Growing succulents with pig feed, I never expected them to get fatter than a fist
Spring is the fast growing season for succulents. If you want your succulents to grow plump and cute with vivid leaf colors, plant lovers, don't forget to feed them a little something, especially some natural organic fertilizers, such as okara and peanut bran. I never expected these pig-feed things could make succulents burst out of their pots too. How exactly do you use them? Let me teach you!
Peanut bran
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Peanut bran is the residue left after peanuts are pressed for oil, and it is rich in phosphorus and potassium. Giving your succulents a little 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 pieces of peanut bran, the smaller the better.
2. Put the peanut bran into a plastic bottle
Put the crushed peanut bran into a bottle, pour in water, but don't fill it too full. Leave 1/4 of the bottle as space, then add a few pieces of orange peel to remove the odor, put the lid on, and 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 it, then water the succulents. Water at most once every half a month, and never too frequently, otherwise they will be burned. Once the succulents drink this fertilizer water, it would be a wonder if they didn't grow into big chubby plants, with vivid and eye-pleasing leaf colors!
Okara
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Okara is rich in nitrogen, vitamins and more. Mix a little okara soil into your succulent pots, and it will make your succulents grow plumper and cuter, and make it easier to bring out their best condition!
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 direct sunlight and a high-temperature spot.
2. After 1 month, the okara soil has finished fermenting
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 a little 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 full and burst out of the pot rapidly!
Weeds
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Some plant lovers may say, don't pigs eat feed? Actually, pigs are omnivores and also like to eat grass. Grass contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and iron, and is a natural organic fertilizer. Make it into grass juice fertilizer and give your succulents a little, and they will grow vigorously and burst out of the pot!
1. Cut weeds
Plant lovers can go out to the wild and cut some fresh green weeds, as long as they have green stems and leaves.
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, and place it in direct sunlight. After 1 month, the grass juice fertilizer will be fermented and ready.
4. Dilute and water the succulents
Pour out some grass juice fertilizer, then add 10 times its volume of clean water to dilute it, and water the succulents once a month. Be careful not to pour it on the leaves. Once the succulents drink it, they will grow rapidly, with round plump leaves that make anyone envious!
These natural fertilizers,
have you plant lovers ever used them on your succulents?
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