Is it possible to fertilize indoor plants with sugar: benefit or harm

01.12.2023 21:00

On the Internet, it is often recommended to use sugar as a fertilizer for indoor plants.

However, such feeding is not suitable for all plants. Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist and landscape designer, tells us which plants can be fertilized with sugar.

How to feed plants with sugar

Indoor palms and roses, cacti, succulents, ficus and dracaenas respond well to sugar feeding.

Young, recently transplanted, weakened or diseased plants should be fertilized with sugar with caution.

Fertilizer is added once a month at most. One tablespoon of sugar is enough for a liter of water.

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And remember that sugar fertilizer is not a substitute for a complete fertilizer.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti