Almost every apartment on the windowsillsthere are flowers. They need timely and proper care. Top dressing is an important component of plant life at home. Without it, the flower will develop slowly, the inflorescences and buds will not ripen and unfold in full force. In other words, you will not get a lot of lush bloom.
Today in specialty stores you canfind a variety of different organic fertilizers. On the packaging of each of them, the manufacturer promises to get an excellent result. But many housewives know that you can use no less effective improvised means. In this case, you will receive a copiously flowering plant on your window sill and save the family budget.
So, we first define what fertilizers are needed for indoor plants?
When to feed ornamental plants?
Каждая хозяйка желает, чтоб все цветы в доме были healthy, strong and beautiful. To get a rich flowering bloom, you should fertilize the flower in time. There are some rules that every florist should know:
- The ideal time for feeding is from mid-spring.until mid autumn. In winter, fertilizers do not contribute or reduce their number to a minimum. Remember that to reduce the concentration and amount of fertilizer should be gradually, as well as increase.
- In need of feeding plants need that for a long period do not bloom or stopped in their growth.
- Fertilizers are applied when thin stalks appear on a flower with leaves stretching upwards.
- Be sure to feed the soil, if the flower has a painful appearance, sheds leaves.
Regardless of the type of fertilizer they needto bring in the moistened soil. So you can protect the root system from burns. You should also pay attention to the type of plant (flowering or deciduous). Each of them needs different microelements. Therefore, it is not recommended to use one mixture for all colors.
It is also necessary to monitor the quantity and quality of fertilizers. After all, their overabundance can disrupt the development, growth and flowering plants.
Fertilizers for plants at home
Today there are manyoptions for feeding flowers. At home, use a variety of substances and products, most often sugar, yeast, banana peel, succinic acid, wood ash, etc.
The effectiveness of home fertilizersgives rise to many discussions. Therefore, reviews of specialists and gardeners can be radically different. So, what kind of home fertilizer can be used for indoor plants?
Before proceeding to certain actions, you must carefully observe the reaction of the flower.
Dry yeast
Often growers at home usedry yeast as a fertilizer for plants. This is a natural organic product that can feed all the plants. It contains many trace elements and nutrients.
Dry yeast is easy to make.fertilizer. It is necessary to combine 7-10 liters of warm water with 2-3 spoons of sugar and 1/3 teaspoon of yeast. Mix well and leave for 24 hours in an open container. Otherwise, the yeast and sugar will react, resulting in gas evolution.
After a day, take 1 part of the resulting solution, mix it with 5 parts of water and water the plant under the root.
Ash (ash)
Many people know that ash is an excellent fertilizer, itsgardeners are often used when growing vegetables in the open field. At home, you can use the ashes from a cigarette previously smoked. This fertilizer gives strength to the growth and development of the flower. In addition, it is a universal means of protecting plants from various diseases.
It is easy to fertilize the soil with ashes - just pour it into the pot, and over time it will gradually penetrate into the soil.
You can use wood ash.As a top-dressing, use a solution of 2 tablespoons of ash dissolved in 1 liter of water. The mixture is set aside for 2 days, then flowers are subsequently watered with it. Use this fertilizer for indoor plants at home 2 times a month.
Sugar
One of the most popular natural fertilizersfor indoor plants is ordinary sugar. Everyone knows that in the process of splitting it breaks down into glucose and fructose. It is glucose that plants need, because it performs 2 basic functions:
- Building Promotes the formation of complex organic molecules.
- Energy. It is a source of energy for all the life processes of a plant.
In the use of sugar, there is one "but."Glucose is an excellent building material, provided that it is well absorbed. Carbon dioxide is required for this process. With a lack of the last, sugar will play a bad joke. It will be an excellent source of mold, rot and disease. Therefore, experts recommend combining the drug "Baikal EM-1" with sugar dressing. This combination will give 100% result.
To prepare fertilizer for indoor plants, it is necessary to dilute 2 tablespoons of sugar into 1 liter of water. Such feeding should be carried out no more than 1 time per month.
Кстати, сахар можно заменить аптечной глюкозой.Such feeding will be more effective. To prepare the solution you need to use 1 tablet of glucose per 1 liter of water. It is also necessary to use top dressing no more often than 1 time a month.
Bananas
Многие знают, что банан содержит в себе массу beneficial trace elements and vitamins. But the nutrients are not only in the pulp, but also in the peel. Therefore, the latter is actively used in the preparation of fertilizers.
Housewives use banana peel as a fertilizer for houseplants in fresh and dried form. Also prepared in advance infusions and solutions for spraying.
Banana skin washed and dried in the oven, the sun or on the battery. After grind in a coffee grinder and placed in a paper bag.
