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With the right watering method for flowers, they stay lush green and robust even without fertilizer

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Learn how to water your flowers, and they will be just as lush green and super robust without fertilizer

Whether flowers are grown well or not, watering is a very important factor. Ordinarily, simply watering flowers can only meet their water needs and cannot achieve the effect of fertilizing, which is also one of the reasons our flowers develop yellow leaves.

Water from a fish tank

Those who keep fish at home can use the water changed out of the fish tank to water flowers. This water contains fish droppings and leftover fish food, and using it to water flowers can increase soil nutrients and promote flower growth. Moreover, fish tank water can be used as long as it contains no salt; it does not need to go through a fermentation process.

Water from boiling eggs

The water used to boil eggs is rich in minerals. Using it to water flowers can make green plants bloom abundantly with lush foliage, and the flowers will be brightly colored with a longer blooming period. Those who have not tried it can give it a try.

Using clear noodle soup to water flowers

We usually pour away the starchy water left after cooking noodles, but in fact noodle soup contains certain nutrients that can increase fertility and are still quite beneficial to flowers. Dilute the leftover soup with water and use it directly to water flowers.

Watering flowers with beer

Dilute beer with water and use it to water flowers; it can promote flower growth, and in winter it can make the leaves deep green. In particular, for clivia (Clivia miniata) it can increase leaf width and glossiness. When chrysanthemums develop flower buds, watering them with beer can make the chrysanthemum fragrance even richer.

Things at home like expired milk and water from rinsing rice can also be used to water flowers, and the effect is very good. They only need to go through a decomposition and maturation treatment, so they do no harm to plants and can also provide sufficient nutrients. The condensate water discharged by an air conditioner in summer is also a good choice for watering flowers; condensate water is neutral water and is much better than using tap water to water flowers.

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