Geranium is an integral part of many interiors thanks to its undemanding nature and ability to delight us with lush and colorful blooms even in the coldest months.
How and when should you feed geraniums?
My mood improves a lot when I see home geraniums blooming. Today I want to share with you a wonderful recipe for feeding, which was suggested to me by a familiar flower lover with many years of experience in agronomy. He gave me a lot of valuable advice, which I am now happy to share.
The period of active flowering of geraniums in our homes falls at the end of winter or at the beginning of spring, when the sun’s rays begin to visit our windows more often. This is the ideal time for fertilization, which stimulates the plant to form buds. Not many people know it, but geraniums are very useful yeasts that, if used correctly, can be a real catalyst for growth and flowering.
Yeast feeding works on the principle of bokashi, activates the work of beneficial fungi in the soil and improves its fertility. This helps to strengthen the root system and stimulates the appearance of buds.
Recipe for yeast feeding geraniums:
For cooking, use a 3-liter jar, in which you add half a spoonful of dry tea yeast and 4 teaspoons of sugar. Additionally, you will need the peel of one banana, cut into small pieces, and the peel of one medium-sized onion. All components are poured into a jar, which is then filled with boiled water cooled to the brim. The resulting mixture is thoroughly mixed and placed in a warm place for 3 days. Thanks to the yeast, the nutrients from onion peels and banana peels pass into the water, creating a nutrient solution rich in vitamins and trace elements.
This infusion is used to water each flower, which will measure between 200 and 400 grams depending on its size. The remaining fertilizer can be used for other houseplants and even seedlings, as it already has an optimal concentration for plant nutrition.
