Eggshells and bone scraps are no match for it; it works for any flower you grow, simple and convenient
As people's living standards improve, more and more people have fallen in love with growing flowers. Most people keep a pot of flowers at home, which beautifies the room while also purifying the air and cultivating character. The more you grow, the more you love it, and along with this, many little flower-growing tricks have appeared online, such as: rice-washing water, bone scraps, eggshells, banana peels and other household waste can all be used to grow flowers. But to use these things for growing flowers, they all need to be fermented, and fermentation requires you to have the time and energy to do it. Even if you have the time and energy to do it, the odor produced by fermented flower fertilizer makes it unbearable for many people, so many flower lovers shy away from it. Today I'll share a little method that is truly simple and convenient, and the fertilizer effect is long-lasting. After use, the potting soil is loose and does not harden. What exactly is this "it"?
It is actually worm castings. I believe flower lovers have all heard of this stuff, but have you used it?
Below, Xiaohua will talk about its benefits and principles:
Worm castings, as the name suggests, are the feces of earthworms. So, did you know?
In the process of raising earthworms, the earthworms can digest organic matter such as garbage and straw, mix it with soil, and excrete worm castings. Worm castings are a good decomposed organic fertilizer, and are also soil with a granular structure, which has a good promoting effect on plant growth and development.
Worm castings often contain very high nutrients. For growing flowers, they are a rare fertilizer, so many people like to use them for growing flowers.
Functions and features:
Worm casting organic fertilizer has physical characteristics such as uniform granules, being clean and hygienic, having no odor, absorbing water, retaining water, and strong air permeability. It is the product of organic fertilizer and biological fertilizer naturally combined within the earthworm's body. It can improve plant photosynthesis, protect seedlings, strengthen seedlings, resist pests and diseases, and inhibit harmful bacteria and soil-borne diseases. It can significantly improve soil structure, increase fertility, and thoroughly solve the problem of soil hardening
Worm castings are so good, can we use them 100% to grow flowers? Of course you can, but you have to have that much of it. Generally, we just use it directly as a top dressing. When watering, the worm castings slowly mix with the potting soil. Simply put, worm castings are flexible to use; just mix them into the potting soil.
When planting flowers, you can also directly mix worm castings and garden soil at a ratio of 1:3 to plant flowers directly. In this way, you won't need to fertilize again for 2 years, and the flowers will still grow with abundant blooms and lush green foliage.
Generally, plants like clivia, kalanchoe, Christmas cactus, pothos, spider plant, money tree, gardenia, jasmine, camellia, and orchids can all be maintained with worm castings.
As for the source of worm castings, flower lovers can go to the grass in the park to pick up a little. If you really don't have time, you can also buy a little online. Before use, you need to put it in the sun to bake for about 7 days to disinfect it.
To grow flowers well, fertilizing is very important, but watering potted plants is also among the most important. Below, Xiaohua will share 3 watering methods for potted plants. I hope you like them!
1. How to water gardenia?
When watering potted gardenia, pay attention to watering thoroughly after the soil dries out. Water only when the potting soil 3~5 cm below the surface is dry. You can use your finger to test. If you water too much, it can easily lead to root rot, so its watering time is not fixed. However, when the air is dry and hot, you can spray more water on its leaves and the surrounding area.
2. How to water clivia?
Clivia should not be too dry or too wet. Each watering must be thorough, and after budding, water a little more.
About every 20 days, along with watering, apply once fermented soybean cake water, diluted fishy water, and horseshoe water, etc., combining watering and fertilizing. When the room temperature is low, watering should be controlled to prevent the potting soil from being too wet. Too-wet potting soil will cause the plant to rot at the roots and die, but the potting soil should not be allowed to become too dry either.
3. How to water kalanchoe?
For watering, grasp the principle of "water when dry, and water thoroughly when watering." During the growing season, do not water too much. Water once every 4-5 days. The potting soil is best kept moist but slightly on the dry side. In winter, watering should be reduced.
That's all for today's sharing