She raised 1 kind of flower to invincible perfection, beating other people's 10 gardens!
Marguerite daisy
The marguerite daisy is a flower that Huahua especially loves. As long as you prune it carefully, it will easily burst into a big ball of blooms!
Want to know how the expert grows it into a big ball of flowers? Keep reading~
1. Pinching and topping are the key
The expert says that to make the marguerite daisy bloom into a round, full ball of flowers, you have to pinch and top it before flowering, and rotate the pot every so often, so the flowers bloom more and bloom well!
2. Soil selection
Loose, airy, well-draining soil is best for the marguerite daisy. The expert generally uses 1 part garden soil plus 1 part peat soil.
Hydrangea
If you're talking about which flower is bigger than a face, hydrangea has to be one. Hydrangeas not only bloom abundantly, but can also be color-adjusted to your liking, no wonder so many flower lovers like them!
Surely quite a few flower lovers want to know how hydrangeas can be successfully color-adjusted. Huahua asked the expert for the color-adjusting secrets on your behalf!
1. Turning hydrangeas blue
Before the buds form or when buds appear, mix aluminum sulfate with water at 100 times dilution and drench the soil once every 10 days. At other times, add a little white vinegar or ferrous sulfate when watering. Note that these things must not be used together!
2. Turning hydrangeas pink
Generally, if you don't deliberately apply acidic fertilizer, hydrangeas will bloom with pinkish flowers. If you want a pure pink, you can mix a small amount of plant ash into the soil.
Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe has a beautiful meaning and is loved by many flower lovers. However, collecting so many varieties and growing only kalanchoe is really rare!
Kalanchoe can bloom several times a year, but some flower lovers' kalanchoe only blooms once and then it's over. The expert says that as long as you master her secrets, kalanchoe will bloom as many times as you want!
1. Pruning after flowering
After kalanchoe finishes blooming, you must prune it so it can bloom quickly and bloom more. When pruning, count three pairs of leaves from the bottom of the branch upward, and cut from the fourth pair.
2. Flower-forcing secret
The expert reveals that the key to forcing flowers is to put the kalanchoe in "solitary confinement"! During the day, put the kalanchoe in sunlight; after 5 p.m., cover it with a black plastic bag and place it indoors, and it will bloom in about 15 days!
Rose
Roses not only have brilliant colors and bloom abundantly, but the key is that they can bloom several times a year! So it's not without reason that many flower lovers are devoted to roses.
Although roses are easy to keep alive, roses are famously a "medicine bottle," often infected with all kinds of diseases, which is really a headache!
1. Eliminating powdery mildew
The expert's miracle cure for eliminating powdery mildew is "baking soda." After powdery mildew breaks out, mix baking soda with water at 1000 times dilution and spray both sides of the leaves. However, the expert says powdery mildew is best prevented in advance, with frequent pruning and more ventilation.
2. Strangling red spider mites
After red spider mites appear on roses, the expert sprays the leaves with milk mixed with water, which is said to burst the red spider mites. However, if there are many red spider mites, the expert uses Duocai myclobutanil mixed with water at 1500 times dilution to spray and kill them.
Succulents
There's a saying that goes well: "Once you fall into succulents, it's as deep as the sea; from then on, your wallet is a stranger." You can't control your hand that keeps "buying succulents," and before you know it your home is packed with them!
Although succulents are cute, not everyone can grow them well. Many succulent lovers' plants often die for one reason or another. How does the expert grow them so well?
1. Dealing with black rot
Black rot is a problem beginners often encounter. If it's early-stage black rot, you can dig out the black rot part and re-cuttage. But if the black rot is fairly serious, it's best to throw it away to avoid infecting other succulents.
2. Killing small bugs
Succulents also often attract bugs in summer. If there are only a few bugs, you can just crush them with your hands. If there are many, you can rinse them with running water.
Cactus ball
Huahua never used to understand why anyone would like a cactus ball covered in spines, until Huahua saw what a cactus ball looks like when it blooms, and Huahua was completely conquered by the cactus ball!
Huahua believes that many flower lovers' cactus balls have been grown for several years without ever blooming. Don't worry, Huahua has already gotten the expert's blooming secrets!
1. Soil preparation
The expert says that only with well-prepared soil can the cactus ball grow vigorously and bloom early. The expert generally uses akadama soil, coal cinders, coarse sand, and volcanic rock in a 4:3:1:1 ratio, then mixes in a small amount of plant ash.
2. Plenty of light
Besides soil, light is also a necessary condition for cactus balls to bloom. If it's always kept in a shaded place, don't even think about the cactus ball blooming! It's best to move it to a south-facing balcony or outdoors.
Growing flowers isn't about quantity but quality,
Being able to grow one kind of flower to invincible perfection,
is enough to be called an expert!
What do you flower lovers think?