How to ferment sawdust to make flower-growing soil
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How to ferment sawdust to make flower-growing soil
Because fresh sawdust, which has not been fully fermented and decomposed, lacks sufficient nutrients available for plants in a short period. Therefore, during the initial maintenance process, we need to pay attention to timely supplementation of top dressing. If a well-configured nutrient solution, such as Meileke flowering plant nutrient solution, is used for top dressing and watering flowers, the effect of growing flowers will be better.
In fact, sawdust is the shredded particles of wood. Like wood, its main components are cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.
Cellulose and hemicellulose are relatively easy to decompose and ferment, while lignin decomposes and ferments slowly and is not easy to rot or decompose.
Also, sawdust does not produce a large amount of heat in a short time like some easily decomposable organic matter. Its fermentation process is long, and since our flower pots are small, they easily dissipate heat.
Therefore, it will not ferment to produce a lot of heat energy inside the flower pot that could burn the roots of the flowers. Thus, unfermented sawdust can also be mixed with other soil for potting flowers.
There are many types of wood, and the pH of sawdust varies, so we need to choose the right type.
Hardwood sawdust is neutral and suitable for planting flowers like Clivia Miniata, Strelitzia reginae, Monstera deliciosa, Ficus elastica, Cycas revoluta, and Peony that prefer neutral soil.
Pine sawdust is acidic and suitable for cultivating flowers like white magnolia, jasmine, gardenia, azalea, Michelia, and camellia that prefer acidic soil.
If fresh sawdust is used to plant flowers with thick and fleshy roots in a clay pot, such as Chlorophytum comosum, Monstera deliciosa, Peony, and Dahlias, due to its good water permeability and water retention, the plants can grow particularly well without the drawbacks of waterlogging and root rot.
However, if fresh sawdust is used to plant large flowers in a large wooden barrel pot, the heat produced after fermentation will be significant, and since it dissipates heat slowly, it could burn the roots of the plants. Therefore, flower enthusiasts need to be extra careful.
Also, because fresh sawdust has not been fully fermented and decomposed, there is not enough nutrients in the soil available for the plants in a short time. Therefore, during the initial maintenance process, we need to pay attention to timely supplementation of top dressing.
If a well-configured nutrient solution, such as Meileke flowering plant nutrient solution, is used for top dressing and watering flowers, the effect of growing flowers will be better.
Fermented and decomposed sawdust has the characteristics of being loose, breathable, water-permeable, moisturizing, clean, and light in texture. Such sawdust not only contains various trace elements needed by plants but also provides a large amount of organic nutrients for flowers.
Therefore, mixing well-fermented sawdust with 1/3 fine炉灰土 (fine ash soil) can make excellent growing soil beneficial for the root development of plants. Potting flowers with this soil can make the flowers large, colorful, and prolong the blooming period; just pile up 20-30 centimeters for planting.
The above content about how to ferment sawdust to make flower-growing soil is for reference by green plant enthusiasts and may help solve your problems in green plant and flower management.