hormones. It is very suitable for foliage plants!

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