Clivia and rose gardening tips: add a spoonful of oil to the pot for bright flowers and green leaves, and no fertilizer shortage for ten years

If you don't fertilize your plants, few potted plants will grow very well, especially flowering plants. A lack of fertilizer not only affects flowering, but even the leaves won't be very green. If you find fertilizing troublesome, then find a spoonful of waste oil from the kitchen range hood to feed your plants, and the effect is quite good too.

Most kitchens have a range hood installed, and over time it collects a full box of oil. When we want to feed our plants, we only need a small spoonful. Because the waste oil from a range hood decomposes much more slowly than organic fertilizer, besides using it in small concentrations, we should also space out the intervals between uses, preferably using it about once every half a year.

The method is very simple:

1. Around the flower pot, that is, along the edge of the pot wall, dig a ring of small holes, then add an appropriate amount of oil into them one by one, pouring it in along the small holes, one small spoonful of oil in total; if it is a large potted plant, you can use a bit more;

2. After adding the oil, cover it with soil and press lightly. This keeps the oil away from the roots, prevents root burn and soil compaction, and also masks the smell so it won't attract insects;

3. Potted plants suitable for this oil include clivia, rose, kalanchoe, Christmas cactus, honeysuckle and other flowering plants that like fertilizer. It can fully supply the plant's nutrients, making potted plants bloom more and keeping the leaves green;

However, note that waste oil decomposes slowly, so using it about once every half a year is enough. The first time you use it, you can lower the concentration a bit more. If you find the effect is poor or there are signs of root burn, you should stop immediately.