Caring for houseplants requires more than just watering them and putting them in a bright spot. To keep your plants looking beautiful and healthy, you also need to protect them from pests and provide them with important nutrients. Fortunately, there are often simple ingredients in your kitchen that work wonders for growing plants.
Natural Plant Care Ingredients
Cinnamon
Cinnamon has powerful antifungal and antibacterial properties that protect young plants from fungi. Young and delicate plants can quickly be affected by fungal diseases. A teaspoon of cinnamon on the potting soil is enough to protect them.
Sprinkle the cuttings with a little cinnamon powder before planting to promote rooting.
Onion Peels
Onion peels are excellent for repelling pests such as aphids and mites. To do this, prepare an onion peel infusion: put them in a liter of water without lemon, let the mixture soak overnight, boil for 20 minutes, let it cool and then strain. Spray the solution on the leaves of your plants.
Onion peels are also used as an organic fertilizer containing potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron. This strengthens plants and increases their resistance.
