At this time, I don’t use fertilizers in my plants. Well, to be fair, this isn’t the case with some of my carnivorous plants. This is only the case, if I’m feeding them. Here’s what I know. When carnivorous plants are either feeding themselves by catching prey, or being fed by hand, those plants will use what they consume, to get the nutrients they need, to advance their growth. The truth is, they don’t really need to feed or to be fed, but they do need sunlight and water, at the very least.
There are a variety of ways we help plants grow with fertilizers, and they can work like a booster, nearing the equivalent of how steroids or growth hormones work in mammals per se.
You have plenty of fertilizers to choose from, however, the pros and cons may result in influencing whether or not you want to invest in fertilizers.
Now, for some people, hydrogen peroxide or H2O2 is often used, when diluted of course, as a type of fertilizer for plants. When I say that, understand that when you hear fertilizers, for plants, they are boosters for plants, as explained previously. Now, how does hydrogen peroxide work as a fertilizer for your plants? It works this way, to boost the oxygen intake in your plants’ roots, and their leaves. The issue with using it, is that you do need to dilute it with water. THIS IS A MUST!
You also have to make certain that you dilute it enough so that it doesn’t burn and damage the roots and the leaves. This can happen if you don’t dilute hydrogen peroxide with enough water. This may vary, but on the safe side, you water to H2O2 ratio should be around 3 to 1 or 5 to 1. The high ratio should be towards the roots, and the lower ratio should be for spraying the leaves.
Too high a concentration, can lead to burning of the roots and the leaves, and this isn’t just this way with H2O2, but this can happen with all types of fertilizers. By the way, H2O2 is easy to find in most (if not all) pharmacies. You can say this might be a hack, if you are looking for a safe enough way to fertilize your plants. DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST!
You have many types of fertilizers, but you have to know what’s best for smaller plants and bigger plants. Many are powdered, some are already in liquid form, and others are in solid chunks or sticks. Brands like Miracle Gro, are known for making all types of fertilizers. Best way to begin, is to start off as small as possible. Look at the instructions first, because even your efforts to not use too much, may still be too much.
Now, we do know that grow lights can work to advancing the growth in plants, without adding anything other than special lighting to manipulate the plants’ growth and the speed of that growth. I wouldn’t advise using fertilizers of any kind, if you are using grow lights; just my opinion. I only suggest against it, because it could stress out the plants, more than they already are.
Without going into details, using fertilizers, isn’t really my thing, because of using grow lights, and seeing the success in growing my plants so far. For my carnivorous plants, regardless of feedings, they are doing well. So me personally, I don’t need fertilizers at this time.