Fertilizers for indoor hibiscus during flowering

I have a young hibiscus, it is blooming for the second time, only a few buds. Maybe he doesn't have enough food to set the ovaries? Tell me what kind of fertilizer for indoor hibiscus should I use during its flowering?

Hibiscus or Chinese rose has been decorating not only offices for a long time. The flower grows in almost every home due to the unearthly beauty of its inflorescences, the color and shape of which can be very diverse. Hibiscus is not a very whimsical plant to care for and, in principle, not capricious. It is enough to choose a suitable soil for planting, water and cut the flower in a timely manner and give it a bright corner in the apartment.
However, in order for a pet to please with its flowers every year, you should pay a little more attention to it. The support of the plant is especially important with the onset of the most crucial period - when it begins to bloom.

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What fertilizers can be used for feeding indoor hibiscus during flowering? Complex mineral fertilizers are best suited. Today, specialized stores have a wide selection of drugs for these purposes. In addition, homemade home remedies have gained widespread popularity.

Fertilization of the Chinese rose occurs by applying a nutrient solution under the root.

Read also the article: chinese rose home care!

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Hibiscus needs nutrients such as nitrogen and potassium to stimulate more buds during flowering. To do this, it should be fed with special complex preparations for flowering plants.

The following tools have proven themselves well:

  • Athlete - 1.5 ml of the drug for 1 liter of water, water once every 7 days;
  • Gilea - for 1 liter of water, 2 caps of the drug, apply twice a month;
  • Master - for 2 liters of water 5 g of the drug, water once a week.

Top dressing should be done after the standard watering of the plant so that the nutrients get into the moist soil.

In addition, you can alternate mineral and organic fertilizing using the preparations Gilea and Fertomix BIOHUMUS for decorative flowering indoor plants. The frequency of use is every 10 days.
Peat pellets, bone meal are also good for fertilizing indoor plants. urea, potassium magnesium.

Home remedies for feeding hibiscus

Flower growers with experience have long noticed that hibiscus forms inflorescences more actively and blooms longer after fertilizing it with the following infusions:

  1. Sugar infusion... Dilute 0.5 tsp. sugar in 1 tbsp. water. Water the flower twice a month.
  2. Blood infusion... For irrigation, use the water left after defrosting raw meat, or in which it was washed. Feed the hibiscus no more than once every two weeks.
  3. Banana peel infusion... Pour the skins from two bananas with 2 liters of water (slightly warm), let it brew for 2 days. Water once every 10 days.
  4. Manure... It is used from the second year of life (for 2 liters of water, 2 tablespoons of dried manure). Due to its special smell, it is better to use it when the plant is taken out into the open air.

The best time to feed is evening.

Indoor hibiscus care - video

Comments
  1. Marina

    What needs to be done to make the side branches of the hibiscus go? It blooms regularly, but the trunk is very thin and drops the flower ahead of time, and if there are a lot of ovaries, they may not open at all.

    • Olga

      Hibiscus responds well to pruning. It helps to form a lush bush, stimulate branching and regulate development. It is advisable to prune in the spring, then by the summer there will already be side branches on the bush. How to care for an indoor flower is written here https://ivilla-en.decorexpro.com/kakoy-ukhod-nuzhen-gibiskusu-doma/.

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