Kalanchoe: Use the 1-feed-4-care method, and once the flowering season arrives, it will burst out with flower buds like crazy. Grow one pot and you'll get a pot bursting with blooms.

Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) has thick, fleshy leaves that are attractive and well-formed. It blooms in autumn, winter and spring, and winter in particular is its peak flowering season. Its flowers are abundant and vividly colored, a bright spot in the warm winter, and it also has an auspicious meaning, making it a great gift for the elderly. That is why many flower lovers like to keep a pot of kalanchoe at home. Even though it is such a popular potted flower, caring for it is relatively easy. Today let's share the care method for kalanchoe. This 1-feed-4-care method is really great. Once the flowering season arrives, it will burst out with flower buds like crazy. Grow one pot and you'll get a pot bursting with blooms!

Eggshells and banana peels mixed together as the one feed; use it and the kalanchoe will bloom happily

This one-feed method uses eggshells and banana peels, and it is also a kind of homemade flower fertilizer. The method is practical and has no unpleasant odor, and both of these things are especially suitable for growing kalanchoe, because they are both rich in phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen fertilizer.

Preparation and use:

Collect banana peels and eggshells from home. Put the banana peels out in the sun to bake, and the eggshells need the egg liquid on them washed off clean, then also baked in the sun. Generally after 3-4 days of sunning, especially when summer temperatures are high, after drying they will all become crispy. At this point we can find a hammer and smash them to pieces, then mix them together to grow kalanchoe (if you have a grinder at home, that's best for this step - the finer you make the eggshells and banana peels, the better).

How to use:

1. You can mix it into garden soil at a ratio of 1:10, and then use it directly to grow kalanchoe

2. You can dig a few holes around the edge of the kalanchoe pot, put a spoonful of the eggshell and banana peel mixed powder into each hole, then cover with soil and water thoroughly

Kalanchoe grown this way will have lush branches and leaves and burst into bloom.

The above is the one feed. Now let's talk about the 4 cares.

One: Light care should be moderate

Kalanchoe is a light-loving plant. Apart from needing shade in summer, it can be placed in a sunny spot in the other seasons. It can be kept on a balcony. In summer it should be kept in partial shade, and there must be good ventilation. It is phototropic, so during the growing period you should often change the direction of the pot and adjust the light so that the plant receives light evenly and the branches develop evenly in all directions. If you do not turn the pot for a long time, the plant will grow toward one side, affecting its ornamental effect.

But during the flowering period you need to control the light, giving it 8 hours of light, which can prompt it to bloom earlier

Two: Watering should be moderate

Kalanchoe is a succulent plant, so keeping the soil slightly moist is enough - water when dry, let it dry between waterings. In summer, water about once every four or five days; in winter, watering about once a week is fine.

Three: Pruning and pinching

In the early stage of vigorous growth, pay attention to pinching in time to encourage more branching, so as to make the plant shape full and improve its ornamental effect. After the flowers fade, promptly cut off the spent flowers to avoid consuming nutrients and affecting the number of blooms next time.

Four: Soil

Kalanchoe cannot be grown in heavy, sticky soil. Use slightly acidic sandy soil. When potting, put a layer of coal cinder or broken tile pieces at the bottom of the pot, and add some eggshell powder and banana peel powder as base fertilizer, so the flowers are kept well supplied with nutrients.