What to do to did not lose its leaves and delighted with its spectacular beauty long after the holidays? If you want to enjoy the sight of a beautiful poinsettia all winter long, you need to start taking care of it properly now. Choosing the right location and substrate for this is essential.
In addition, you should also pay attention to the temperature in your apartment and water it with a cheap mixture of three ingredients. This homemade star of Bethlehem fertilizer will strengthen it, stimulate growth and by even several weeks.
It is not enough to buy a star of Bethlehem in the supermarket and put it on the table or windowsill. If you don’t take proper care of your poinsettia, your plant will die right after the holidays.
Remember that poinsettia prefers relatively bright positions with diffused light. Place it close to the window, but not directly next to the radiator or on the windowsill. Especially if you constantly open the window, because then it will be exposed to drafts, which are not good for it, because it prefers a constant temperature of 18-22 degrees Celsius.
You also need to pay attention to (it cannot be too dry) and water the star of Bethlehem regularly every 2-3 days. Do this when the top layer of soil is dry and do not overdo it with water, because overwatering the poinsettia can also kill it.
If you want to enjoy the view of the Star of Bethlehem for many weeks and you want it to not lose its leaves, you can support it with a homemade conditioner.. One of the best fertilizers for poinsettias is a mixture of milk, yeast and water.
Milk will provide the plant with calcium and strengthen its leaves and stems. However, to be suitable for serving to the Star of Bethlehem, it must be unsweetened and diluted with water.
Yeast is a source of amino acids, B vitamins and enzymes, thanks to which they stimulate the poinsettia to grow and develop roots. They also have a positive effect on the absorption of nutrients.
Preparing homemade star of Bethlehem conditioner is simple. All you need to do is pour one package of dry yeast (about 7 g) with a glass of warm water and leave for a quarter of an hour. Then pour 300 ml and mix the ingredients thoroughly.
You can feed this poinsettia fertilizer to the plant once every 14 days, in an amount not exceeding 25-30 percent of the volume of a standard glass.. It is worth using it because the plant will have wonderful leaves and will gain better immunity.
