Grow flowers without spending money on fertilizer - sprinkle a bit of "fertilizer king" in the soil and they'll thrive

Add a bit of worm castings to the soil and flowers will grow like crazy

Worm castings are earthworm droppings. Anyone who has grown flowers with worm castings will be amazed by their powerful fertility. The flowers visibly shoot up, growing a full 3 times faster than flowers without worm castings. No wonder it's called the "king of organic fertilizers" - even Huahua has to admit it!

1. Go out and collect worm castings

Worm castings have no unpleasant smell at all. When flower lovers go to the neighborhood garden or the outdoors, they can bring a bag along to collect worm castings. Especially after rain, there will be even more worm castings. They look like the picture below - in little clumps. Aren't they kind of cute?

2. You can grow flowers using only worm castings

If you're lucky enough to collect a lot of worm castings, you can grow flowers using only them, without mixing in any other soil. No need to compost, they won't burn the roots, and they're loose and breathable with no smell at all - simply amazing! Flowers grow like crazy, leaves are as big as a palm and green, and blooms keep coming one after another!

3. You can use worm castings as a top dressing

Worm castings have powerful fertility and can be used to top-dress flowers, with far better effect than bought flower fertilizer. Crush the worm castings, sprinkle them on the surface of the pot, then water, and the nutrients will seep into the soil!

4. Make nutrient soil

Mix worm castings and soil at a 1:3 ratio, then plant flowers in it. The flowers will grow like crazy, with glossy green leaves and abundant, vibrant blooms!

Add a bit of sawdust to the soil and leaves will be fat, green and shiny

Sawdust is the powdery wood shavings produced when processing wood. Flower lovers shouldn't underestimate sawdust. It contains large amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other elements. Not only can it make leaves so green they drip oil, but it can also make flower roots thick and strong. What should you do to bring out its fertilizing power?

1. Collect sawdust

If there happens to be a sawmill near your home, your flowers are in luck. Hurry and collect some sawdust and put it in a plastic bucket. Flower lovers should try to choose light-colored, fresh sawdust, because fresh sawdust contains fewer pathogens. Sawdust that contains glue binders is toxic, so flower lovers should not use it.

2. Soak the sawdust thoroughly

Flower lovers can use rice-washing water to soak the sawdust thoroughly. Rice-washing water can speed up fermentation, and it is also rich in nutrients itself. Mixing the two is even better for flower growth.

3. Put the lid on the plastic box and place it in the sun

Put the lid on the plastic bucket properly, then place it somewhere with direct sunlight and let it ferment. Every 3 days, open the lid to check whether the sawdust has dried out. If it has, soak it thoroughly again with rice-washing water.

4. Fermentation is complete within 2 months

Generally, the sawdust will finish fermenting within 1-2 months, and its color will turn black or dark brown.

5. Make loose, breathable sawdust soil and flowers will grow like crazy

Mix fermented sawdust into soil at a sawdust-to-soil ratio of 1:1, then stir evenly. Not only will it make the soil loose and breathable, but it also has good water retention. It's very suitable for growing clivia, pothos and more, making leaves fat and big and so green they drip oil!

Add a bit of coal cinders to the soil and roots will be thick and strong

Every time Huahua sees coal cinders in the trash heap, it picks some up and takes them home. Coal cinders not only prevent flowers from rotting roots, but also provide trace elements to the flowers. As a flower grower, you should absolutely never throw away coal cinders!

1. Choose fully burned coal cinders

Flower lovers have surely all seen honeycomb coal briquettes. When a honeycomb briquette turns from black to red, it has burned completely. Step on it and it crumbles. After crushing, put it in the sun to dry and let it sit for 3 days.

2. Rinse and soak with clean water to remove sulfur and other harmful elements

Burned coal cinders contain sulfur. If used directly for growing flowers, it will be bad for their growth. Put the crushed coal cinders in a basin, pour in clean water until it covers the cinders, and soak for 3 days, changing the clean water 2 times each day.

3. Sift out the coal cinder particles and dry them in the sun

Use a sieve to pick out the coal cinder particles. These particles have excellent drainage and breathability, so put them in the sun to dry.

4. Use larger coal cinders to line the bottom of the pot and smaller ones to mix into the soil

Flower lovers can pick out the larger coal cinders and place them at the bottom of the flower pot to improve the soil's drainage and breathability and prevent root rot. The smaller particles can be evenly mixed into the soil, and then flowers can be planted. The roots will grow stronger and stronger and fill the whole pot!

These 3 free "fertilizer kings",

flower lovers must give them a try,

the results will absolutely amaze you!

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