Do you know how much water you need to pour on your meat?

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Often netizens come to ask me how much water I want to water. Let me introduce you to the method of judgment.

First, the bamboo stick judgment method: the bamboo stick (or toothpick) is inserted into the basin soil 2/3 of the depth. When watering, pull out the bamboo stick and look at the dry and humidity of the soil part. This method is very helpful for watering dormant and semi-dormant plants or plants that are about to enter dormancy and semi-dormancy periods.

Second, the method of judging the dryness and wetness of topsoil: generally speaking, if the topsoil turns white, it can be watered. This is the principle of "no dry, no watering, dry and thorough pouring". The so-called dryness refers to the whiteness of the topsoil, but if you poke away the topsoil, you can still see the moisture. For the growing period of fairy meat, this method of judgment is fine. Those with strong habits can be watered right away, and for those who are relatively afraid of water, wait two days before watering.

There are other end-basin methods, that is, friends who feel good can carry the basin, feel that the basin is light, can be watered, the fairy meat planted in plastic pots, and the soil is mainly made of peat and other lightweight materials, and the weight after watering and drying is still quite obvious. The method of knocking on the basin, that is, tapping the basin wall with your fingers to make a hollow sound, shows that the soil is dry.

After judging the moisture of the soil, it is time to water it. When conditions permit, it is best to use the basin method. Under normal circumstances, the basin immersed in water 1/2 depth, as long as 15 seconds is enough, do not see the surface soil moisture and then take it out. The more loose and breathable soil, the less time, because the siphon effect is strong. The advantage of this watering method is that it ensures that the upper part of the soil is drier than the lower part, and the roots are not easy to rot. Because the root tip of the plant is divided into the root crown area, the growth zone, the growth zone and the root hair zone, only the root hair is the main part of absorbing water, and the ability of moisture resistance is the strongest, while the old root above the root hair area has lost the function of absorbing water. It mainly plays the role of transferring water, nourishment and fixation, and the ability of moisture resistance is poor. Rotting roots often start from here.

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