Do not water the soil. It will only make the flowers die faster.

There are always some thorny problems in the process of growing flowers. Many people are away from home for a long time on business trips, only to find that the soil in the flowerpot has solidified as soon as they get home.

Soil slabs do great harm to the growth of flowers, which will not only affect the normal respiration of plants, but also easily lead to rotting roots and eventually suffocate to death.

According to tradition, when many flower lovers see the soil hardening, the most direct reaction is to water the flowers. Many people take it for granted that the reason for soil consolidation is the loss of too much water, so the solution is, of course, watering.

In fact, this practice is very wrong, as soon as you see the soil hardening and immediately watering, it will make the plant roots and soil more bonded together, aggravate the root rot, and eventually lead to the death of rotten roots.

So what is the best way to deal with soil consolidation? In fact, to sum up, if you want to solve the problem of rotten soil roots, you might as well try the following methods.

Change basin and soil

For the case of soil consolidation, the most effective way is to change the basin and change the soil to give flowers and plants a new growth environment. As the old soil has lost too much water and lost its original nutrients, it is recommended to replace it as well.

Carefully take out the root system of the plant, and find rotten or yellow roots, just cut it off with scissors. Then prepare a new flowerpot and suitable soil, and transplant the plant into it.

After transplanting, place the plant in a cool, well-ventilated place and water it once or twice a week, once thoroughly. Wait for the plant to grow new leaves or buds, and then move it to another location for normal maintenance.

Water the flowers with sand

If you do not want to change the basin, you can use sand to water flowers, through the role of sand to loosen the soil properly, to alleviate the problem of soil consolidation.

You can choose to take a few thicker straws and insert them into the soil. Pay attention to the location principle of the plant root system. Then fill the straw with coarse sand and pull out the straw.

After that, the flowers can be watered, and the water can make the coarse sand in the soil spread around, which can not only solve the soil consolidation, play the role of loosening the soil for flowers, but also increase the air permeability of the soil, which is beneficial to the growth of plants.

Apply thin fertilizer

If the degree of soil consolidation in the flowerpot is not serious, you can loosen the soil directly without the above two methods, and then sprinkle a thin layer of organic fertilizer on the surface.

With the fermentation of organic fertilizer in the soil, the soil will also be loosened by fermentation, thus the problem of soil consolidation can be easily solved.

Maintenance and prevention

In order to prevent soil hardening, in the process of flower conservation on weekdays, in addition to not watering for a long time, but also pay attention to not watering alkaline water, fertilization is best to choose organic fertilizer and so on.

You can buy a flower rake in the florist. If the flowerpot is small, you can directly use toothpicks and other items. After each watering and fertilization, you can loosen the soil properly, which can not only prevent the soil from hardening, but also accelerate the absorption of water and nutrients by flowers.

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