Use this once before the clivia blooms, and the flowering period can be extended by 100 days
A few days ago, a flower enthusiast left a message saying that the clivia looks beautiful and they really want to grow one, but it is just hard to care for! Actually, it is not just the clivia - all potted flowers are a field of knowledge to grow, and even more so a small technical skill. Growing flowers, to put it plainly, requires care, and by reading more about flower-growing knowledge in daily life, you will gradually be able to grow flowers well!
The clivia has bright, generous blooms and looks rather noble placed in the living room. Before it blooms, you can admire the clivia's green, thick leaves full of vitality, and after it blooms you can enjoy its large, beautiful flowers. Caring for the clivia and getting it to bloom as early as possible also has small tricks, for example the one we are sharing today: putting this in the flower potEggshell fertilizer。
Why use eggshell fertilizer for growing clivia?
1. Eggshells are simple and easy to obtain. Put it this way - who does not eat a few eggs at home! Throwing eggshells away is still throwing them away, so would it not be better to make use of them? Using "waste" from daily life can also add quite a bit of fun.
2. Eggshells contain abundant calcium carbonate, some magnesium, potassium, iron and phosphorus, and also trace amounts of manganese, and can regulate the pH of the soil. Think about it - so many substances are exactly the nutrients needed by clivia and even most plants and flowers.
Using eggshells to grow flowers also has its particular requirements. Next, let us talk about how to make it.
First, wash the eggshells clean. Residual egg white not only has an off smell but also tends to stick together, which is not good for the subsequent steps. After washing, break the eggshells into small pieces, then put them under the sun on a balcony or in a yard to bake for one noon. The purpose of the sun exposure is to disinfect at high temperature. After they are all about done drying, collect the eggshell pieces and again use a tool to crush them. The finer the eggshells, the more helpful it is for decomposition and absorption by the clivia's root system.
Like in the picture above, it is basically done! The prepared eggshell fertilizer can be used to fertilize clivia in two ways.
1. When repotting and changing the soil for clivia each year, you can mix and stir evenly at a ratio of 1 part eggshell powder to 3 parts potting soil. After this nutrient soil is prepared, clivia basically does not need fertilizing for half a year.
2. Dig a few small holes in the clivia's potting soil, put the eggshell fertilizer directly in, and then cover it with soil.
That is all for sharing the knowledge about caring for clivia with eggshell fertilizer. If flower enthusiasts have tips for caring for clivia, you can share them in the comments below, so that more flower enthusiasts who like growing clivia can see them!
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