What are the benefits and effects of brown sugar water for watering flowers? What flowers can be watered?

Benefits of brown sugar water for watering flowers

Brown sugar not only contains 95% sucrose, but also contains a large amount of vitamins, iron, zinc, manganese and other trace elements. Brown sugar water is a fertilizer with natural nutrients that can promote the growth of flowers more vigorously, with luxuriant branches and leaves and shiny leaves. In addition, watering flowers with brown sugar water can increase the production of chlorophyll in flowers.

The disadvantages of watering flowers with brown sugar water

Flowers do not need too much sugar to grow. Too much sugar will have a bad effect and hinder the normal breathing of the roots. Sugar will also attract aphids, ants and other insects, causing damage to the flowers.

And if the concentration of brown sugar water is too high, it will affect the breathing of the leaves. If the amount of water is too much, it will also affect photosynthesis. Without oxygen at the roots, the flowers will wither.

How to water flowers with brown sugar water

Brown sugar water is suitable for watering camellia, Clivia and other flowers. The method of watering flowers is to add 1g of brown sugar to 500ml of clean water, mix well and soak, then put the soaked solution into the spray bottle and spray the plants, which can make the leaves of the flowers thick and shiny. And spraying some sugar water before the flowering period of flowers can also promote flowering, because brown sugar contains vitamins, iron and other elements.