Succulents fed with pig feed grew fatter than a fist
Spring is the rapid growth period for succulents. If you want your succulents to grow plump and cute with vivid leaf colors, gardeners, don't forget to give them some fertilizer, especially natural organic fertilizers like okara and peanut bran. Who would have thought these pig-feed ingredients could also make succulents explode with growth? How exactly do you use them? Let me teach you!
Peanut bran
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Peanut bran is the residue left after pressing oil from peanuts. It is rich in phosphorus and potassium. Giving succulents some peanut bran fertilizer liquid not only boosts disease resistance but also makes the leaves color up more easily!
1. Crush the peanut bran
Crush the large chunks of peanut bran, the finer the better.
2. Put the peanut bran into a plastic bottle
Put the crushed peanut bran into a bottle, pour in water, don't fill it too full, leave 1/4 of the bottle empty, then add a few pieces of orange peel to remove the odor, put the lid on, place it in direct sunlight, open the lid every 2 days to let it breathe for a while, then screw it back on.
3. Fermentation is complete after 1-2 months
After about 1-2 months, the peanut bran fertilizer water will turn black, which means it has fermented well.
4. Dilute and water the succulents
Take out a small amount of peanut bran fertilizer liquid, add 30 times its volume of clean water to dilute, then water the succulents. At most, water once every half a month. Do not do it too frequently, otherwise they will be burned. Once the succulents drink this fertilizer water, they will surely grow into little chubsters, with vivid and eye-catching leaf colors!
Okara
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Okara is rich in nitrogen, vitamins, and more. Mixing some okara soil into the succulents' pots can make them grow plumper and cuter, and make it easier to bring out their colors!
1. Bury the okara in soil
First spread a 5 cm thick layer of soil on the bottom of the pot, then spread a 2 cm thick layer of okara, then spread a 5 cm thick layer of soil. Layer the okara like this, and finally seal the pot opening with a plastic bag and place it in a spot with direct sunlight and high temperature.
2. After 1 month, the okara soil fermentation is complete
After about 1 month, the okara soil is done composting. Fully decomposed okara soil is not only very nutritious but also especially loose and breathable.
3. Mix some okara soil into the succulent pot
Mix river sand, peat soil, and coconut coir in a 10:7:3 ratio, then mix in 1 small handful of okara soil. Stir evenly, then use it to grow succulents. It is especially suitable for succulents that are still seedlings, making the leaves grow round and plump and burst into growth!
Weeds
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Some gardeners might say, don't pigs eat feed? Actually, pigs are omnivores and also like to eat grass. Grass contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron. It is a natural organic fertilizer. Make it into grass juice fertilizer and give your succulents some, and they will grow vigorously and burst out of the pot!
1. Cut weeds
Gardeners can go out to the wild and cut some fresh green weeds; just the green stems and leaves are fine.
2. Mash the leaves
Use a knife to chop the weeds, the finer the better.
3. Put the chopped leaves into a plastic bottle
Put the chopped leaves into a plastic bottle, pour in 5 times their volume of clean water, put the lid on, place it in direct sunlight, and after 1 month the grass juice fertilizer will be fermented.
4. Dilute and water the succulents
Pour out some grass juice fertilizer, then add 10 times its volume of clean water to dilute. Water the succulents once a month. Be careful not to pour it on the leaves. Once the succulents drink it, they will grow vigorously with round, plump leaves that make anyone envious!
These natural fertilizers,
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