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5 kitchen scraps to add to plants for brighter blooms according to florists - from coffee to pickle juice

Hanging baskets and flowerbeds in full bloom.

Do you want your flowering plants to produce beautiful, vibrant blooms? Of course you do, and garden experts say the key to brighter and healthy blooms could be sitting in your kitchen waste bin.

As spring hits, most of us will be wondering what to add to plants for brighter flowers, and thankfully, the answer is cheap, easily accessible and waiting in your bin. This isn't just about how to make your own compost, but the individual food scraps you can use to help your plants thrive.

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