Don't do these 3 things when caring for flowers in summer, or you'll get yellow leaves and root rot

Keeping some potted flowers and plants at home not only beautifies your living space but also cultivates your character, so more and more people are growing flowers now, and some foliage plants can even absorb harmful indoor gases and purify the air, so it really is a case of getting your money's worth from growing flowers! That said, flower care is also a field of knowledge, just as a flower enthusiast recently told me in a message: growing flowers is a technical skill!

To grow flowers well, it's not enough just to understand their growth habits; you also need to change your care methods according to the different environments of the four seasons. For example, today we're going to talk about what to pay attention to when caring for flowers and plants in summer. We hope this can help flower enthusiasts and get their potted flowers through the hot summer smoothly~

1. Do not put potted plants in direct sun to bake

Most flowers, such as clivia (Clivia miniata), orchids, four-season begonias, gardenias, and some balcony flowers (geraniums, kalanchoe, etc.), although all sun-loving potted plants, are not suited to being exposed to direct sunlight. Especially in summer, when temperatures are high and the sun is strongest at midday, placing potted plants in direct sunlight at this time can easily scorch the leaves. This directly leads to yellow leaves and dropped flowers. To let them receive diffused light, you can move the flowers indoors to a spot one meter away from the balcony.

2. Do not water potted flowers at noon

As the saying goes, growing flowers is three parts fertilizer and seven parts water. If you water wrong, you can only watch your potted flowers wither and die. So there is a lot of knowledge in watering flowers too. Many flower enthusiasts go by feeling, thinking that since the weather is so hot at noon in summer and the plant leaves are drooping, maybe it's lacking water, so they go over and quickly water the flowers or even spray water on the leaves.

This is the wrong thing to do!

At noon, because the temperature is very high, the temperature of the plant itself and the soil in the pot both rise somewhat. If you water at this time, the soil temperature suddenly drops, increasing the temperature difference, and the most direct effect is that it causes the flower root cells to rupture, so nutrients cannot be absorbed, making the plant develop yellow leaves. So do not water flowers at noon in summer; you can water in the early morning or evening~

3. Do not put potted plants in an unventilated environment

In summer, poor air circulation makes the environment too stuffy and hot, and if plants grow in an unventilated environment, they will generally wilt within half a month, and over time the leaves will dry up and drop. There are many plants like clivia that like a well-ventilated environment, and once the air does not circulate, clivia will fail to push out its flower stalk properly. That way the flowers won't look good!

Solution: You can place the flowerpot within one or two meters inside the windowsill, which keeps a good ventilation environment. For example, some people like to keep asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus) in the study or bedroom, so just open the indoor windows. This can prevent yellow leaves and dry tips from occurring.

That's all for the knowledge about growing flowers in summer. Thank you for reading!

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