Caring for indoor flowers involves proper watering and fertilization. Traditional methods include the use of water infused with garlic. Let's consider the benefits and harms of garlic water for indoor flowers, how to properly prepare a concentrate, tincture, and how to water flowers using technology. Contraindications for watering plants and common mistakes that gardeners may make.
Why do they do this?
Garlic water has the beneficial properties of the plant. Vitamins and phytoncides, mineral elements and antioxidants pass from the cloves into the infusion.They are used by flowers as nutrients and protective substances. Watering helps prevent infection with infectious diseases or cure them, disinfects the substrate, and strengthens plants. Essential oils and phytoncides from garlic kill fungi, viruses and bacteria, and repel pests.
In addition to its protective function, garlic water has a stimulating and restorative effect: after systematic treatment, the roots of flowers grow and thicken, the leaves become denser and fleshier, more flower stalks are formed, and flowering becomes more magnificent. Watering flowers in the spring, after a period of dormancy, helps plants quickly return to the active period.
The benefits and harms of garlic water
When used correctly, garlic water brings only benefits: it nourishes, strengthens and prevents diseases. But if you use the infusion in high concentrations or water more often than necessary, you can harm the plants. The harm will consist of burns to the roots, which can destroy the flower. If roots are damaged by pests or pathogens, even water of normal concentration can cause burns.
How to prepare garlic solution
Water the flowers at intervals of 2 weeks, alternating with regular watering. You can notice the results of using the tincture within a few days. As a preventive and strengthening agent, the solution can be used all year round, watering flowers if they look weakened or unhealthy.
The product can be prepared in the form of a concentrate or a ready-to-irrigate solution. To prepare the concentrate you need 85 g of garlic per 0.5 liter of water. Peel the cloves from their shells and chop them with a knife or crusher. Pour the mixture into a jar and place in a warm place for 5 days. On the 6th day, strain.Before watering, dilute the concentrate in water in a ratio of 60 g per 1 liter.
There is a recipe for making a concentrate that can be used on the day of preparation. How to prepare: peel a medium-sized head of garlic, chop it, add 0.5 liters of hot water and leave to steep for 20 minutes. For watering 1.5 tbsp. l. dilute in 0.5 liters of clean water.
It’s even easier to prepare just water for irrigation: pour 6 cloves into 3 liters of water, put the jar in a warm place for 1 day. The infusion can be used for watering, spraying, and washing the roots when replanting.
Flower watering technology
Water plants in pots only with fresh garlic water. You can’t use sour milk with foam. After preparation, it is necessary to filter the infusion so that there are no pieces of garlic left in it, which, once in the ground, will begin to rot.
Garlic water is used to water plants when the foliage is withering or yellowing, partial or complete, if the growth of new leaf mass is slow, if the roots are drying out or, conversely, rotting, or if flowering is weak or absent. The result of watering can be noticeable after just a few applications; restoration of a weakened flower can take up to 3 months.
When changing the soil in a pot, you must first inspect the roots, cut off damaged and dry parts, replace the substrate, and water with garlic infusion after replanting. Treated flowers will be able to take root and take root faster and will more easily withstand the transplant procedure.
For foliar treatment, spray the leaves and stems of flowers using a regular spray bottle. It is important to strictly follow the dosage of the product.
What are the contraindications?
You should not water flowers with garlic water during flowering, much less get water on the buds and flowers. They may cause burns. No more than 2 treatments can be carried out per month, between which there should be regular watering. Watering should be done after the soil has completely dried.
Common mistakes
Flower growers can make the following mistakes: constantly water plants with garlic water, and do not alternate watering with plain water. When spraying, allow liquid to drain and accumulate at the base of the petioles, which threatens their rotting. They may water more often than necessary when the soil has not yet completely dried out. It is also a mistake to use a stale solution, which loses its beneficial properties.
To achieve results, you need to care for the flower correctly; watering with garlic water alone will not cure the plant or restore it if problems arose due to improper care. It is necessary to monitor the temperature and humidity in the room, the condition of the soil, and water and fertilize the flowers according to a schedule.
Garlic water is beneficial for all indoor plants and has almost no contraindications for use. But you need to use it correctly; when preparing, pay attention to the dosage, dilution and consumption rate. Regular use of garlic infusion will feed the flowers, maintain their health, stimulate growth and development, and improve flowering.
Preparing and storing garlic water is easy; all you need is water and garlic. Heads of not the best quality, with small teeth, are suitable, the main thing is that they are not rotten. You can store the prepared infusion in the refrigerator or make it fresh for one-time use.
