If indoor plants stand like “green stumps”, grow, but do not bloom, the leaves turn yellow, and the buds never appear, the problem is not in the care or “capriciousness” of the flowers. Most often it is a matter of poor nutrition. Generic store-bought fertilizers overload plants with nitrogen, causing only foliage to grow and flowering never to begin. They also contain preservatives that kill beneficial microflora in the soil. The author of the Zen channel “Ideal Vegetable Garden” (12+) spoke about this.
Everything you need for abundant and continuous flowering is in every home: sugar, succinic acid, wood ash.
How to use:
- Sugar solution – 1 teaspoon of sugar per 1 liter of water. Water once a month. It gives the plant quick energy to form buds.
- Succinic acid – half a tablet per 1 liter of water. Use for watering or light spraying. It strengthens the immune system and helps survive dry air and temperature changes.
- Ash infusion – 1 tablespoon of ash per 1 liter of water, leave for 24 hours, strain. It contains potassium and phosphorus – the main elements for flowering.
Apply alternately: the first week – sugar, the second – succinic acid, the third – ash, the fourth – just watering. This cycle gives the plant everything it needs, without overfeeding or chemicals.
Within 2–3 weeks, violets produce flower stalks, geraniums set buds, and begonias open into lush inflorescences. And the main thing is that flowering becomes continuous: as soon as one bud fades, new ones immediately appear. The leaves become denser, brighter, the roots are white and strong. Even in dry winter air, plants stop getting sick and dropping their leaves.
Previously it was reported how to help ficus trees survive the winter.
