In summer, go to the river to pick up this kind of sand to grow flowers, save money and easy to use.

As soon as summer comes, we all like to run to the river, we flower growers must know the treasure of the river-river sand! No matter the size of gravel, are good materials for growing flowers, from the bottom of the basin to the basin, from cutting to maintenance can be used, quickly learn how to use it!

Does the sand work?

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Huahua also went to the beach recently and saw some coarse-grained sand, which is similar to our commonly used Maifan stone. So I packed one and went home. After going home, Huahua carefully checked the difference between sand and Maifan stone. Let's take a look at it together.

Sand: broken quartz stone, the density is relatively high, the air permeability of flower soil is good, but it will be more closed after watering with fine sand.

Maifan stone: a volcanic rock with some micronutrient elements. Low density means poor moisturizing and thermal insulation.

To sum up, we know that although sand is not as breathable and nutritious as Maifan stone, coarse sand can also replace Maifan stone. Now the Maifan stone on the market costs a few yuan a jin, and the stone weighs the scale, which is already a great expense for flower lovers!

How to choose the sand?

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Sand is also divided into three, six or nine grades, after Huahua test, it is best to screen according to size, so that each has the right place to raise flowers and get twice the result with half the effort!

Very fine sand needs to be mixed with soil.

Very fine sand, feet on it is very comfortable, this kind of sand does not need too much, just need to get a little back to match the soil on the line, can also be used for cutting, too fine watering air permeability will be reduced.

Take it home and disinfect it and mix it with the garden soil at 1:1. The substrate for cutting is very good, especially for flowers like succulent plants that need to be cut with leaves. The potted noodles are sprinkled with some nutrients and the nutrition is enough.

If you are afraid of sand hardening after watering, you can use chopsticks to poke holes in the sand and be careful not to hurt the roots, which can increase air permeability.

Sand of about 3mm is the most suitable for growing flowers.

The following picture is the sand under the reference of 5 cents coins, about 3 mm in diameter, which is a relatively small coarse sand. After sterilization, this kind of sand can be directly used for cutting and planting flowers.

After disinfection, the sand is directly mixed with garden soil and nutritious soil, and the proportion of sand accounts for 1 / 4 of the total.

4 or 5 mm sand as paving stone

This sand is a little bigger and can be used as a paving stone after sterilization and disinfection, which is similar to that of Maifan stone.

In fact, the paving stone does not need to be too big, especially the succulent flower, the 4-5mm paving stone is fine. Let's take a look. If the disinfected sand is spread into the succulent basin, is there a feeling? what kind of paving stone do you buy?

1-2 cm of sand is hydroponically cultivated.

This can be said to be a pebble. After sterilization, it can be used for hydroponics, or for medium and large paving stones.

This size is suitable for small hydroponic flowers, such as copper grass, green pineapple, hanging orchid and so on, and is conducive to root growth.

3-5 cm pebbles cushion the basin floor

This kind of stone is very common, and the color is also more, pick up some uniform size to take home, sterilization after the bottom of the basin, hydroponics, fish turtles are suitable.

Because we usually buy flowerpots, the holes at the bottom are 1-2 cm large, so the stone of this size is suitable for the bottom of the basin, clean, permeable and breathable.

5-10 cm stone for landscape

There are many shapes of medium-sized stones, and careful people often find some interesting stones. Huahua takes it for fun every time he goes to the river, pick up a few and go home.

Pick up the stone to clean the bubble carbendazim, dry it in a bowl, with a few copper grass to become a bonsai, instantly high-end!

Stones more than 10 centimeters are of many uses

Large stones of more than 10 centimeters can not be used as a matrix for growing flowers, but they are good partners for growing flowers. They can not only be used as decorations, but also can be put in flowerpots as a pressing stone to prevent flowers from growing crooked and warping roots.

Together with a bigger stone, you can make a flower bed with a little cement, and you can't even buy this shape!

After looking at the sand and stones

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