To enjoy healthy growth, indoor plants need light, a supply of water, but also fertilizer to fertilize them and provide them with the essential nutrients for their growth. Discover this natural mixture, effective for growing houseplants.
To fertilize your plants and promote their healthy growth, there is no need to buy chemical fertilizers. You can prepare your own natural and powerful fertilizer to stimulate the growth of your indoor plants. For this, two ingredients are enough.
How to prepare a natural fertilizer to grow indoor plants?
To fertilize your houseplants, you can prepare a natural fertilizer using these two ingredients: white rice and honey. To do this, pour a little rice into half a cup of water and let it sit overnight. Next, add a tablespoon of honey to your mixture. Mix and store your fertilizer in an easy-to-handle bottle. Before fertilizing your plants, shake the bottle and make sure to only apply this liquid fertilizer to the soil. Avoid wetting plant foliage. Only the roots should benefit from this fertilizer.
What are the benefits of rice and honey for plants?
Rice water is a very good fertilizer for plants. Rich in starch and nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, this liquid fertilizer promotes the growth of beneficial soil bacteria. This improves the process of photosynthesis and stimulates healthy plant growth. Rice water is a quick-release liquid fertilizer particularly recommended for plants that need to recover their nutrients quickly. You can apply it once a week, for 15 days, to obtain the expected results. Note that you can also use rice grains to fertilize your plants. To do this, sprinkle a tablespoon of rice on the soil of your houseplants, around the stems. When you water the plants, the rice grains will swell and release starch into the soil, which will be used to nourish your plants.
Honey is also very beneficial for plants. In addition to its antibacterial and antifungal action, honey is rich in essential nutrients for plant growth, such as phosphorus, potassium, but also iron, calcium, zinc and magnesium. That said, you can use this natural ingredient to prepare a liquid fertilizer for your flowering plants and fruiting plants. To do this, dilute two tablespoons of honey in 7 cups of hot water. Mix, let cool then transfer your liquid fertilizer into a bottle or flask. All you have to do is use it to water your plants. In addition to this, thanks to its antibacterial and antifungal properties, honey can be used as a rooting hormone. To do this, when you take a stem to make a cutting, dip the cut end in honey before transplanting it into the soil. Honey thus promotes rapid rooting of the cutting, thanks to its antiseptic and antifungal properties which stimulate root production.
Note that in addition to honey and rice, other natural ingredients can be used as fertilizer for your plants, such as coffee grounds, nettle manure, green tea bags, or even the peels of certain fruits. like bananas. Water from cooking foods that contain starch, like pasta or potatoes, is also beneficial for your plants.
