The shelves in a plant store are often full of all kinds of plant food. But which one is suitable for you, and your way of caring for plants, is not immediately visible on the packaging. If you want to know more about this, read on!
Which types plant food exist?
You have plant food in the form of a stick, globules and liquid nutrition in a bottle. Often the liquid version is comparatively the cheapest because it still needs to be diluted. But it is also the most work to prepare. Liquid nutrition is in fact sold in a bottle or a pump. Usually the packaging describes how much a plant needs on average in terms of nutrition.
What is the advantage of plant nutrition?
Plant food not only ensures better growth of the plant, but also gives an extra boost to the plant so that it can better protect itself against pests and other diseases. In addition, plant food makes the plant less likely to develop yellow leaves and leaf fall. But be sure not to go over the maximum amount of nutrition at a time. So don't give extra nutrition if you forgot to give nutrition last week!
Bulbs of plant food or sticks?
The colored balls that Pokon sells, for example, are very easy to use and you can sprinkle them on the soil of your houseplant during the growing period. This then releases slow-release fertilizer to the plant for at least several weeks. So little energy is needed to take good care of your plants.
Rods work in a similar way. You stick these into the soil with your beautiful houseplants. They also slowly release nutrients to the substrate with each watering. There are also agents that also protect your plant from pests and other diseases in combination with the release of nutrients. For example, there is Sanium Sticks. These sticks offer up to 4 months of plant nutrition and provide protection against white fly and aphids, among other pests. If you like to see your plants in bloom, this is also a great way to get up to 3 times more flowers.
