I threw some fruit peels into the pot and the flowers grew like crazy

Make nutrient soil

Apple peel

Using apple peels to make nutrient soil will make the nutrient soil slightly acidic, which is especially suitable for growing plants that like acid, such as jasmine, camellia, azalea, etc., and can effectively prevent their leaves from turning yellow and falling.

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Prepare materials: apple peel, flower pot, garden soil

1. Add appropriate amount of garden soil to the prepared flower pot to cover the bottom of the flower pot.

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2. Add an appropriate amount of apple peel on top of the soil and spread it evenly on top of the garden soil so that the peel and soil can be in full contact.

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3. Then sprinkle a layer of original soil evenly on the top of the peel, with a thickness of about two or three centimeters, to ensure that the peel is completely covered by the soil, which will help accelerate the fermentation process.

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4. If there is space above the soil, you can add another layer of peel using the same method as in the previous step.

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5. After adding the peels, you still need to continue covering them with soil, layer by layer, until the flower pot is full. In this way, you can get a full pot of organic soil.

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6. After it is done, you can water it with a little rice water and cover the flowerpot with a plastic bag to speed up fermentation. Growing flowers in such soil is more nutritious than simple garden soil.

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Grapefruit peel

The shipping cost of purchasing nutrient soil online is high and the price is not cheap, so making it yourself is cheap and economical. Many people use rotten vegetables, rotten leaves, various bones, etc. to ferment and make nutrient soil, but the taste produced during the fermentation process is really not good. Using grapefruit peel to make nutrient soil is clean and hygienic, the materials are easy to find, and it is also quite simple to make:

Prepare materials: appropriate amount of grapefruit peel, appropriate amount of soil, rice washing water, a plastic bottle

1. First, flower lovers should chop the grapefruit peel into pieces (to make it easier to put it into a plastic bottle).

2. Add a proper amount of soil to the bottom of the plastic bottle, then add a layer of grapefruit peel, and then another layer of soil, repeating the stacking like a sandwich. After that, when the bottle is fast or slow, pour in a proper amount of rice water. Be careful not to use too much rice washing water and do not allow water to accumulate in the bottle.

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3. After watering with rice water, cover the top of the bottle with soil to completely cover the grapefruit peel, screw on the bottle cap, but don't screw it too tightly so that there is still some air circulation. Put the plastic bottle in a corner and it can be used after about a year.

2. Supplement nitrogen and potassium fertilizers

Banana peel

Banana peels are rich in potassium fertilizer, which can make our flowers grow stronger and enhance their resistance. And banana peels are easy to rot, so they are very convenient to use. Here Huahua will briefly introduce how to use banana peels:

Method 1:

This method does not require fermentation. Cut the banana peel into pieces and then bury it at the bottom of the flowerpot. The deeper the better. Do not put it around the roots and do not put too much. The banana peel will rot quickly at the bottom of the pot and provide nutrients for the roots.

Method 2:

Many flower lovers are worried that banana peels will damage the roots when they ferment at the bottom of the flower pots. To be on the safe side, flower lovers can now make fertilizer in an empty flower pot. As we mentioned above, add a layer of soil and a layer of banana peels. It will be fermented quickly and can be used after the soil turns completely black.

Pineapple peel

When you eat pineapple, you can put the peeled pineapple peel in a plastic bucket, then add water and brown sugar, the ratio is 3 pounds of pineapple peel: 1 pound of brown sugar: 10 pounds of water. Put it in a cool place to ferment for three months, and then you can use it to water the flowers.

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When watering flowers, dilute it at a ratio of 1:1000, which can provide plants with rich nitrogen elements and make them grow more luxuriantly.

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3. Reduce soil alkalinity

Orange peel

The soil in the north is alkaline. If you want to reduce the alkalinity of the soil, you can make good use of orange peels. When making compost, adding some orange peels can effectively reduce the odor.

1. First, cut the peeled orange peel into pieces with scissors to facilitate loading and fermentation.

2. Put the cut orange peels into a plastic bottle, add rice water, and ferment for a month before using it to water the flowers.

When watering flowers, be sure to dilute it before use.

4. Loosen the soil

Peanut Shells

Method 1:

If you use a small amount of peanut shells, cut them into pieces and mix them into the soil, it can loosen the soil without causing serious damage to the plants.

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Method 2:

Placing peanut shells at the bottom of the flowerpot can help with drainage. If you want to use peanut shells to make fertilizer, that's fine, but it will take a long time. You can mix it with other things for making fertilizer, such as rotten vegetable leaves and fruit peels, to speed up the decomposition.

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Chestnut Shell

Method 1:

The outermost layer of chestnuts is like a hedgehog. Pick up a few and put them at the bottom of the flowerpot (make sure your flowerpot is deep). They are water-permeable and breathable, and will not cause damage to the root system when they rot. However, they are hard to come by, so be careful when picking them up, and don't get your hands pricked.

Method 2:

Although chestnut shells are hard to find, the shells of the sugar-roasted chestnuts we often eat can also be used to grow flowers. Crush the chestnut shells, then mix them evenly with soil in a ratio of 1:2, put them in a flowerpot, and then pour rice water on it. Let it rot slowly, and then you can use it directly. It is loose and breathable.

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