Already knew? Why you should water your plants with beer

Would you have thought that plants could benefit from being watered with beer?

You can find out why this is the case here.

Tips for the household and garden are a dime a dozen and it is not always clear whether these are actually effective.

For example, banana peels and egg water are among the “home remedies” that can be used as fertilizer in the garden.

But would you have thought that beer could also be used every now and then to water plants?

Positive effects of beer on plants

In certain quantities, beer is said to have positive effects on the body - for example, it is said to prevent heart attacks and strokes, it is also said to have a calming effect and help with exhaustion, as the NDR reports. It can also function in plants due to the nutrients it contains from fertilizers, as

informed by

,

among other things

. Beer does not just consist of hops, malt and water - the isotonic drink also provides carbohydrates, protein,

,

or

. The latter three in particular are also components of many commercially available fertilizers.

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However, if you

wanted to use

the

, you should use stale

: The carbonic acid in fresh beer damages the roots and plant cells in the long run.

The alcohol contained is less of a problem, however, as the organisms do not have a brain through which to feel intoxicated.

Nevertheless, too much alcohol is a cell poison - even in plants.

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Therefore, you should only pour it in moderation with beer.

Gabriele Kleuvers, park manager in the Britzer Garten, told the

a few years ago that beer should only be used in a

for plants.

Beer also helps more with green plants than with flowering plants, as the online portal

writes.

It is sufficient to pour it with beer about once or twice a month.

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