Feeding petunias to extend the flowering period in early autumn

Petunias are used by most gardeners in landscaping local areas, summer cottages, garden buildings, verandas, terraces and balconies. These unique annual flowers bloom luxuriantly and profusely until the onset of cold weather. And to ensure that the plants do not become depleted, they are regularly fed.

The simplest option is to apply nutrient solutions prepared from professional fertilizers, for example, “Agricola for flowering plants” or “Forte for petunias”. Such fertilizers are developed taking into account the mineral nutrition of flower crops.

An effective and very simple way to fertilize petunia

There are also homemade fertilizers for petunias, which are prepared from food, garden waste and pharmaceutical products in literally a matter of minutes. Our grandmothers also successfully used corn starch and corn flour to improve the decorative properties of petunias.

This product is rich in calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron and other minerals and trace elements involved in plant photosynthesis.And corn flour is a source of amino acids and starchy substances that have growth-stimulating properties.

The recipe for liquid fertilizer for flowering crops is as simple as possible. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of corn starch or corn flour in a glass of water, and then the resulting whitish liquid is diluted in 1 liter of soft water without chlorine. Before watering the plant, tap water is either softened with special products that are sold in garden stores, or left on the windowsill in a glass container for at least three days.

A ready-made solution of corn starch (flour) is used to water petunias at the root. The soil ball in planting containers or flower beds is spilled with liquid fertilizer after scheduled watering (over wet soil). It is recommended to fertilize every 2 weeks, especially at the end of the season, when seedlings experience a lack of macro and microelements.

Already 2-3 days after watering, the growth points of petunias are activated, and the leaves stop turning yellow en masse. Buds and blooming flowers acquire a rich color, and their flowering duration increases significantly. Experienced flower growers advise, before fertilizing the bushes, to clear them of yellowed and shriveled leaves, and also to trim off all wilted flower stalks.

According to reviews from experienced gardeners, in addition to petunias, other flower crops respond well to the solution: pelargoniums, marigolds, cineraria, evergreen begonias, fluffy ageratums, impatiens, clematis, hydrangeas, stockroses, phlox, echinacea and other ornamental plants.

Try feeding your plants with a starch solution twice in September, and you will see in practice the effectiveness of this product. Good luck in growing petunias and other flower crops!