This “miracle trick,” popular among expert gardeners, involves an ingredient everyone has in their kitchen, which often ends up in the trash as soon as its expiration date passes. The secret is dry yeast (yeast) or even fresh yeast cubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yeast works as an incredible biostimulant that can literally “stimulate” plants to grow and bloom abundantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why does yeast work (even if it’s expired)?
Yeast isn’t a fertilizer in the strictest sense, but it does contain B vitamins, minerals, and organic iron. However, its main magic lies in the fact that yeast stimulates soil microorganisms. These then break down organic matter more quickly and release nitrogen and phosphorus for the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How is it used? (2 easy ways)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Direct addition to the substrate (dry)
If you have dry yeast, you can add it directly when transplanting or mix it lightly into the top layer of soil for existing plants.
Dosage: About 1 teaspoon per medium-sized pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aftercare: After planting, water the plant with warm water to activate the yeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liquid “elixir” for rapid flowering (more effective)
This method is also excellent for balcony flowers (geraniums, petunias) or houseplants (orchids, succulents).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recipe: Dissolve 1 sachet of dry yeast (or 1 cube of fresh yeast) in 1 liter of warm water. Add a teaspoon of sugar (which acts as fuel for the yeast).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fermentation: Let the mixture rest in a warm place for about 2 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Directions for use: Dilute the resulting solution in a 1:5 ratio with clean water (1 part elixir to 5 parts water) and water the plants from the roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udca1 What to watch out for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Potassium: Yeast consumes potassium from the soil during its activity. That’s why it’s a good idea to occasionally add wood ash or banana peel extract to the plant, as mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frequency: Don’t use this stimulator all the time. Once a month during spring and summer is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Old yeast: Works great! Even though the yeast is no longer active enough to leaven bread dough, it still contains all the valuable nutrients and proteins the plant will utilize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which plants are best suited for this purpose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roses: They will have larger, fuller flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomatoes and peppers: They promote a strong root system and a better harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geraniums: They will bloom until autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you have some yeast left behind in the fridge or pantry that you could use? If you’d like, I can show you how to combine this trick with other kitchen scraps for even better results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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