“Actually, one of the most common problems many people experience with this houseplant is making it flower and bloom.”
Whilst banana skins are great fertilisers, there are other kitchen scraps you can use instead.
Petar explained: “The key is for the ingredient to be potassium-rich, which is the nutrient that encourages flowering.
“Eggshells are an excellent replacement for banana skin water because they’ll enrich the plant’s soil with calcium, which is an essential nutrient for plant growth.”
You can also add coffee grounds instead, which contain nitrogen and phosphorus that also benefit healthy plant growth.
The expert continued: “However, this will be a bit more time-consuming because coffee grounds should ideally be added to the compost first so they can break down before applying them to the plant’s soil.”
These homemade fertilisers should also only be applied during the growing period, which is usually during spring and summer.
Make sure to do it once per month, alternating between the kitchen scraps so the houseplant can get each of the beneficial nutrients.
During the colder months, peace lilies “need to rest”, according to the expert, so make sure not to use them year-round.