For abundant flowering, geraniums should be fertilized regularly. This also works without chemicals – with home remedies from the refrigerator.
Geraniums (also called pelargoniums) are one of the absolute classics among balcony flowers and in the garden. Their lush blooms beautify every house in summer, be it in the standing or hanging version. Although geraniums are actually useless for bees and therefore some advise against planting geraniums, many amateur gardeners still rely on them. In order for geraniums to bloom and bloom for as long as possible, your plants need a little support in the form of a fertilizer that provides them with the most important nutrients. If you want to do without chemicals, you can care for your geraniums with natural home remedies. The good thing about it is that almost everyone has one of them in their fridge or in the kitchen.
1. Fertilize geraniums with milk
Milk is ideal for fertilizing geraniums because it contains a lot of calcium and other nutrients that benefit the popular balcony flowers. To make the natural geranium fertilizer, simply mix one liter of milk with about three to four liters of water. With it, they water the flowers once a month.
Geraniums bloom especially profusely if they are fertilized regularly. This also works with natural home remedies. © P. Royer/Imago
2. Baker's yeast as a fertilizer for geraniums
Baker's yeast is said to prolong the flowering period of geraniums and accelerate the development of buds. And this is how you make the yeast fertilizer:
- Dissolve 10 g of dry yeast in 10 liters of water and add a pinch of sugar. Yeast loves sugar, which is why it enhances the effect.
- Fertilize the pelargoniums with this mixture once a month in the spring, when flowering begins. In the summer, you should rely on a nitrogen-containing fertilizer.
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3. Care for pelargonium with banana peels
It's not just bananas that are full of vitamins and minerals. Their peel also contains important nutrients such as magnesium, potassium and phosphorus, which is why they are ideal as flower fertilizers. Geraniums benefit above all from the calcium contained in the tropical fruit and thank it with abundant flowering. However, since banana peels contain little nitrogen, they are only suitable as an additional fertilizer for geraniums.
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To prevent pesticides, which are often found in large quantities on the peel, from getting into the potting soil, it is better to bet on organic bananas. Here's how to make the banana peel fertilizer for your plants:
- For the geranium fertilizer, you will need about 7-8 banana peels.
- Let the shells dry in the sun for about 3 to 4 days.
- Then process the dried banana peels in a blender to a fine powder.
- Mix 6-8 tablespoons of the banana peel powder with 1 teaspoon Epsom salt and 4 liters of water – done.
The plants are watered once every 3 weeks with the banana peel fertilizer.
In order to support the flowering joy of your overwintered geraniums in spring, they should be pruned and cleaned out. And even in summer, geraniums should be regularly "cleaned out" to help them grow.