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August 12, 2017 18:05

How and what to make fertilizer for indoor plants at home

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Feeding Pets of fauna is expedient from several viewpoints.It contributes to the intensive development of indoor plants, increasing their resistance to disease, a bright and abundant flowering, and so on.On sale you can find a variety of different fertilizers, but the effectiveness of certain types of these products is questionable, since by "chemistry" do not believe all (and often - not without reason).

This article will be interesting for those who want to learn from the experiences of our ancestors, that it is done without special / fed funds and room composition of plants, made by yourself, at home.And not because of some sort of "foreign" products, and the fact that there is in the house almost every housewife.

Options homemade fertilizer in the form of nutrient solutions

For regular use

Ash (wood). tablespoon / gallon of water (warm).The solution is aged about 5 - 7 days, during which stirring is carried regular mass.Application - once a week - 10 days.

ash

Crusts citrus.

is enough to pour hot water and let stand for at least 24 hours.The ratio of solution components is selected independently.But in any case, regardless of the number of crusts, it will contain many useful nutrients for plants.

citrus

Sugar. solution prepared from the relationship tspon the glass.Slightly sweetened Vodicka is a good fertilizer for all plants, but especially the love of the family Cactaceae, rubber plants.




variant - pour some sugar on the ground (do not need a lot, enough for one small spoon on a pot), and then water the plant.

nettle Mushrooms (but edible). The infusion is prepared as follows - ground mass is filled with water (1: 1), and advocated.

Nettles. in any form (dried or fresh) filled with water for 5 days.As it is necessary to dilute (about 1 to 4 - 5), the infusion has a high concentration, its before watering plants.

In some periods

Castor oil. Such fertilizer is entered when tying the formation of buds and flowering plants (per liter of water - 1 tsp).

Aspirin. solution based on it (tablet / liter) increases immunity houseplants, so this fertilizer is used not only for the appearance of signs of withering, but also as a prophylactic.

Aloe. Application - similar to aspirin (1 tsp diluted in a half liter of warm water).

banana

Banana. not used the fruit itself, and its rind.It is crushed and sprinkled on the drainage layer when transplanting / planting home plants.In fact, this "long-playing" fertilizer, as contained in the skins of chemical / elements (magnesium, phosphorus, potassium) will gradually penetrate into the soil.

Coffee grounds. used if necessary to increase the acidity of the soil.This is the soil like, for example, the many varieties of cacti.Suffice is to pour fertilizer in the pot, and then watered.The main thing - to observe moderation and do not overdo it.

Fern. also promotes acidity.When transplanting plants crushed fern is placed under the ground (to drain).

Eggshell. infusion of it is not suitable for all indoor plants, so you should carefully consider which of them and what is desirable to feed.For those colors that require acidic soil - definitely not suitable.Preparing well - chop and pour clean water (proportion is not important).Advocate for at least 2 weeks in a dark place.This time can be reduced to 8 - 10 days, if you received a lot of grind in a mortar.

eggshell

tea. Pretty good and convenient for home-made fertilizer.Variants of using a lot.The first - putting a little bit of the old tea leaves in a pot, we can limit ourselves to watering.The tea is practically all the necessary nutrients.Second - put bags between layers of drainage and soil.Third - unfinished tea poured in the sink did not, and in a pot with the plant.

nutritious bottom. is not a problem, even cook anything, in principle, it is not necessary for people in rural areas.Enough to take some land from forest plantations and put in pots intended for planting houseplants.This soil is already saturated with different minerals, and fertilize it further at least six months will not have to.

practical recommendations

fertilizer preparation technology at home involves using only purified water tap therefore is not recommended.Since the fertilizer needs a little better buy it (if you are not near a well or a fence is not out of the hole made in the system).

remains to add that this is the most famous, but not the only ways houseplants fertilizers.

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