How to Deal with Yellow Leaves and Pests on Pothos and Asparagus Fern? Mix a Little of This into the Pot and It Will Burst Two Pots in a Year
Mix a Little Soybean into Pothos and the Leaves Will Be Emerald Green and Water-Crisp!
If your pothos has recently been growing new leaves that are lighter in color, a bit yellow, while the old leaves are normal, then it is very likely lacking fertilizer. You can bury a few soybeans to supplement its nutrients.
How to Use:
1. First soak the soybeans in clean water for 2~3 hours, then put them in a pot to boil. Boil for about half an hour, then poke them with chopsticks; if they go in soft, you can turn off the heat.
2. Scoop out the soybeans and let them cool, dig a few small holes 3 to 4 cm deep around the edge of the flower pot, and bury the boiled soybeans in them. Generally, burying about 10~15 beans per pot is enough, and be careful to keep them away from the roots when burying.
3. Cooked soybeans contain nitrogen, which can provide a large amount of nutrients to pothos during its growing season, making it grow faster with leaves that are both green and big!
Mix a Little Bone Meal into Succulents and They Will Be Plump and Chubby!
Many gardening friends have recently asked Huahua whether succulents need fertilizing and what fertilizer to use. Actually, succulents do not need much fertilizer, but you can still apply some base fertilizer or slow-release fertilizer to make them grow stronger!
How to Use:
1. Collect the chicken bones, duck bones, pork bones, and so on left over from your usual meals.
2. Put the bones in a pot and boil them in clean water, which will boil away the salt and oil on the bones. It is best to cook them in a pressure cooker, and about 10 minutes of cooking is enough.
3. After the bones are cooked, put them in the sun to bake for 3~5 days, then crush them with a small hammer, and use a garlic pounding mortar to grind the bone fragments into powder; the finer it is, the more easily it is absorbed by the plants.
4. When repotting succulents, you can sprinkle a thin layer of bone meal in the flower pot as base fertilizer, and the succulents will grow more robustly. After using it, you basically will not need to fertilize again for half a year.
Mix a Little Eggshell into Asparagus Fern and It Will Shoot Up into a Green Wall!
There is a kind of asparagus fern called other people's asparagus fern; theirs is lush and green, like a green umbrella. Why does the asparagus fern you grow always turn yellow and not grow at all for half a year? You can try fertilizing it with eggshells!
How to Use:
1. Collect the eggshells and put them in a basin to rinse clean with clean water, especially raw eggshells, which must be rinsed clean, otherwise they easily attract small bugs.
2. Put the washed eggshells in the sun to bake for 4~5 days, or bake them on high heat in a microwave, as both methods have a sterilizing effect.
3. Crush the eggshells and bury them along the edge of the flower pot; if you are not sure about the amount, you can use a little less the first time.
4. Eggshells contain elements such as phosphorus and calcium. After the asparagus fern absorbs them, the leaves will no longer show the yellowing caused by nutrient deficiency and will become more and more deep green.
5. If there are soft-bodied pests such as snails and slugs around the flower pot, you can scatter eggshells on the surface of the potting soil and around the flower pot, and these bugs will not dare to come near.
Mix a Little Sand into Orchids and They Will Not Attract Pests or Rot Roots
Many orchid growers have this trouble: there are always some small black flies around the flower pot, and they can never be completely eliminated. In this situation, you can use sand to repel the insects.
How to Use:
1. Prepare some river sand, put it in a bag, and heat it on high in a microwave to sterilize it. Or scald it with boiling water and then let it dry.
2. Sprinkle the treated sand on the surface of the orchid potting soil, 1~2 cm thick. This way the small black flies cannot fly into the soil to lay eggs. At the same time, open the windows for ventilation, and the insects will gradually disappear.
3. Spreading sand in the flower pot not only prevents insects but also increases the air permeability of the orchids, which can prevent the problem of root rot.
Mix a Little Pine Needles into Christmas Cactus and the Leaves Will Be Glossy Green Without Root Rot!
Christmas cactus loves fertilizer, but its root system is rather weak, and if you are not careful it will suffer root rot or root burn. You can mix some pine needles into the pot to solve this problem!
How to Use:
1. Go under a pine tree and dig up some pine needles; it is best to choose yellow-brown, relatively dry pine needles that are easy to crush. This kind of pine needle can provide more nutrients to the plants.
2. Do not use the pine needles directly right after digging them up, because they may hide some woodlice and insect eggs. They must be baked in the sun before use.
3. Mix the pine needles into the flower soil, or directly place some pine needles at the bottom of the flower pot when repotting the Christmas cactus.
4. Mixing pine needles into the Christmas cactus pot not only makes the soil more breathable and helps the roots absorb nutrients. Moreover, pine needle soil is rich in nutrients, and plants grown in pine needle soil will grow more vigorously and bloom more.
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