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Among the organic fertilizers used for plant nutrition, it is worth highlighting humus. It is a product of vital activity of poultry and animals, including plant residues, processed by worms. As a result of the introduction of humus into the soil, its structure becomes looser, which has a positive effect on the growth of houseplants and the formation of their root system.
Humus can be used to fertilize all plants, regardless of their type and composition of the soil on which they are grown.
How useful humus for indoor plants?
Humus contains water-soluble sodium, potassium and lithium humates. They are necessary for the normal development of plants, because:
- accelerate seed germination;
- increase survival rate of seedlings after transplantation;
- stimulates active growth of the roots and the whole flower,
- accelerates flowering and makes it more lush, and also affects the increase in peduncle size;
- activates photosynthesis in plants, making the color of the green mass more saturated;
- promotes the absorption of nutrients from the soil by flowers.
How to use humus fertilizer for indoor plants
Organic fertilizers are widely used during the period of active plant growth: with the onset of spring - until late autumn. Among the ways of using humus are the following:
- Watering and spraying. To prepare a concentrated solution, pour 1 tbsp into a bucket of water( not cold).humus, thoroughly stirred and left to infuse for a day. The finished solution resembles brewed black tea in color. Before using 1 tbsp.infusion dilute 2 tbsp.water. This solution is used for watering and spraying houseplants, and the thicker formed at the bottom of the bucket is poured into the flowerpots.
- Adding to the soil. Especially well proved humus when growing seedlings of flowers. Young seedlings grow more actively and are less sick if they are planted in a substrate of 1 part humus and 2 parts of the ground from the garden.
- Soaking seeds in a solution of humus for 12 hours increases their germination rate up to 96%, which is 17% more when compared with soaking in water.
