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Hiā I have moonshine, dragon tree and aloe. I heard used coffee grinds can help fertilize. Is that true for all 3? I also heard eggshells and Iāve already used it but donāt really see a difference. Please help.
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MattLPeople have all sorts of favorite recipes involving coffee grounds, banana peels, eggshells and who knows what. I think the safest thing to do is buy a complete fertilizer at the store, but if youāre making your own I think you need a recipe, itās not enough to just sprinkle coffee grounds on a plant in most cases.
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MadisonI get why you tried it because I know a lot of people online swear by using coffee grinds and egg shells as fertilizer, but I really donāt recommend it for a few reasons. First, any nutrients in them would have to be broken down by soil microbes- which indoor houseplants do not have unless youāve specifically added them- to actually be bioavailable to the plant, so the plants canāt actually get any nutrients out of them which is probably why youāre not seeing a difference. Coffee grounds also do not have enough nitrogen and egg shells canāt break down enough in indoor soil to provide meaningful calcium. Since they donāt break down, theyāre also more likely to bring mold, rot, and fungus gnats. Iād suggest going with a store-bought fertilizer. You can get an organic one if that matters to you, but thatās really the best way to make sure your plants are receiving the right nutrients. The dragon tree and moonshine (Iām assuming you mean the Sansevieria trifasciata āmoonshineā aka moonshine snake plant, but correct me if Iām wrong) will do well with any balanced fertilizer that has an NPK ratio of 1-1-1/10-10-10. The aloe plant will have different fertilizing needs than the moonshine and dragon tree, so Iād look up an Aloe/cactus/succulent fertilizer specifically for it. Schultz cactus plus would be a good example of a fertilizer for the Aloe. If youāre really against store-bought fertilizer, you could use worm castings as fertilizer instead by sprinkling some on the top layer of the soil or mixing it into your soil mix and then watering normally. Iād recommend researching online first about how much to use for each plant if you go that route, but itās an option. Iām not sure if it will be as effective as store-bought fertilizer, but they will definitely help more.
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Thank you for the details! Is it too early to change out/replant the dragon tree. I put the eggshells in it and i think i see gnats or something
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When did you last repot it? Itās not ideal to repot in the winter if the plant doesnāt need it, but if I was worried about the health of the roots of the plant, then Iād personally repot it.
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You may be seeing fungus gnats. Theyāre annoying but not necessarily harmful and super common with houseplants. When I have them, I use yellow sticky traps and then water with mosquito bits for the next few waterings to kill them off. Just make sure you follow the instructions for the mosquito bits really well if you use it.
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