Clever ways to reuse household wastewater to make your plants grow more beautifully

In the dog days of summer, whether it's people or flowers, life depends on the air conditioner. So may I ask, where does the condensation water from your air conditioner go? Poured out? Don't! This is great stuff for watering plants. Today, the editor will introduce several all-purpose waters for watering plants!

Water your plants with air conditioner water, and they will grow more and more vigorously

Benefits of air conditioner water

Air conditioner water is similar to distilled water. It is soft water with high purity and little pollution, much better than tap water. Watering plants with it can prevent soil from compacting and becoming alkaline.

Usage tips

1. Freshly discharged air conditioner water has a relatively low temperature, so let it sit for a while before watering plants.

2. Air conditioner water can be used to water the roots, and can also be sprayed around the plants to cool them down.

Water your plants with fish tank water, and you can even skip fertilizer

Benefits of fish tank water

1. Adjusts acidity: The pH of fish tank water is generally around 6, which can prevent soil from becoming alkaline and reduce yellowing and scorching of leaves. It is especially good for acid-loving green plants such as pothos, pennywort, and Swiss cheese plant.

2. Supplement nutrients: Fish tank water is rich in nutrients, including nitrates, nitrites, fish excrement, and so on, and can provide nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer for your plants at home.

Usage tips

1. Let it sit for 1-2 days before watering plants: It is best not to use fish tank water directly. Let it sit for a while and return to room temperature before use.

2. Be careful about fertilizer control: Fish tank water itself contains relatively sufficient nutrients, so after watering plants with it, do not fertilize again. This is especially true for vigorously growing plants, as fertilizing can easily cause leggy growth.

3. After disinfectants or bactericides have been added to the fish tank, the water can no longer be used to water plants.

Water your plants with rusty water, and the leaves will be so green they shine

Benefits of rusty water

Rusty water can supplement iron for plants, improve yellowing caused by iron deficiency, and turn the leaves of plants such as gardenia and money tree from yellow to green, restoring their luster!

Usage tips

1. Soak old iron nails, screws, and scrap iron pieces in water until the water turns yellow and becomes rusty water. Then add water to dilute it, and it can be used to water plants!

2. When growing lucky bamboo or peace lily in water and the phenomenon of green veins with yellow leaf surfaces appears, you can directly drop an iron nail into the water.

2. Use after fermentation

Pour leftover tea into a plastic bottle, then place it in indirect light and ferment it for about two weeks. Then dilute it and it is ready to use. If you think the smell is strong, you can add some orange peel during fermentation to remove the odor.

2. Adjusts pH: Rainwater is weakly acidic and can adjust soil pH. It can promote faster growth and lush branches and leaves in acid-loving flowers such as orchid tree, jasmine, and azalea, and can also extend the flowering period and improve ornamental value.

1. Gardening friends with a yard can simply use a plastic basin to collect rainwater; if you do not have a yard, you can also hold an umbrella on the balcony to collect rainwater, with the rainwater flowing from the umbrella into a bottle.

2. Freshly fallen rainwater contains impurities and pollutants, so wait until the rain has fallen for a while before collecting it. The collected rainwater should be used up as soon as possible, as it easily attracts mosquitoes over time.

Usage tips

Water from boiling eggs can be used to water most plants. After the water cools, directly pour it onto the roots of the plants.

Note: The eggs must be boiled in plain water. Water from eggs boiled in salt water or with tea leaves cannot be used to water plants.

2. Dilute with water

Fermented rice washing water cannot be used directly to water plants. It is best to dilute it with water at a ratio of 1:10 before watering plants!