Most flowers die from drinking too much water!
A little-known fact: most flowers and green plants die from overwatering. Keep reading to find out more!
During this period, many flower enthusiasts have been buying roses from flower shops, and at the same time, several flower enthusiasts have asked:
Will your seedlings survive?
This question is really a bit difficult to answer. Why is it difficult to answer?
It's not that we lack confidence in our seedlings, but rather that we lack confidence in the flower enthusiasts who ask such questions!
On Taobao, almost all the shops selling rose seedlings promise the buyers a survival guarantee, offering a refund if they die.
But when the plants really die, and you contact the seller, they push responsibility onto others!
Think about it: with seedlings that cost only a few yuan and come with a survival guarantee, how can they be good quality or genuine seedlings?
Keep in mind that it takes at least half a year for a rose seedling to grow from cutting to sprouting, and the labor and venue costs are significant. How much does a seedling sell for?
Moreover, plants are living things that require proper care according to their growth habits to thrive. If you neglect proper care, no one can guarantee the survival of the plant.
Take a simple example: if you only give water to a lively parrot and no food, the parrot will starve to death in a few days. The same principle applies to plants.
Most flowers die from drinking too much water!
Why do I say this? Think back:
Are you always worried that your flowers will dry out?
Do you always feel the need to water them?
Do you water your plants as soon as you see the surface of the potting soil dry?
Even before the potting soil is completely dry, you continue to water?
If you do this, I dare say your flowers won't survive more than two months!
So when flower enthusiasts ask, "Do your seedlings come with a survival guarantee?"
I can only say, the seedlings I give you are very healthy and robust. As long as you follow my instructions, you will definitely be able to keep them alive and thriving!
But if you rely solely on your own whims, even immortals can't guarantee it!
So don't always blame the seller's seedlings. If you buy a living, healthy plant with developed roots and it doesn't survive, it's entirely your own problem!
How should you water roses?
Proper watering is the key to keeping roses alive!
Roses are woody flowers, which are generally slightly more drought-tolerant than herbaceous flowers.
Roses are flowers that are neither tolerant of waterlogging nor drought. The mention of drought intolerance here is relative to drought-tolerant flowers, with roses being slightly less drought-tolerant.
But compared to herbaceous flowers, roses are also relatively drought-tolerant. Therefore, you don't need to water roses constantly.
Water thoroughly when potting and place the plant in a location with plenty of light and good air circulation. This is also to speed up the wet-dry cycle of the potting soil and avoid root rot caused by prolonged moisture.
When watering later, follow the principle of "watering when the soil is completely dry." Only water when the soil 2 cm below the surface is dry. If it's a rainy day, you can even delay watering.
I often encounter flower enthusiasts asking me:
"How often should I water my roses?"
How often to water is something you should summarize from your own experience, and this interval also changes with the season, weather, and growing environment, not a fixed number of days.
I remind everyone here not to believe in the technique of watering flowers every few days, as this will only make your potted plants die faster.
I often read other people's articles on flower care, and I often see things like "50 indoor green plants watering methods, no longer worried about killing them." I thought it was some great tip, but when I clicked in, it was just teaching people the watering times for each flower.
Watering green vines twice a day, and浇watering money trees every three days?
I want to ask those who water according to this method, are your green vines and money trees still alive? Is it the same pot?
The watering frequency for potted plants indoors, outdoors, and in greenhouses is completely different due to the significant differences in growing environments!
Nowadays, there are many ways to spread information, and there are all sorts of flower care techniques. I think we should respect the characteristics of life itself. Mastering basic care techniques is enough for us to keep our flowers and potted plants healthy.
What I've said is just to emphasize that taking care of flowers is something we must do ourselves, not relying on the seller's guarantee of survival or so-called "secret techniques" learned from here and there.
Really learning the correct care mindset and mastering a complete set of basic care techniques is the foundation for keeping flowers alive and thriving.
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Tomorrow, I will share with everyone the specific method of watering roses. Maybe you think you are very good at watering, but I dare to guarantee that after reading tomorrow's article, you will say: "I've been watering wrong all along!"
The above is a comprehensive introduction to why most flowers die from overwatering and how to water roses. I hope it brings some knowledge about green plants to green plant enthusiasts.