Taking an aspirin to bring down a fever or relieve a headache is common. But, who could have imagined that this product would also be very beneficial for relieving stress on plants?
Plants are living beings that can also suffer from stress, climate change and inappropriate care. It all depends on how you care for them and the conditions in which they grow. Do they benefit from enough light or, on the contrary, are they too exposed to the sun? Are they watered in the right amount? Not to mention that they must continually be protected from the invasion of numerous parasites which disturb them. Although they seem easy to care for, some can be vulnerable and require more attention than others. What effect do you think aspirin would have on your plants?
Why should you use aspirin on your plants?
There are countless situations that can stress your plants, including pruning, extreme temperatures, or even when your pet steps on them or chews on their leaves. To protect themselves, they then produce salicylic acid, an active and powerful substance, commonly called “aspirin”. A medicine that we often use to relieve pain, migraine, fever and all kinds of inflammation.
However, plants secrete it naturally in sometimes insufficient quantities. It would therefore be more judicious to provide them with more to “calm” them down. Aspirin will not only de-stress them, but it will also protect them from micro-organisms and multiple pests and thus make them more resistant to all kinds of illnesses.
Good to know : it is recommended to dissolve one aspirin tablet (pulverized) for each liter of water you use to water your plants.
Other interesting uses of aspirin on your plantations
- Aspirin acts as a rooting agent: when you go to transplant your flowers or any plant, you can help them develop stronger, firmer, more resilient roots. To do this, simply spray the roots with a mixture of aspirin and water before repotting them in a larger pot or directly in the garden. Note that transplantation is often a source of stress: aspirin will act to strengthen their defenses and boost their immune system.
- Aspirin also plays a major role in improving seed germination. A low dose of aspirin (1 tablet in 5 liters of water) will be very favorable to cell growth.
- Aspirin stimulates plant growth. For an entire season, the University of Rhode Island experimented with this method by spraying plants with an aqueous solution of aspirin once every three weeks. In the end, the sprayed plants were much larger and showed much more fruitful flowering than those of their counterparts which had not benefited from this remedy.
- Have you just received a sublime bouquet and would like the flowers not to wilt too quickly? So use aspirin! This medicine also helps cut flowers stay fresh longer. Place half a tablet in the water in the vase and you will feel a clear difference!
- Growing tomatoes is never easy. To keep them healthy and healthy, rely on the power of aspirin. Spray your tomato plants (or soak the seeds) in a mixture of aspirin and water. They will thus become more resistant to diseases and stay in great shape.
- Likewise, to treat your mushrooms, this medicine is ideal since it prevents all kinds of fungal diseases. Spray your plantings with a mixture of water and aspirin. As a bonus, the same solution can help heal some burned shoots. At the first signs of burning and suffering, immediately spray your plants with this solution which will act very effectively.
- Finally, for those who don’t know, an aspirin paste can relieve insect bites, especially bees. If you have just been stung, especially while gardening, immediately crush an aspirin tablet in water and apply it directly to the bite for instant relief.
