How do you care for asparagus fern? Old Li only uses this kind of water, and small shoots fill the pot and it blooms with small white flowers
To grow "asparagus fern," Old Li only uses "its water," small shoots fill the pot, and it blooms with "small white flowers"
As people's living standards improve, more and more people like to keep a pot of flowers at home, and as people spend more time growing flowers, they gradually understand the habits of the plants they like, and gradually develop their own little tips and methods for growing flowers, making their beloved potted flowers better and better.
For example, flower enthusiast Old Li. The flowers the old man grows all grow especially well, and all grow especially fast. Needless to say, pothos, spider plant, and money tree all grow like crazy in every pot. Even clivia, which is a bit difficult to care for, is grown very well by the old man. But today we are not sharing anything else, only talking about the asparagus fern the old man grows. They all grow especially well. Not only are the leaves emerald green, but every pot grows so full it bursts the pot. Anyone who has grown asparagus fern knows that asparagus fern easily grows sparser and sparser, because after being grown for a long time, the old plant will gradually wither, while new shoots sprout slowly, so asparagus fern can end up like this. But the asparagus fern Old Li grows all grows especially well. So how did Old Li do it?
This is also the theme we are sharing today. Let's take a look!
To grow "asparagus fern," Old Li only uses "its water," small shoots fill the pot, and it blooms with "small white flowers"
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Soak soybeans in water and pour it on, and asparagus fern surges to fill the pot
Seeing the subheading, I believe many flower enthusiasts already know it means watering asparagus fern with soybean water. So why does watering asparagus fern with soybean water achieve such good results?
There are two reasons. Let's take a look!
Asparagus fern likes loose, breathable soil, so flower enthusiasts are advised not to use compound flower fertilizer to grow asparagus fern. If compound fertilizer such as urea is used for a long time to grow asparagus fern, then the soil where the asparagus fern grows will become compacted, and gradually the root system of the asparagus fern will be damaged. In that case, the asparagus fern will, as said above, grow sparser and sparser the longer it grows. Soybeans contain a large amount of protein and vegetable oil. After fermentation and decomposition, they convert into a flower fertilizer mainly containing nitrogen fertilizer, followed by ash, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer. Moreover, using this kind of organic flower fertilizer can improve the looseness of the potting soil, making the potting soil not only nutrient-rich but also looser and looser. So using soybean water to grow asparagus fern is really especially suitable.
The method for making soybean flower fertilizer is as follows:
Take an appropriate amount of soybeans and put them in clean water to soak. Generally, soaking for about 10 hours is enough. When you see the soybeans become big and shiny, they are soaked. Put the soaked soybeans into a pot to boil (you can add a little more water as appropriate). Generally, boiling for about 25 minutes is enough. You can press them with a spoon to test; if they break apart with one press, they are ready. Let the boiled soybeans and the water used to boil them cool. Find a slightly larger plastic bottle, some orange peels, chopped, and one insecticide tablet. Put the soybeans, the water used to boil the soybeans, the chopped orange peels, and the insecticide tablet together into the plastic bottle, filling it to 8/10. If it is not enough, you can add a certain amount of clean water. Cover the plastic bottle filled with soybeans tightly, put it in a warm, ventilated place to ferment, and it can be used after about 40 days. When using, take the upper clear liquid, mix it with clean water, and water the asparagus fern at a ratio of 1:50. Generally, watering twice a month is enough. Do not be greedy!
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Other care for asparagus fern
If you want asparagus fern to grow well, besides fertilizing, you also need to pay attention to other care. Let's take a look!
1. Asparagus fern needs light, but it cannot be exposed to strong sunlight or direct sunlight. For home care, just place the asparagus fern in a place away from smoke and dust, with good ventilation and bright indirect light.
2. Asparagus fern needs frequent pruning. Some diseased branches, old branches, and weak branches need to be cut off, and the plant shape must be kept ventilated so it can grow fast. Asparagus fern actually grows better and fuller the more it is pruned.
That is all for today's sharing. Thank you for reading and supporting. See you next time!