Flower friends summarize 6 major skills for daily flower maintenance
Today, the editor introduces the common sense of flower maintenance, with the flower friends summarizing 6 major skills for daily flower maintenance. The specific contents are as follows:
In order to take good care of a pot of flowers, watering, fertilizing, pest control, and maintenance are all indispensable. Some experienced flower friends have summarized 6 major skills for flower maintenance, focusing on water, soil, fertilizer, and pests, providing a guide for新手 flower lovers, as detailed below:
1. Six methods of watering flowers
① Using leftover tea to water flowers can not only maintain soil moisture but also add nutrients like nitrogen to the plants. However, it should be watered in moderation according to the humidity of the pot, and not just pour leftover tea directly.
② Using spoiled milk to water flowers is beneficial for the growth of flowers. However, more water should be added to dilute it. Unfermented milk is not suitable for watering flowers as it generates a lot of heat during fermentation, which can "burn" the roots (rot the roots).
③ Using cool boiled water to water flowers can make the leaves lush and flowers colorful, and also promote early blooming. If used on Nandina domestica, it can make the branches and leaves grow horizontally, short and dense.
④ Using warm water to water flowers is preferable in winter when the water is cold. It is best to place the water indoors until it reaches room temperature before watering. It is even better if the water temperature can reach 35°C before watering.
⑤ Using rice washing water to water flowers can make the branches and leaves lush and the flowers colorful.
⑥ Flower watering when no one is at home. Flower lovers who are away from home for ten days or half a month due to family visits or other business have no one to water the flowers. During this time, a plastic bag can be filled with water, poked with a small hole at the bottom, and placed in the flower pot. The water will slowly seep out to moisten the soil. The size of the hole needs to be controlled to prevent too fast water leakage. Alternatively, a container filled with cool water can be placed next to the flower pot, and a wide strip of absorbent cloth can be placed with one end in the water and the other end buried in the potting soil. This way, the soil can remain moist for at least half a month, and the flowers will not wither.
2. Five methods of fertilizing
(1) Maifan Stone fertilizer. Sprinkling Maifan Stone particles in the flower pot can promote the growth of flowers and extend the blooming period.
(2) Crushed eggshell fertilizer. Crushing eggshells and burying them in the flower pot is a good fertilizer that can make the potted flowers grow lush with flourishing leaves and bright flowers.
(3) Boil a small amount of soybeans and set aside. Make three holes in each pot, put 3-5 cooked soybeans in each hole, 2-3 centimeters deep, without injuring the flower roots, and cover the soil as usual.
(4) Bake and crush discarded bones like pork bones and fish bones, and apply them to the bottom or surface of the pot.
(5) Using rice washing water to water flowers. Rice washing water contains trace elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which is a compound and gentle fertilizer that does not harm the flower roots and can be used at any time as long as the potting soil is not waterlogged.
3. Collecting organic fertilizer for potted flowers
It is not suitable to use chemical fertilizers commonly in family flower cultivation. The main fertilizers needed for growing flowers, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, can all be collected in daily life. For example, moldy and unedible peanuts, beans, seeds, and杂粮 are all nitrogenous fertilizers, which can promote the robust growth of flowers after fermentation as a base fertilizer or made into a solution as a top dressing; fish bones,碎骨, chicken feathers, eggshells, and human nails and hair all contain rich phosphorus. These waste materials can be mixed into old potting soil, moistened with water, and placed in a plastic bag in a corner. After a period of decomposition, they can become excellent organic fertilizers. If these waste materials are made into a solution for top dressing, it can make the flowers of the potted plants colorful and the fruits abundant. In addition, fermented rice washing water, water from changing sprouts, ash water, rainwater, and water from fish tanks all contain certain amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, which can promote the growth and development of flowers when used appropriately.
4. Fruit peels can neutralize alkaline potting soil
Some flowers from the south are not easy to survive or bloom when potted in the north, which is due to the high alkalinity of the potting soil. There are many methods to neutralize alkaline soil. This method involves soaking apple peels and cores in cold water and frequently using this water to water the flower pot, which can gradually reduce the alkalinity of the potting soil, beneficial for the growth of certain plants.
5. Preventing diseases in flowers
In early spring, various flowers will enter the season of vigorous growth. At this time, you can spray 1-3 times of 1% Bordeaux mixture on the leaves and back of the leaves to prevent diseases. The preparation method of 1% Bordeaux mixture is as follows: Dissolve 1 gram of copper sulfate in 50 milliliters of hot water; then, use a few drops of water to powderize 1 gram of quicklime and add 50 milliliters of water, filter out the residue; pour these two solutions into the same container at the same time and stir well, and finally, a sky-blue transparent Bordeaux mixture is formed.
6. Six methods to eliminate pests in flower pots
(1) When small flying insects appear in the flower pot, you can use three to four cotton swabs (cotton sticks) soaked in dichlorvos, insert the handle ends into the potting soil around the plant, and the flying insects will be eliminated.
(2) Laundry detergent: Dissolve one tablespoon of laundry detergent in 4 liters of water and spray the leaves every two weeks to completely eliminate whiteflies and bacteria.
(3) Milk: Mix 4 cups of flour and half a cup of milk into 20 liters of water, stir well, filter with gauze, and spray on the leaves to kill mites and their eggs.
(4) Beer: Pour beer into a shallow container placed under the flower pot soil, and snails crawling into it will be drowned.
(5) Garlic: Crush one garlic clove, mix it with one tablespoon of pepper in half a liter of water, after one hour, spray it on the leaves to prevent rodent infestation.
(6) When ants appear in the flower pot, soak cigarette butts and tobacco in hot water for one to two days until the water turns dark brown. Sprinkle some of the water on the stems and leaves, and pour the rest diluted into the pot, and the ants will be eliminated.
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