The powder is mixed into the soil during transplantation at a ratio of 1:10. Monthly it can be used as a mulching material.
Dried banana slices should be placed only in the lower layers of the soil. They will serve as a drainage.
Fresh peel can be cut into large pieces.and place deep in the ground. But it is often difficult to determine the required number of pieces for a container that can decompose. In addition, in the flower pots, the processing of this biological material is slow.
Настой из банановой кожуры используют для soil saturation with useful trace elements. Banana peel washed, cut, placed in a 1 liter jar, pour 0.5 liters of water and leave for 24 hours. After adding another 0.5 liters of water and water the plants.
Banana peel as a fertilizer for indoor plants shows excellent results in the application. You can prepare a complex fertilizer, which requires:
- Skins 4 bananas.
- 20 g of magnesium sulfate.
- 2 tsp. egg shell powder.
All ingredients are thoroughly mixed andPour 900 g of water. The container is closed and thoroughly shaken so that all components are dissolved. The solution is used for spraying the leaves and soil. Apply no more than 1 time per week. Store complex fertilizer in the refrigerator.
Citrus and Aloe
Citrus fertilizer will help protectindoor plants from ants and parasites, saturate the soil with nutrients. For this you need to insist in a few days the peel of pomegranate and citrus on the water. After the infusion can be used as a top dressing when watering.
Aloe juice - a panacea for plants that are baddevelop or are in a weakened state. It is recommended to use only an adult flower over 4 years old for the purpose of preparing fertilizer for indoor plants. Reviews of many gardeners show that this is an effective way of feeding.
Previously cut aloe leaves are placed in a bag andsent for 10 days in the fridge. This procedure helps to reduce the concentration of juice. After the leaves are ground, squeeze out the juice. Ornamental plants are fertilized with a solution of 1/4 teaspoon of juice diluted in 1.5 liters of water. They water the plants 1-2 times a week.
Onion and garlic
Ежедневно каждая хозяйка для приготовления пищи uses onions. Do not throw onion peel in the trash, because it is an excellent fertilizer for indoor plants. It is soaked in water for several days, and then watered. This type of feeding is ideal in winter.
Garlic is also an important plant.In the summer period, an infusion is prepared from its arrows or directly to the head itself, which has been previously crushed. Garlic pour 1 liter of water and leave in a dark, warm place for 5 days. After the infusion filter and use 1 time per week. 1 tablespoon of the extract is diluted in 2 liters of water. This is an excellent prophylactic against the development of fungal diseases.
Aspirin and castor oil
Цветочные культуры склонны к развитию заболеваний.What kind of fertilizer for indoor plants is better to choose for prevention? To enhance immunity, many growers use aspirin water. To prepare a solution for 1 liter of water, dilute 1 tablet of the drug. The resulting liquid is necessary to process the flower superficially with a spray.
Castor oil is also actively used forstrengthening the root system of the flower, increasing the number of bud buds. To prepare such a fertilizer, dilute 1 teaspoon of oil per 1 liter of water. The fluid must be shaken well. Water the plants during the active ovary buds.
Water from the aquarium
Experienced flower growers claim water fromAquarium contains a large amount of nutrients. They are able to stimulate the proper development and growth of the flower. This water is also characterized by a neutral pH level, which is ideal for indoor plants.
Experts recommend using water fromaquarium as a top dressing in the spring and summer, when the plant is in the stage of active growth, new leaves are laid, buds are developed. During this period, you need to closely monitor watering. He should be moderate. In addition, you need to alternate watering, using ordinary distilled water.
Humus
This universal fertilizer is consideredhumus. It is used as top dressing both for houseplants, and for vegetables on a country bed. Therefore, many growers say that humus is an easily accessible, nutritious, high-quality and effective means. But it should be remembered that different types of plants react differently to this feeding. For example, monstera, palms, dieffenbachia, rubber plants, citrus fruits do not tolerate humus on the basis of bird droppings.
After all, this composition is several times higher than the concentration of trace elements, compared with the mullein. Therefore, it is carefully used to fertilize home ornamental plants.
Bird droppings must be diluted with water (10 g per 3 liters). Before feeding the land must be watered.
Myths
There are also myths in the use of this or thata way of feeding. Many people believe that coffee as a fertilizer for indoor plants is incredibly useful. This is actually a myth. After all, the coffee grounds do not have any nutritional benefits for the plant. It can be used as a small soil disintegrant. In addition, coffee residues can significantly increase the acidity of the soil. For flowering plants, this is a destructive phenomenon.
Also should be remembered about the eggshell. It is rich in calcium, but this trace element is practically not needed by the plant. The shell can perform the role of baking powder and drainage.
Conclusion
Of the above options, you can choose the best fertilizers for indoor plants that will be convenient for you and useful for your green pets.
