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Are various tips for growing flowers and loosening soil useful to put earthworms in potted soil?

Published: 2024-12-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/12/22, Loosening the soil is necessary in the process of growing flowers, some soil consolidation or pots have gaps, which need to be solved by thinning soil, and can increase the water permeability and drainage of the soil, so that plant roots grow better. Many plants are inexplicable.

Loosening the soil is necessary in the process of growing flowers, some soil consolidation or pots have gaps, which need to be solved by thinning soil, and can increase the water permeability and drainage of the soil, so that plant roots grow better.

Many plants die inexplicably and grow weaker because their roots do not grow well. The following editor will popularize the correct soil loosening method for everyone.

First, correct soil loosening skills

1. Wooden sticks loosen the soil

This is the most commonly used, with some small wooden strips (disposable chopsticks, big toothpicks, etc.), use wooden strips to loosen the soil along the edge of the basin, what is the use of this?

To prevent the soil from cracking along the edge of the basin, the water flows away from the gap when watering. If there is already a gap, it should be dealt with as soon as possible.

Common sense: some flower friends do not know how to see whether the potted soil is dry or not. They can use small wooden strips to test and insert clean wooden strips into the potted soil. It is clear where the potted soil dries.

2. Slapping and loosening the soil

Potted soil sometimes needs to vibrate, this method is very simple, is to pick up the flowerpot, and then use your hand around the flowerpot, force evenly, suitable for plastic pots or pottery pots, earthen pots, the treatment of green plants is suitable, herbaceous flowering plants should be considered.

3. Gardening tools to loosen the soil

If you don't have some gardening tools to loosen the soil, you can make some yourself, the most commonly used is a small rake, suitable for loosening topsoil, medium and large potted plants.

4. Loosening soil through holes

This method is more practical, using chopsticks (one-time is also OK) to insert a few holes in the basin soil, it does not matter to treat green plants to hurt a little root, and then pour water into these holes, slowly pour through, and then you can use a small nail rake to loosen the soil, with small sticks, very practical.

Second, the timing of loosening the soil

Loosening the soil should pay attention to the timing, the seedlings or those who have just changed the basin will not loosen the soil, and it will take at least more than three months to basin the soil. if the loosening is too rough, it is easy to hurt the roots, and a bad one will kill the plant, so it is necessary to observe the degree of consolidation of the basin soil. the speed of each watering and the time it takes to water through each time.

Third, is the basin soil suitable for putting earthworms?

This problem has been explored with Hua you. The capacity of the potted soil is limited. In fact, it is not suitable for earthworms to loosen the soil. After loosening the soil, it is easy to hurt the roots. Of course, the space for planting is wide, and it is naturally beneficial and harmless.

Potted plants had better not have earthworms. If you breed a litter, it would be terrible to think about it. The pot is not suitable for raising earthworms.

Matters needing attention in loosening the soil

Loosen the soil to prevent damage to the root system, each time carefully loosen to the root growth place. Don't loosen the soil with sharp objects.

If it is a basin soil that has grown for a year or two, it can be changed directly, and it will be over.

 
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