One of the best and cheapest indoor flower dressing
I know firsthand that caring for indoor plants is a rather painstaking business, sometimes requiring considerable time and money.
Even unpretentious potted flowers require a certain minimum attention and care.
I have found for myself a budget tool that can deal with a large number of problems that pot plants are prone to, and I will gladly share it. This is activated carbon!
How to use activated carbon in floriculture
Activated carbon is capable of:
- Prevent root and stem decay;
- Disinfect cuts and wounds in plants, promote their speedy healing;
- Fight mold in pots;
- Improve the quality characteristics of potted soil.
Decay of roots and the stem of flowers is often due to fungal infection. It was activated carbon that helped me prevent the death of a houseplant. To do this, I crushed the tablets into powder and placed it on the surface of the earth in a thin layer.
Activated carbon can easily cope with moldthat appears in pots. To combat this problem, it is also enough to simply sprinkle activated carbon powder on the affected areas of the soil.
I also treated the damaged areas of the stem and leaves with activated charcoal, which helped their early healing.
I also always add activated carbon to the soil. when transplanting indoor plants for the prevention of fungus, excessive soil moisture, mold.
In addition, charcoal tablets act as a sorbent in the soil and cleanse it of harmful compounds and gases.
In addition, charcoal will have a beneficial effect on plant roots damaged or cut during transplantation.
Activated carbon is also useful as a top dressing for potted plants. Or I would rather say that it does not so much feed as it disinfects the soil, thereby creating better conditions for plants (reduces acidity, kills fungi and bacteria, reduces moisture and etc.).
I put 2 charcoal tablets in each pot with a flower, having previously broken them in half. I add 2-3 centimeters in depth to each of the parts.
From my own experience, I was convinced that the range of positive effects on indoor plants and flowers of such a budgetary means as activated carbon is very wide.
I am sure that in almost every home medicine cabinet there is at least a plate of this miracle remedy.