"Onion Cocktail" for Houseplants: How Knowledgeable Florists Feed Flowers with Improvised Means

12.01.2023 09:41

Some indoor plant lovers are in no hurry to use commercial fertilizers for the orchids and pelargoniums they grow.

An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh told what fertilizers are used as an alternative.

So, it turns out that a remedy such as onion peel can have a beneficial effect on the growth of all house plants without exception.

The “vital cocktail” will be useful because it contains a full range of microelements.

Preparing a nutrient solution is not difficult.

Flower
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To do this, you will need only 50 g of onion peel - it must be poured with 2 liters of hot water and brought to a boil.

Let the solution boil for about 10 minutes and leave it to infuse for 3 hours. The cooled solution should be filtered and can be used to spray plants and the top layer of soil.

The main thing to consider when using the “onion cocktail” is that it cannot be stored for a long time, so it should be prepared immediately before use.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Internet resource editor