What are some small tips for growing flowers indoors
Today's article will explain the small tips and knowledge for growing flowers indoors, as well as the knowledge content of flowers and plants, which will definitely help you. Let's learn about it together!
I have been raising potted flowers for more than 10 years, and I have been growing flowers indoors for even longer. I enjoy saving potted plants that others have thrown away in the trash, especially those that are almost dead. It gives me a great sense of accomplishment to revive them. I believe plants are also living creatures, so they should be well taken care of.
Actually, many people know that growing some potted plants at home can purify the air and absorb harmful gases indoors. However, many people don't know that only healthy plants can purify the air. If the plants are sick, they cannot purify the air.
1. The key to watering
For potted plants at home, proper watering is extremely important. For plants that have just been repotted, except for succulents, they should be watered thoroughly immediately after repotting, and the watering should be slow, pouring from the edge of the pot until water drips out of the drainage hole at the bottom.
After that, during the growing season, the plants need to be watered regularly. Generally, when the top 3 to 5 centimeters of soil are dry, water thoroughly to avoid frequent watering.
If you really don't know the state of the dry soil, you can even stick your finger into the potting soil to feel the moisture level before watering.
2. Soil selection
Different plants require different types of soil. For example, if it is a succulent plant, such as common succulents like aloe vera, jade plant, golden branch jade leaf, bare branch tree, or cactus plants, you should choose soil with good drainage and larger particles, such as common sandy soil or cactus soil.
The image above shows the heart-leafed Cymbidium
If it is a plant that likes moisture, such as common plants like green vines, net patterned grass, colored leaves, cold water flowers, and dwarf pineapple, you should use soil with water retention. You can add some matured wood shavings, coconut bran, or peat soil to the potting soil, mix them properly, and this type of soil can retain some moisture and prevent the soil from drying out too quickly.
The soil for growing plants generally needs to use nutrient-rich soil. If the plant likes moisture, add more peat soil, and if it prefers good ventilation and drainage, add more perlite.
If it is for growing tropical flowers or plants that prefer acidic soil, such as gardenia, azalea, jasmine, kaffir lily, and Chinese rose, you should add more organic soil to the soil, such as common compost soil, peat soil, and decomposed leaf soil.
3. Choosing the right pot
Different plants require different pots. Generally, red pottery or tile pots are universal and can be used to grow various types of plants.
If the plant has high requirements for ventilation and drainage, such as common orchids like Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, black orchid, spring orchid, and Jian orchid, you should choose tile or purple sand pots for cultivation, as they have good ventilation.
The bottom of the pot for growing plants must have a large drainage hole and be padded with broken tiles or ceramic pieces to prevent soil from blocking the drainage hole.
Beginners should avoid using stone pots or cement pots to grow plants and should not use pots without drainage holes, as they can easily cause waterlogging and root rot in plants.
4. Maintaining humidity
When caring for potted plants indoors, watering is particularly important, and water should be poured directly into the potting soil, with no water residue left on the leaves of the plant.
However, many plants enjoy a certain level of humidity, and indoor environments are usually quite dry, especially in rooms with air conditioning.
To maintain humidity, you can directly spray water around the plant, use an air humidifier, or place pebbles in a tray, add water, and place the potted plant on the pebbles to continuously increase humidity.
5. Cleaning dust
Potted plants indoors should be cleaned regularly, generally every one to two weeks. If the leaves are smooth and large, you can gently wipe them with a damp soft cloth. Alternatively, you can spray them with misted water and use a strong atomized water to clean the leaves.
If the leaves have hair, such as common plants like bear cubs, African violets, and rabbit ears, you cannot clean them with water directly. You should use a brush or soft bristle brush for cleaning.
6. Regularly supplementing fertilizer
Potted plants indoors have low requirements for fertilizer. Basically, no fertilizer is applied in autumn and winter, but fertilizer should be occasionally supplemented in the spring and summer growing seasons, especially for potted plants on windowsills or balconies, which have increased fertilizer needs.
When supplementing fertilizer for indoor plants, the concentration should be half of the usual amount, and the fertilizer should not come into contact with the plant's rootstock. For common ornamental leaf plants, just use an average fertilizer, which is a fertilizer with the same nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium ratio.
If you can grow flowering plants on a windowsill, such as common plants like white spike, African violet, and red spike, they can occasionally be supplemented with some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to help promote flowering.
7. Placement location
Many friends have no sunlight in their homes, so they buy some shade-tolerant plants and think they are very shade-tolerant. They place them in a dark environment for a long time, but this is a wrong operation. No matter how shade-tolerant a plant is, it cannot be kept in a completely dark environment. At least it should maintain bright light to sustain its growth.
The above sharing of small tips and complete knowledge for growing flowers indoors, I hope you will like it!