How to feed anthurium (male happiness) at home: what type of fertilizer to make so that it blooms quickly and leaves are large, and also how to choose?

Anthurium or male happiness is a perennial herb that pleases its owner with bright leathery heart-shaped inflorescences, often decorating bouquets. This is an expensive plant that looks very elegant and luxurious.

Unfortunately, anthuriums are very finicky plants, and only a few common species are more or less adapted to indoor conditions. Feeding anthuriums is a very important component that supports their normal functioning, improves their external condition.

The Importance of Feeding

Plants, like humans, cannot live without food. For them, this food is fertilizer. The reserves of useful and nutrients in the earth are gradually depleted, and the plant begins to hurt and develop worse.

The lack of any micro or macro element affects the appearance of the plant and its development.

At what time to fertilize a flower male happiness?

Anthurium can be fed throughout the year.. In the spring-summer period, top dressing is usually done every 2-3 weeks with phosphorus fertilizers. In the autumn-winter period, the anthurium is at rest, but nevertheless it is necessary to feed it during this period, every six weeks.

Unlike adult plants, the exact timing of fertilizer application is very important for young people, regardless of the time of year.

Types of Feeding

Mineral, organic and universal fertilizers are used to feed anthurium.

Mineral fertilizers.
The most famous:
1. Azalea is high in nitrogen.
2. Kemira Lux - a complex of minerals, can be used all year.
3. Uniflor Bud is high in phosphorus and potassium.
The amount of fertilizer plays a large role in feeding anthuriums. Adult plants can be fed with the full dosage prescribed on the package of fertilizer, but young plants need to be given only half of this dosage.
Organic fertilizer.
The best:
1. Humus - very useful when transplanting a plant into another pot. It must be applied every 2 years.
2. Mullein - contains a complex of all useful macrocells and will be useful at any time of the year.
3. Bird droppings are also rich in complex nutrients.
Universal fertilizers.
These include ash. Very few growers use it as a fertilizer, but meanwhile, ash contains many nutrients such as potassium, phosphorus, iron and calcium. You can also purchase a comprehensive universal fertilizer in the store.

Folk fertilizers

If it is not possible to use the above dressings, at home, at hand, there will always be a large number of others. So, for example, for fertilizing indoor plants it is well used:

Onion peel: boil 50g of husk and 2 tablespoons water, let it brew for 4-5 hours. You can safely water 1-2 times a month.
Zest infusion: grate the peel on a fine grater and pour hot water on it, let it brew for several days. It is necessary to water with such a solution no more than once a month.
Aquarium watercontains the high level of acidity needed by plants. She can feed home flowers only from March to June, and no more than once a month.

For flowering

Anthurium is whimsical to feeding nutrients, therefore, from their excess or lack of flowering may be absent. Lack of nitrogen fertilizer leads to a decrease in flowering plants.

For the anthurium to bloom, you must follow the next step-by-step fertilizer instructions:

Before fertilizing, the flower should be abundantly watered to avoid root burns.
For feeding, it is best to use liquid fertilizer, for example, "Agricola".
Fertilizer should be applied during the active phase of growth no more than 1-2 times a week.
The recommended single dose of fertilizer should be divided into two to three times.

For fast growth

For the rapid growth of anthurium, like humans, a sufficient intake of calcium is necessary. It contributes to the normal development of the roots and shoots of the plant. Calcium is contained in a simple shell from eggs, so 1-2 times a week you can fertilize anthurium with this.

So that the leaves are large

If the leaves of anthurium noticeably decrease, begin to dry and fall off, then the plant lacks nutrients such as nitrogen, magnesium and potassium.

When it lacks nitrogen, the leaves become much smaller, turning yellow, new shoots cease to appear.
With a lack of potassium, the leaves also become smaller, brown spots form on them.
When the plant lacks magnesium, the leaves turn pale and their edges curl. Anthurium looks very weak.

What to look for when buying, price in Moscow and St. Petersburg

There are a lot of ready-made dressings for plants, but the most famous of them, as previously written, are Azalea, Kemira Lux and Uniflor Buton.

When buying fertilizer, you should pay attention to ease of use, purpose, price policy. There are many forms of fertilizer designed for different parts of a plant., so when you purchase it is worth considering why you choose it.

In Moscow and St. Petersburg, prices for good fertilizers range from 150 rubles to 700 rubles.

Can I not use?

Some gardeners do not use fertilizer for anthuriums at all. And this is acceptable if the plant receives enough light, moisture, and nutrients. Here we must not forget that it is better not to fertilize the anthurium than to overfeed it. Therefore, for feeding, half the dose indicated on the package is enough.

Dressing for anthuriums is a very important and necessary care event, by conducting which you will enjoy the luxurious look of your houseplant. Compliance with the basic rules of fertilizer will help ensure its continuous growth and proper development.as well as flowering throughout the year.