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Add this to leaf mold and you get an all-purpose potting soil for growing flowers - it can grow any flower

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Every flower grower knows that to grow flowers you must first grow roots. Only when the root system of a potted flower is well developed can nutrients be continuously delivered to the plant's leaves and flowers, promoting rapid plant growth. Growing roots, besides daily watering and...

Every flower grower knows that to grow flowers you must first grow roots. Only when the root system of a potted flower is well developed can nutrients be continuously delivered to the plant's leaves and flowers, promoting rapid plant growth. Growing roots, besides daily watering and fertilizing, depends on one even more crucial thing: the soil. The quality of the soil environment determines the growth of the plant's root system.

Some potting soils are rather poor, with low levels of nutrients and trace elements, so obviously the plant absorbs less, and yellow leaves and root rot are hard to avoid. Therefore, learning to mix a nutritious soil is crucial. Next, Potted Plant Station shares with flower growers a few tips for making potting soil.

As for flower potting soil, most growers mix their own, and leaf mold is used a bit more often. That is because leaf mold is easy to obtain - just find any small grove and you can dig up quite a lot. On top of that, leaf mold is truly a treasure for growing flowers. It is formed by fallen leaves accumulating for a long time in damp conditions, and it contains rich humus, plant leaf residues, and quite a few trace elements and microorganisms. It can boost the vitality of flower root systems.

And adding "it" to leaf mold really means you need not fear growing any flower, and you will not need to fertilize for half a year - the flowers will still bloom. This substance is fermented soybeans.

Growing flowers with soybeans is something flower growers have been trying for many years. After fermentation, soybeans are rich in amino acids and nitrogen, and these components can make plant leaves glossy green and bright, root stems thick and strong, and they encourage blooming. What's more, soybeans are easy to obtain in daily life - basically every household has them - and making fermented soybean fertilizer is not difficult.

Soak the soybeans in water for three hours, then boil them, then soak them again in a mineral water bottle filled with water, and leave them in a cool place for one week before use. Take the soybeans out, mash them, and mix them into the leaf mold.

With mashed soybean added to the leaf mold, the soil becomes soft in texture, more breathable and better draining, and you can go a long time without fertilizing or changing the soil. This method is simple and practical, and it is an all-purpose soil that is relatively easy to mix for growing flowers. Whether it is clivia, camellia, potted gardenia, kalanchoe, or foliage plants such as pothos and spider plant, it is very suitable.

That is all for the knowledge about all-purpose soil for growing flowers. Thank you for reading!

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