DIY nutrient soil for growing asparagus fern, with dark green, elegant and graceful leaves

Asparagus fern is an ideal ornamental potted plant in daily life, with green leaves and distinct layers, and it can decorate the home environment very well. Yellow leaves on asparagus fern greatly affect the ornamental effect. Soil is very important for caring for asparagus fern. I will teach you to make DIY nutrient soil to care for asparagus fern, so that its leaves become dark green, elegant and graceful!

First, let me introduce what kind of soil asparagus fern is suitable for!

Asparagus fern is suitable for loose, fertile, well-drained humus sandy soil. In this kind of soil, asparagus fern grows better and becomes more green and lush!

So for the soil mix, we can use humus soil plus garden soil plus river sand, and the ratio can be 5:2:2

Humus soil is formed after the dead branches and fallen leaves of trees in the surface layer of forest soil rot and ferment over a long period. We can go under pine trees, push aside the pine needles on top, and dig out the soil inside. It is a common humus soil, suitable for potting, very nutritious, and it can also be bought directly in supermarkets, this kind of humus soil.

How to make humus soil yourself

You can take a large plastic bag, put some ordinary soil in it, add some fruit peels, vegetable leaves, tree leaves, etc., mix them fully together, and after 5 to 6 months, it will be well fermented, then use it together with garden soil and river sand.

River sand needs to be disinfected. Clean the river sand thoroughly, steam and boil it in a pot for one hour, which can effectively kill bacteria and insect eggs, and then use it!

Using this kind of soil to grow asparagus fern is nutritious, loose and well-drained, and more suitable for the growth of asparagus fern. Only then will asparagus fern grow more and more lush, with dark green and glossy leaves, full of elegant charm!