Geranium or pelargonium - blooming beauty all the private homes of the Black Sea coast and the frequent guest sills urban apartments. This beautiful flower is valued for the hostess repeatedly throughout the year flowering, unpretentiousness and peculiar pungent smell of stems and leaves.
To pelargonium bloom in the house all the time, for them it is important to properly care for and lure.
5 tips on geranium care
washing instructions are provided as a reminder. These factors are important to consider inviting to their window sills to live the beautiful geraniums.
- Pot round shape, not deep, not wide. Required 2-3 drainage holes in the bottom of the pot.
- The ideal soil for geranium: flower soil, sand, peat mix. On the bottom of the pot is required to throw drainage layer. soil surface sprinkle chips or shingle.
- Light yes! The plant must be protected from direct sunlight, but not to remove the shadows.
- Watering 2 times a week, just below the root. Geranium can not swim. Water falling on the soft, fleecy leaves contributes to yellowing and fall off.
- Fresh air. Ventilate the room, but do not keep the plant in the draft, especially in winter.
Interesting fact! In folk beliefs considered to be the best place in the house for geraniums - a bedroom. This flower has always been associated with love. All known signs say geranium protects the family from quarrels, misunderstandings, and keeps in the house of love.
Fertilizing geranium for lush flowering (without chemicals)
There are several types of feeding Pelargonium home. The best among those that do not relate to chemical fertilizers, are these three ways:
banana skin
Widely known fact: bananas are rich in potassium. This is a valuable mineral for flowering geranium. How to prepare a natural fertilizer:
- Peel cut into small cubes and add water. It is convenient to use plastic bottles from beverages. In 1 liter of water 1 banana peel.
- Close the lid and put the bottle in a warm place without direct sunlight. Stand infusion is necessary to 2-3 days. The cover is sometimes opened to give infusion oxygen for reaction.
- Use infusion after conventional irrigation geranium. For example, ½ the usual dose of irrigation - water, then ½ watering dose infusion. Any dressing always paid on irrigated soil! Use one bottle can be cooked for 1.5 weeks. Keep infusion at room temperature, after 1.5 weeks pour residues.
Iodine, water and peroxide
Iodine is a positive effect on flowering geranium. This drug is in every home medicine cabinet along with the hydrogen peroxide, so this improvised fertilizer to make it easy to:
- 1 liter of water requires 1 ml of peroxide and 1 drop of iodine;
- liquid mix, water strictly on the ledges pots without touching the trunk and leaves; 1 watering - 50 ml cocktail;
- the intensity of feeding - 1 every 3 weeks.
B vitamins
Everyone needs vitamins. Pelargonium best suited additives in the form of vitamins B1, B6 and B12. These drugs cost and accessible to everyone. The solution is prepared simply:
- 1 ampoule of vitamin per 2 liters of water; mix well fluid;
- 1 watering flower every 7 days for 3 weeks; month break.
- this lure can be carried out in the summer, since the end of May until early September.
Yeast wonderful dressing
This infusion is difficult to prepare only for a couple of waterings. But it can be stored for a long time, and there is it cheap, you can always prepare a new one:
- in 10 liters of warm water to dissolve 10 g. dry yeast, add 2-3 teaspoons of sugar;
- let it brew 2:00;
- infusion of 1: 5 with warm water showering geranium.
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