I’m a gardening expert – the three cupboard items you need to put in your plants to make them thrive
A GARDENING expert has revealed three cupboard essentials you need to give your plants to make them thrive this summer.
When gardening, your plants may need a helping hand from fertiliser or mulch.
But instead of buying some outright, you may already have them in your kitchen cupboard.
Gardening experts at Savoy Stewart told the Express that cinnamon powder can work wonders to treat plants suffering from mould.
You can buy cinnamon for as little as 70p from Asda.
The gardening whizz explained: “
“To use cinnamon to treat plant mould, you should take one teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and five litres of warm water, and let it sit for a few hours.
“Your cinnamon fungicide will be ready once this is complete. Cinnamon also helps protect seedlings against rot, which can also accelerate growth.
“For seedlings, you don’t need to prepare the solution, just simply sprinkle some ground cinnamon directly onto the seedlings, and let it get to work.”
Coffee grounds are rich in magnesium, calcium, and potassium – helping plants grow faster.
They work especially well for plants that prefer acidity like roses and tomatoes.
You can bag Aldi coffee grounds for just £1.99 -simply sprinkle the used coffee grounds over the soil or make the coffee and pour it onto the soil once it has cooled.
The experts said: “Soak up to six cups of used coffee grounds for up to a week to make garden coffee, then you can use it to give your plants some care.”
Finally, if you’re looking to help alkaline plants grow, all you need to do is save your egg shells.
Eggshells provide calcium for plants which is an “essential nutrient” and help lower soil acidity.
To use them, clean the egg shells out and crush them before sprinkling them over the soil.