Put a few drops of this in the pot and your plants will keep blooming nonstop with astonishing growth

Whenever you do a big cleanup at home, there is bound to be one routine step you must always perform: taking the waste oil out of the kitchen range hood and pouring it away. In fact, many people do not know that this waste oil is actually a rare and wonderful fertilizer for growing flowers.

Many flower growers have tried this method themselves, and it really does work. It is especially suitable for flower varieties with high fertilizer needs, and the results are quite good. The fertility can even last for two to three months.

Materials for care

First, you need to understand that the waste oil that can be used for growing flowers refers only to the waste oil from the kitchen range hood, not all types of waste oil. (Some flower growers have even asked whether diesel or gasoline can be used to grow flowers. The answer, of course, is NO.)

However, soybean oil, peanut oil, rapeseed oil and others that contain nutrients such as plant essences can also be used to grow flowers. Still, given the cost, the waste oil from the range hood is more money-saving.

How it works

We all know that the waste oil in a range hood is a collection of cooking fumes. Although this waste oil has no edible value, it still contains a large amount of organic nutrients, which are very beneficial to plant growth.

When the waste oil is dripped into the soil, under the decomposition action of microorganisms, it can be broken down into a large amount of organic matter and trace elements, such as phosphorus, which is quite beneficial for promoting plant growth.

Suitable varieties

Generally speaking, common plants and flowers can all use this method, but according to the personal experience of netizens, the ones currently proven suitable through practice include night-blooming cereus, Chinese rose, kalanchoe, clivia, Christmas cactus, honeysuckle and other flowers that prefer fertilizer. Flower growers can use it with confidence.

How to do it

1. First, collect the waste oil from the kitchen and put it in a plastic bottle for later use;

2. Find a relatively thin chopstick or wooden stick and poke a few small holes around the edge of the flower's soil, keeping the holes as far away from the plant's root area as possible.

3. Then drip a few drops of waste oil into each small hole, two to three drops per hole is enough, and then cover the holes with soil.

Precautions

1. Do not pour the waste oil directly onto the flower's soil, otherwise it is very easy for the waste oil to cling to the plant's root area and affect normal plant growth;

2. Pay attention to the amount and frequency of use of this method. For an average-sized flower, about half a small spoonful at a time is enough. Because waste oil decomposes slowly, using it once every four to five months is fine, and there is no need to do it too often;

3. Be sure to strictly follow the steps described above. Do not use too much, so as not to cause adverse effects on the plant's roots. Also, do not use this method for every variety. For plants such as pothos and jasmine, do not use this method for care.

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