She grew one kind of flower to 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 flower ball? Keep reading~
1. Pinching and topping are key
The expert says that to make the marguerite daisy bloom into a round, full flower ball, you have to pinch and top it before flowering, and rotate the pot at regular intervals, so the flowers bloom more and bloom better!
2. Soil selection
Loose, breathable, 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, they can also be color-adjusted to your liking, no wonder so many flower lovers like them!
Surely many flower lovers want to know how hydrangeas can be successfully color-adjusted. Huahua asked the expert for the secret to color adjustment for you!
1. Turning hydrangeas blue
Before the buds form or when buds appear, dilute aluminum sulfate with water at 100 times and pour it into the soil once every 10 days. At other times, add a little white vinegar or ferrous sulfate when watering. Note that these things cannot be used together!
2. Turning hydrangeas pink
Under normal circumstances, if you do not deliberately apply acidic fertilizer, hydrangeas will produce 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, it is really rare to see someone collect so many varieties and grow only kalanchoe!
Kalanchoe can bloom several times a year, but some flower lovers' kalanchoe blooms only once and then it's over. The expert says that as long as you master her secret, kalanchoe can 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 upward from the bottom of the branch, and cut starting from the fourth pair.
2. Secret to forcing blooms
The expert reveals that the key to forcing blooms is to put the kalanchoe in "solitary confinement"! Put the kalanchoe in sunlight during the day, and after 5 p.m., cover it with a black plastic bag and place it indoors. It will bloom in about 15 days!
Rose
Roses not only have brilliant colors and bloom abundantly, 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, they are famously a "medicine bottle," often infected by 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, dilute baking soda with water at 1000 times 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 diluted in water, which is said to stuff the red spider mites to death. However, if there are many red spider mites, the expert uses myclobutanil diluted with water at 1500 times 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, and from then on your wallet is a stranger." You can't control your hands when "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 is early-stage black rot, you can dig out the rotted part and re-propagate by cutting. But if the black rot is fairly serious, it is 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 to death with your hands. If there are many, you can rinse them off with running water.
Cactus
Huahua never used to understand how anyone could like a cactus covered in spines, until Huahua saw what a cactus looks like when it blooms, and Huahua was completely conquered by cacti!
Huahua believes that many flower lovers' cacti have been grown for several years without ever blooming. Don't worry, Huahua has already gotten the expert's blooming secret!
1. Soil preparation
The expert says that only with well-prepared soil can cacti grow vigorously and bloom early. The expert generally uses akadama soil, coal cinders, coarse sand, and volcanic rock mixed at a ratio of 4:3:1:1, then mixes in a small amount of plant ash.
2. Plenty of light
Besides soil, light is also an essential condition for cacti to bloom. If it is kept in a shaded place all the time, don't even think about the cactus blooming! It's best to move it to a south-facing balcony or outdoors.
Growing flowers is not about quantity but about quality,
Being able to grow one kind of flower to perfection,
is enough to be called an expert!
What do you think, flower lovers?