Gardening hacks to increase flowering and reduce drop: If you adopt these different and smart tricks properly, then the flowers of your plants will not only last longer but will also look more healthy and blooming.
Many times plants produce a lot of buds, but the flowers fall quickly. This is often caused by incorrect watering, lack of nutrients or temperature stress. If you want the flowers in your garden to remain in bloom for a long time, then it is important to adopt some smart care tricks. Here are 3 effective tricks that gardeners must try.
Eggshell and Vinegar Calcium Booster (Calcium Booster Hack)
Calcium deficiency is a major reason for early flower fall. To accomplish this, simple kitchen tricks come in handy.
How to do: Wash the eggshells, dry them and crush them lightly. Now soak them in 2-3 spoons of vinegar for 24 hours. Due to this, calcium dissolves in liquid. Mix this mix in 1 liter of water and apply it on the roots of plants twice a month. This solution strengthens the roots, supports the stem and prevents flower drop. It is especially effective in plants like rose, tomato and hibiscus.
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Light Wind Trick (Manual Pollination Support)
Often flowers fall because pollination does not occur properly. This happens especially in the balcony or indoor garden.
How to do: Lightly shake the plants for 1–2 minutes every morning or give them a gentle breeze using your hand/fan. If you want, you can transfer pollen by giving a light touch between the flowers with a soft brush (paint brush). It increases natural pollination, making flowers stronger and less likely to fall. This trick especially works for tomatoes, chillies, brinjals and flowering plants.
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Sugar and Epsom Salt Spray (Bloom Retention Spray)
This is a secret spray, which helps the flowers last longer.
How to do: Mix 1 teaspoon sugar and ½ teaspoon Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) in 1 liter water. Mix it well and spray it lightly on the leaves and flowers of the plants once a week (in the morning or evening). Sugar gives instant energy to the plant and Epsom salt compensates for the deficiency of magnesium, due to which the flowers remain more healthy and do not fall quickly.