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The correct way to water pothos with beer

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You've all heard that watering pothos with beer can make it fill the pot, but many friends, after trying it, ended up not with a pot bursting with growth, but with a dead plant. The truth is, the problem lies in how you water it. For example, you shouldn't pour beer directly into the soil; it must be diluted, and you can't water too often - once a week is enough.

1. It must be diluted first; pouring it in directly will kill the plant

The ratio of beer to water is 1:10, and this is the ratio for pouring it into the soil. If you use it to wipe the leaves, you need a ratio of 1:20. It must not be too concentrated, and you must never pour beer directly into the soil, otherwise your pothos really will die on you.

2. Once a week; watering too often will backfire

Diluted beer can be used about once a week. Each time, use the same amount as you would for regular watering. Many friends, after noticing changes in the plant following watering, start using it like water and watering every few days - this is absolutely not allowed.

3. The benefits beer brings to plants

Beer contains various substances such as phosphates, amino acids, proteins and sugars. These substances can promote the pothos's absorption of nutrients and also prevent the soil from caking. What's more, beer can also eliminate the unpleasant smell of fertilizer!

Beer is also rich in carbon dioxide. As everyone knows, photosynthesis absorbs carbon dioxide, so wiping the leaves with diluted beer can speed up photosynthesis, making the leaves even more glossy green.

Friends, you must be eager to give it a try now. Actually, besides pothos, many other plants can also be watered with beer, but you must not be "greedy for the cup," otherwise it will backfire.

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