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News India Live, Digital Desk: Be it Poha or Kadhi, the taste of South Indian food is incomplete without curry leaves. Often people complain that the curry leaf plant brought from the nursery dries up after coming home or its growth stops. If this happens to you too, then stop worrying now! With the help of these easy hacks, your plant will become dense and green like a bush.
1. ‘Miracle’ tadka of buttermilk
Curry leaf plants love nitrogen and calcium. Half cup once a week sour buttermilk or curd Mix it in water and apply it to the roots of the plant. It acts as a natural fertilizer and makes the soil acidic, due to which leaves emerge faster.
2. Pruning is necessary
If you want the plant to be dense instead of growing straight, ‘Pinching’ Do it. That is, break the new buds emerging from above. This gives the plant a signal to send out new branches from the sides. Do light pruning twice a year (in February and monsoon).
3. The magic of rice water
Next time, don’t throw away the white water after washing rice! The starch and nutrients present in it strengthen the roots of curry leaves. Pour this water directly into the pot, it brightens the leaves and turns them dark green.
4. Right balance of sunlight and water
Curry leaves are a ‘sun loving’ plant. do it at least once a day 5-6 hours of direct sunlight is needed. Keep in mind that water the pot only when the top soil looks dry. Over-watering can rot the roots.
5. Use of Magnesium Sulphate (Epsom Salt)
Once a month, dissolve one teaspoon of Epsom salt in one liter of water and spray it on the leaves. It removes the deficiency of magnesium, due to which the leaves do not turn yellow and the plant always remains healthy.
