It is believed that many flower friends like to use rice washing water to water the flowers, which can not only save water but also provide nutrients and water for potted plants. But do you really know how to use rice washing water is the right way? If the rice washing water is not used properly, it will not help the flowers, but will harm them. Now we will talk about the right way to wash rice and water flowers.
First of all, let's take a look at the wrong usage of rice washing water
Direct use of rice washing water to water flowers, long-term accumulation will make the soil of basin soil harden, hinder the absorption of plant roots, excessive watering will damage plant roots. However, after the rice washing water without fermentation is poured down, it will have a natural fermentation process, during which heat will be generated and the root system will be seriously burned. (of course, it's OK for some large potted or ground grown plants to occasionally pour some raw rice washing water.)
If you want to water the flowers with rice washing water, you have to ferment first, then how to ferment?
The method is very simple. Put the rice washing water in an empty jar (a large drink bottle can also be used) and seal the mouth of the jar tightly. After about two weeks, the summer can be shorter, and other seasons can be used a little longer. Remember to air the sealed bottle. When watering, take the clear liquid, dilute with water and stir. 70% - 80% water is recommended. Do not pour it on the leaves.
Taomi water in the fermentation process is very smelly, you can put some orange peel fermentation together, so slowly not stink. In addition, the bottle mouth should not be closed too tightly to avoid bursting.
Rice washing water
Here are some important details:
1. When you pour the flower with fermented rice washing water, you must first dilute it. Generally, the ratio of rice washing water and water is 1:4.
2. We use rice washing water to fertilize mainly thin and more fertilizer, and gradually supplement fertilizer in daily watering, instead of seeing fertilizer effect quickly as inorganic fertilizer. It can replace tap water to water flowers and improve soil quality, but it can not completely replace organic fertilizer, which is mainly a supplementary role. Fertilizer should be applied when fertilization is needed.
3. You should pay attention to understand how big your flowers are potted. It is important to fertilize flowers, but if the pots are small, the soil is loose, and the roots are weak, if you still fertilize a lot in this case, it will backfire.
4. There is a lot of rice washing water at home. We don't have to use it all to water the flowers. Maybe the fermenting bottle (barrel) is enough for us to use for a long time.
5. Not all plants are suitable for watering fermented rice washing water, such as cactus alkaline plants are not suitable. Not even the Adiantum.