14 Cheap Indoor Plant Parenting Hacks

Maintaining houseplants can be a tough and expensive task if you don’t know how to do it correctly. To make it easy for you, we bring some of the best Cheap Indoor Plant Parenting Hacks!

1. Baking soda as Houseplant Cleaner

Soaking a cloth in water and sodium bicarbonate solution and cleaning the leaves, also you can add a pinch of baking soda in 1 liter of water. By doing this method you are encouraging photosynthesis.

2. Vinegar to Clean Clay pots

To clean the clay pots all you need to do is soak them in water and a cup of % acidic white vinegar for 20 – 30 minutes. Scrub them with a gentle brush and you are done.

3. Cornstarch Reduces Watering Needs

Adding 2 tablespoons to a medium sized pot helps for the frequent watering requirements.

4. Use Old Sponges for Layering

By putting old sponges at the bottom of the pots it prevents root rot.

5. Use Chopstick to Support Plants

For support of small plants, chopsticks are the solution for them by simply putting them next to the plant and taping them to each other.

6. Seedlings in Eggshell Halves and Empty Cardboard Egg Carton

There is no need to buy small pots for growing seedlings. You can crack an eggshell or use an empty cardboard.

7. Eggshell Tea

After boiling eggshells let the water cool down a little bit and water the plants with that water to provide the plant with more minerals.

8. Eggshells as Fertilizer

Great provider of calcium carbonate is essential for plant development and it also provides potassium and phosphorus.

9. Beer in the Compost

Beer can be used as a supplement for the plant providing many minerals that can boost the fertility of compost in order to return the nutrients to the soil.

10. Coffee Grounds and Paper Coffee Filters

Coffee grounds provide nitrogen and consumes many minerals that help in the plant’s growth. By adding just a little bit on the soil you  are done.

11. Water Bottle Hack

Perfect solution for watering your plants when you are away is to poke small holes in a water bottle which will keep the plant from drying.

12. Charcoal

By simply using charcoal and water you are detoxifying the plant and is also acting like a soil conditioner or soil additive.

13. Aquarium Water

Using the aquarium water it helps in nurturing the soil because of the many helpful minerals like ammonia, nitrogen and many more.

14. Boiled Vegetable, Pasta, or Rice Water

The boiled and cooled water from pasta , veggies and race has many minerals which helps in plant growth by providing beneficial nutrients.