Want to water flowers correctly
This article introduces the experience of watering flowers correctly in terms of green plant care, with the following details:
This is the 935th day of the original daily article
Today we continue to talk about how to water potted flowers correctly.
To water correctly, we first need to understand the hydrophilicity of different flowers, which has been shared in previous articles.
Besides knowing the plant's hydrophilicity, it is also necessary to understand the relationship between different pots and watering.
You might be wondering: what does the pot have to do with watering?
In fact, there is a significant correlation between the material of the pot and watering, as different materials have different permeabilities.
Here's a small story about a flower enthusiast to illustrate this point:
Geraniums enter a dormant period in the summer and have very high water requirements; a little too much water can easily cause them to rot. One flower enthusiast friend has several pots of geraniums and put a lot of effort into keeping them alive during the summer.
She tried to keep all the geraniums in a cooler place, and having heard that terra cotta pots have good permeability and breathability, she used the only terra cotta pot she had at home to plant one geranium.
Even though she was very careful, after a summer of extreme heat, only the geranium planted in the terra cotta pot survived. All the others in plastic pots died from the heat.
More accurately, they didn't die from the heat, but from improper watering.
The reason for this difference is due to the different breathability and permeability of the pots.
Plastic pots and beautiful ceramic pots have no breathability and can only drain water through the holes in the bottom. Terra cotta pots and earthenware pots have certain breathability and permeability, which is an advantage for some potted plants that require strict water control in the summer.