5 kinds of flowers love waste oil the most. Pour a few spoonfuls into the pot, and they will bloom into a sea of flowers without fertilizing for a year.
As more and more people grow flowers, many people keep some flowers and plants at home. Plants like Christmas cactus, kalanchoe, and geraniums are common flowering plants. Placed on the balcony with normal care, they can not only grow emerald green leaves, but also produce beautiful flowers. So when growing some flowering plants, fertilizing, lighting, and watering are very important to them, and different methods are needed at different stages.
5 kinds of flowers absolutely love "waste oil." Pour a few spoonfuls into the pot, and they will bloom into a sea of flowers without fertilizing for 1 year.
Today I will share 5 common household flowering plants. When fertilizing them, you can choose the waste oil from the range hood. It is not only rich in fertilizer effect, but also simple and convenient to use. Whenever you clean the range hood at home, you can take out the waste oil inside. It does not need to be fermented, nor diluted with water. Use a flower shovel to dig open the soil at the edge of the flower pot, then pour 1-3 spoonfuls of waste oil into the soil and bury it. Because the waste oil from the range hood contains a large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus, burying it in the flower pot can provide rich nutrients for the plant roots to absorb. You can bury the waste oil from the range hood into the flower pots of the following 5 kinds of flowers for the plants to absorb as they grow, helping the plants bloom beautiful large flowers earlier.
1. Moss rose
How to use:
After taking out the waste oil from the range hood, tend to the potted moss rose, then dig open the soil at the edge of the flower pot to a depth of 5 cm, and then pour in 3 spoonfuls of waste oil. Remember that the place where the oil is poured must be far from the flower's roots, then cover it with soil and bury it. Place the pot on the balcony or outdoors for normal care.
Care tips:
Moss rose is a plant that likes light, so it should be placed on the balcony or outdoors for care. Each time you water, follow the principle of watering when dry and stopping when wet. Do not let water accumulate in the pot for a long time, otherwise it can also cause its branches to rot. After supplementing the plant with waste oil, basically there is no need to fertilize again for a year, and the next year you can repot and change the soil.
2. Christmas cactus
How to use:
It may enter a short dormant period in summer, then after reviving in autumn it grows rapidly. At this time, it exactly needs fertilizer to speed up its growth. So after taking out the waste oil from the range hood, dig 3 holes 5 cm deep at the edge of the Christmas cactus flower pot, then pour one spoonful of waste oil into each hole, then bury them and care for it normally.
Care tips:
Christmas cactus is a plant that likes light, so during the autumn growing season, it can be placed outdoors for care. As long as it is in a ventilated, breathable environment with good light, Christmas cactus can quickly grow new leaves. Of course, when caring for Christmas cactus in autumn, be sure not to let rain directly wet the leaves, otherwise it can easily cause leaf disease. As autumn ends, the flower buds of Christmas cactus begin to gradually develop. When winter begins, spray it once a week with a potassium dihydrogen phosphate foliar fertilizer, which can effectively promote the development of flower buds.
3. Cyclamen
How to use:
Autumn is exactly the period when cyclamen grows rapidly. Its tuber roots really like fertilizer, so dig open the edge of the cyclamen flower pot, being careful not to damage the tuberous roots, then pour two spoonfuls of waste oil into it. After burying it, water thoroughly once, and normal care is enough.
Care tips:
The flowering period of cyclamen is generally in winter and spring each year, so autumn growth is very critical. In addition to supplementing fertilizer in autumn, more attention should also be paid to care. Place cyclamen on an indoor balcony with good ventilation and scattered light. This is beneficial to the growth of the tuberous roots and the plant. Sufficient nutrition is also beneficial to the development of flower buds later.
4. Kalanchoe
How to use:
When caring for kalanchoe in autumn, after pruning the kalanchoe branches, supplement it with fertilizer. Depending on the size of the flower pot, generally a flower pot with a diameter of 10 cm can have two spoonfuls of waste oil buried in the soil, then bury the soil and water normally.
Care tips:
Kalanchoe is a plant that blooms in winter, and autumn growth is very important to it. Generally, kalanchoe needs to be placed in a place with good light so it can carry out rapid photosynthesis. Of course, watering must be controlled to keep the soil only slightly moist. If you water frequently, it will not only easily cause the plant to rot, but also easily make kalanchoe grow leggy.
5. Geranium
How to use:
For geraniums, autumn is already after the flowering period has ended. For plants that have already bloomed, fertilizer still needs to be supplemented after the flowering period. This helps the plant pass through winter smoothly and safely. After pruning the geranium, bury 3 spoonfuls of waste oil in its flower pot, then place the pot on a warm balcony and continue caring for it.
Care tips:
When caring for geraniums in autumn, the most important thing is pruning. Prune off all its spent flowers and old branches. After fertilizing and watering, place it on the balcony for normal care. Generally in winter, it only needs to be watered once every 1 to 2 weeks.
For these 5 common flowers, this kind of fertilizer can be used. It is convenient to use, and very abundant. Generally, after supplementing this kind of fertilizer, there is no need to apply nitrogen fertilizer to the plants again within a year. With normal care, they can bloom beautiful flowers. Flower lovers who like it can go ahead and try it themselves.
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