Recently, recipes for plant fertilizers based on sugar or honey have started to appear more and more often on the Internet.
The authors of the publications claim that these products are not just useful, but are extremely necessary for garden, vegetable and indoor crops.
Is this really true?
Benefits of Sugar for Plants
Sugar contains glucose, which is really necessary for plants. It provides many vital processes (development, nutrition, respiration), strengthens the root system, stimulates photosynthesis.
Thanks to it, seedlings grow faster, develop, and get stronger. It can be said that glucose is an irreplaceable source of energy for any crops.
However, it is important to remember that you can feed crops with sugar no more than once a month, and even then in combination with substances that produce carbon dioxide. Without it, glucose is not absorbed by plants.
Benefits of honey for plants
Honey has almost the same effect as sugar, only it is a more natural product.
It is slightly less effective, as it consists mostly of fructose, which is not digestible by plants, but it does contain substances such as potassium and magnesium.
Based on the above, we can conclude that sugar and honey fertilizers are indeed beneficial for plants. But it is important to understand that in addition to the positive effect, these products can also be harmful.
For example, attracting insects and causing mold growth.
To prevent this from happening, you should always use recipes with such ingredients carefully and correctly: strictly follow the recommendations and do not get carried away with experiments.
