For those who grow flowers "on the windowsills", I would like to share some tips on folk methods of dressing. It is necessary for the reason that the earth in pots is depleted quickly enough due to the small area of food.
Here are some ways to feed plants.
- From time to time, you can water the plants with ordinary mineral water. This will be especially useful for people from the tropics. Carbon dioxide contained in water will dissolve lime and prevent the formation of limescale on the walls.
- Egg shells are very useful for flowers. It is placed in water for several days, after which plants are watered with this water.
-If you cooked potatoes, then starch remained in the water. It is possible to water indoor flowers with this water (cooled to 20 ° C!) To activate the organisms in the soil.
- Dissolve the aspirin crushed into a powder in 1 liter of water. This amount of liquid is enough for several irrigation. Salicylic acid, which is contained in tablets, strengthens the immunity of plants and activates their protective properties.
- Another folk remedy for feeding is coffee grounds, which is better to pour not in the sink, but in a flower pot. It contains a lot of potassium, which also beneficially affects the protective properties of flowers.
- Tea brewing is also useful. It serves to a greater extent for loosening the soil.
- It is believed that a yeast solution promotes root formation. To prepare the solution, you need to dissolve 100 grams of yeast in 10 liters of cold water. Water the flowers once a month.
- A weak solution of potassium permanganate serves to disinfect the soil.
- Pour onion peel with water and insist for 3-4 days, and then pour flowers (without peel) with this water. The solution should be neither dark nor light orange.
- For leaves, it is good to dilute 1 cap of ammonia into 3 liters of water.
-For cacti, dressing with sweet water is very useful. A glass of water 2 teaspoons of sugar. Water once a week.
