Garlic is not only a delicious dish in our daily lives, but have you ever thought about what effect it would have if you put garlic in a flower pot?

Put minced garlic in the pot, not only will the flowers grow stronger, but it will also kill some pests really effectively. Those who are just starting to grow flowers can refer to garlic.

Benefits of growing ornamental plants with garlic

Garlic, an ingredient with many edible benefits, can make dishes more delicious when cooked, and it can also play a regulatory role. When growing flowers, many flower lovers also like to use garlic. In fact, related to its effectiveness is that it can kill viruses and bacteria. For most flowers, this type of effect will have a role in pest control.

In addition, garlic also has some nutrients that can be provided to flowers. It contains a number of trace elements and various nutrients. These are also very good substances for flowers. The process of using garlic to grow flowers can make the garlic supplied with nutrients inside the flowers, make the plants look greener, and also make the flower plants bloom more splendidly.

There are still many benefits but you need to pay attention to the dosage and timing of use.

Use garlic water to kill insects

First, you need to make garlic into crushed pieces, both to facilitate absorption by the flowers and to have a very good cold-relieving effect.

After crushing, add clear water. Don’t use too much. You can adjust the amount of clear water at a ratio of 1:300. After adding the clear water, shake well and then dry in the sun for a period of time.

This is also for the purpose of sterilization with UV rays that can eliminate some impurities in the garlic water. In short, do not skip this step, then you use the garlic water to spray on the pest-infested leaves.

Can be sprayed on some pest-infested leaves, the purpose is to eliminate pests as soon as possible and the effect will be doubled. More suitable harmful insects are aphids, small black flies, red spiders, etc. If your flowers have these pests, you can use garlic water to spray them. In general, the pests are not particularly serious. can be handled.

Other functions of garlic water

For green plants, you can also spray garlic water regularly, for example, the betel plant, its leaves often turn yellow due to insufficient nutrition. At this time, flower growers can mix garlic water 1:500 to water the plants to prevent green leaf. In fact, the most important thing is that it contains some nutrients, which can increase the vitality of green plants, and can also eliminate bacteria and detoxify plants, making them greener.

For flowering plants, you can also spray a little garlic water during the flowering period. Note that you should use less, because too much will cause the flowers to wilt sooner due to heat. Use a moderate amount after spraying. will make the flowers bloom and the flowering time will be longer, the color of the flowers will be darker. Whether it is a flowering plant or a green plant, when you use it and spray it, it is not suitable for regular use of garlic for a month or a month and a half.

There are many ingredients that can be used to grow flowers, garlic is one of them. This nutritious ingredient can keep away pests and diseases from flowers, and can also add certain nutrients to flowers, can be said to be a good thing. If you have the same problem with indoor flower plants, you can also try garlic, the effect is not bad.