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With many suggestions from group members saying to avoid watering it too much, many claimed that it needs to be watered the \u201cright way\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jackie Simmonds claimed: \u201cStanding the plant in water is the right way to water it, mine droops when it is not watered this way.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Stephenson noted: \u201cOurs thrive on neglect. Water sparingly, but correctly, and keep out of direct light.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carol Stilton said: \u201cMine only likes watering from the bottom, any other way and it sulks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Linda Ross commented: \u201cEven though you are watering, check that you are doing it right as the compost could be really dry and the water is just running through. You would need to soak it.”<\/p>\n Aside from soaking the peace lily in water, gardeners suggested adding a used kitchen ingredient to the water – tea bags.<\/p>\n Nicola Spencer said: \u201cAdding a tea bag to the water made mine perk up and flower beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n Sally Wakefield wrote: \u201cI always water mine with tea water, They seem to be happier with it than with regular water. They\u2019re good at expressing that they need attention. Yes, it looks like it\u2019s sulking because it\u2019s thirsty.\u201d<\/p>\n Michelle Parker responded: \u201cYes, my peace lily was drooping last month and they have been brought back to life and are thriving after using tea water for a few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n Naomi Cumiskey added: \u201cI swear by feeding mine cold tea, it\u2019s the only thing that\u2019s worked on my drama queen.\u201d<\/p>\n A pack of 40 tea bags retail for just 40p in Asda, but they can also be picked up at Sainsbury\u2019s for 75p and for 79p at Morrisons.<\/p>\n The breakdown of tea leaves shows that there is roughly 0.25 percent potassium 0.24 percent phosphorus and 4.4 percent nitrogen – that nitrogen level is higher than what is found in some fertilisers.\u00a0<\/p>\n The one catch is that plants may not be able to utilise the nitrogen from tea fully.<\/p>\n
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