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We all like to keep our gardens looking pretty at this time of year.
It’s a time for colour, vibrancy and spending more time outdoors, so we want our flowers to be blooming. But, it turns out, you may have been watering them wrong for years.
That’s because just watering them can lead you down a path of destruction. A video, shared by @oldgarden.official on TikTok, revealed exactly where many people go wrong.
In the video, the woman said it’s important not to just water flowers when growing them. This is because it could cause them to “wither” in as little as half a year.
To make sure you get the most out of your blooms, she recommended some simple tricks, and one of them will probably surprise you.
The woman said: “Banana peel – use as fertiliser. Orange peel soaked in water are pesticides.
“Apple peel – use as a nutrient solution.” And surprisingly, she added: “Beer can loosen the soil, and make it breathable.” The video showed her emptying a can onto a plant pot.
Her final tip was: “Soak onions in water to remove yellow leaves and root rot.”
Although people appear divided about adding beer to soil online, there are suggestions that it works – and in different ways.
According to thedrinksbusiness, there are many ways the tipple can be used in the garden. If you mix beer and water in a 2:1 ratio, it can actually help get rid of fungi. You should apply the solution every few days until the problem is gone.
The experts say the hops in some beer contains a lot of potassium, which is amazing for plant growth. As well as this, the yeast is packed full of nutrients, which will help to promote healthy roots.
To use it, simply leave the beer open for a few days, and then dilute it with water (about one part beer to 10 parts water). Then you can pour it around the base of the plants, while avoiding the leaves, as this could lead to brown spots developing.
Experts such as GardeningKnowHow also say beer is handy for composting. Due to the fact that beer contains yeast, which is nitrogen rich, it’s seen as “ideal for breaking down carbon-based materials in the compost pile”.
Yeast aids in the decomposition of organic materials, so it essentially works to speed up the composting process.