Just find some of these to line the bottom of your flower pots - loose and breathable, no root rot for 10 years, bright flowers and glossy green leaves

Apart from easy-to-grow pothos and spider plants, many gardening enthusiasts don't dare try other flowers and plants, having been scared off by repeatedly killing them. Actually, when we first start growing flowers, lining the bottom of the pot with a little something makes things much easier.

1. Line the bottom of the pot with some old loofah sponge

If you grow loofah yourself, you can leave some to mature for later use, or you can buy old loofah sponge at the vegetable market. Old loofah sponge is full of hollow spaces, extremely breathable and drainage-friendly; lining it at the bottom of the pot keeps the potting soil loose and airy, so the flowers naturally grow well.

The method is to wash the old loofah clean and dry it in the sun; when repotting or changing soil for your flowers, cut it into small pieces about 5 cm and place them directly at the bottom of the pot. You can lay several layers alternating loofah sponge and soil. Loofah seeds are also a good thing - crush them and bury them directly in the soil as flower fertilizer.

2. Line the bottom of the pot with some broken bricks and tiles

Broken bricks and tiles are easy to find outside. If you find large pieces, you can break them up first. Broken bricks and tiles have many gaps and strong adsorption capacity; lining them at the bottom of the pot allows the water and fertilizer applied to be absorbed quickly, playing a role in retaining water and fertilizer, and also helping air circulate in the soil, so the roots of your flowers don't rot and the flowers grow well.

3. Line the bottom of the pot with some pine needles and pine cones

The pine needles and pine cones you can pick up under pine trees in the park can be used to line the bottom of the pot; this increases the drainage and breathability of the potting soil, avoids root rot in flowers and green plants, and keeps their root systems robust.

The method is: before using pine needles and pine cones, be sure to disinfect them, because they are fairly damp and you may worry about insect eggs. We can first soak them in a carbendazim solution for one hour, then dry them in the sun before use. This is especially suitable for flowers with fleshy roots, such as clivia and orchids.

These 3 little things are very easy to find and can be used after a bit of processing. The method is simple, so why not give it a try when potting or repotting - guaranteed loose and breathable with no root rot, bright flowers and green leaves.