How to make pine needle soil

Pine needle soil is a very good soil for flower cultivation. When it is used as a basin soil, it not only has very good permeability and strong water permeability, but also contains a variety of organic matter, which can also play a positive role in lower than diseases and insect pests. However, the pine needle soil is generally acidic or weakly alkaline, for orchid plants that like acidic soil, the flowers and plants not only have strong roots, but also have green leaves and colorful flowers.

When planting flowers and plants in pots, you can spread a layer of pine needles in the basin to increase air permeability and water permeability, but they cannot be directly used in pots and soil. Pine needle soil needs to be fully fermented before being used. So, for those who are not easy to obtain pine needle soil, how to make their own pine needle soil?

In fact, the method of self-made pine needle soil is very simple and can be completed in a few steps. One of the most important point is to let it fully ferment, so whether the pine needle fermentation is good or not is the key to the successful production of pine needle soil.

It would be great if pine trees could be easily found around everyone. Because we want to make pine needle soil, the first raw material we need to find is pine needle. We can go directly to the pine tree to collect some pine needles and then match them with some garden soil. Next, mix the pine needle with the garden soil, put it in an airtight pocket, and fasten the bag tightly after adding the right amount of water. Then put it in a higher temperature environment to let it fully ferment.

Fermentation is a relatively long process, in general, the higher the temperature, the easier it is for closed pine needles to ferment in a humid environment, so the time to complete fermentation is relatively shorter. It can be seen that temperature and humidity are the main factors affecting the fermentation time of pine needles. Generally speaking, in high temperature weather in summer, it takes 2-3 months for closed and moist pine needles to ferment fully; in autumn and winter, the fermentation time is much longer than that in summer because of low temperature.

In fact, pine needle soil is a kind of rotten leaf soil, which is made from the accumulation and fermentation of slender deciduous leaves of pine trees. Because it is a kind of rotten leaf soil, it naturally has the characteristics of rich humus, light weight, loose, good air permeability and water permeability. But at the same time, it also has the characteristics of heat insulation and moisturizing, and the preparation of potted soil can also inhibit the growth of weeds, which is mainly used in potted flowers and plants that like acidic soil.