Don't water flowers with these 4 kinds of water in summer, or they'll get root rot and yellow leaves

Throughout the year, the techniques for growing flowers are also ever-changing. In spring, the climate is suitable and potted flowers grow fast; in summer, the hot weather slows plant growth; autumn is a good time for plants to store nutrients; and in winter, when temperatures are low, most plants and flowers go dormant and grow slowly. Now the weather is hot, and at this time the key to caring for flowers is not fertilizing, but watering. If you water well, you can get through the summer safely.

When growing flowers in summer, there are 4 kinds of water you must not use casually, otherwise you'll get root rot and yellow leaves.

1. "Noon water" must not be used on flowers

Noon refers to midday. In summer, when the weather is hot, potted flowers hate being watered at noon the most, because at noon both the plant and the potting soil are at high temperatures. Watering flowers at this time causes the temperature inside the pot to drop suddenly, and the change in temperature difference is more than the plant can bear. It easily damages the root system, which in turn causes the leaves to turn yellow and shrivel. And if water remains on the plant's leaves, it will also burn them.

2. "Half water" must not be used on flowers

The biggest taboo in growing flowers is watering with "half water", which means stopping halfway through watering, so the water cannot penetrate the soil in the pot at all. Over time this causes the potting soil to become compacted, and the plant's roots cannot absorb nutrients either. Some flower growers may ask, how do you tell whether you've watered thoroughly or not? You can use a twig or wire to test whether the water has penetrated. You can also check from the bottom of the pot whether it has been watered through.

3. "Rainy-day water" must not be used on flowers

These past few days, most parts of the country have had rain. This kind of rainy weather is fairly common in summer. And at this time it is not suitable to water. Watering this way makes the potting soil too wet, and in overly wet potted flowers, the plant's root system will suffer from lack of oxygen, and over time the leaves will turn yellow, dry up, and even drop.

4. "Flood water" must not be used on flowers

What is flood water? It means watering too much, so that the entire pot is filled with water. The reason some flower growers do this is that they think they're at work during the day and not at home, or they plan to go out and not come back for two or three days, and they worry the potted plant will lack water, so they pour in a large amount of water at once, until the water is level with the rim of the pot. Watering this way doesn't work. It's even worse for plant growth, and in serious cases it can cause root oxygen deprivation, or the root cells to burst. Then the flowers simply won't survive.

That's all for sharing knowledge about watering flowers. Thank you for reading!

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