Never water your plants at noon, or you will kill every pot you water. Don't ignore this.
More and more people are growing plants now. Flowers and plants can bring people a good mood and also create a good environment. What's more, some potted flowers carry beautiful meanings, so they can bring good omens too. Though growing flowers and plants is an easy thing, there are still many finer points to it. For example, "apply light fertilizer frequently," "water when dry, stop when wet," "for growing flowers, 30 percent depends on fertilizer and 70 percent on water"...
Of course, there is much more knowledge to it, and we won't go through it all one by one. In fact, to grow flowers well, the key point to remember is that you must water them properly. After all, most flower lovers kill their plants by watering them to death. Next, let's share some knowledge about watering flowers. Keep reading!
1. Do not water flowers at noon
Water at noon is also called "noon-time water," and watering potted flowers at this time is wrong. This is because, especially in summer, the temperature at noon is high, and the temperature of the potting soil has risen quite a bit too. If you water at this time, the temperature of the potting soil will drop suddenly. With such a big temperature difference, the plant's roots find it very hard to adapt, and the cells are extremely prone to splitting. Naturally, the roots will rot. Nutrient uptake capacity declines, leading to the appearance of yellow leaves.
In addition, if water splashes onto the leaves or flowers of the plant, direct sunlight will also scorch the leaves. Therefore, no matter how wilted or listless the plant's leaves look at noon, you must not water at this time.
2. There are many watering methods, and you should choose the right way to water different flowers
To water flowers, you can pour water directly along the edge of the pot, or use a spray bottle to spray at the base of the plant, or dig a few small holes in the pot to water, so as to avoid watering that doesn't soak through. Some plants are suited to pouring water, such as clivia (Clivia miniata) and spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum). Others need to be sprayed with water, such as foliage plants like pothos (Epipremnum aureum) and maidenhair fern (Adiantum). Although each potted plant has different growth habits, watering should always follow one principle: the potting soil must not become waterlogged, nor should it lack water; keeping it moist is best.
That's all for sharing these little tips about watering flowers. In everyday plant care, you can water flowers with some waste water from daily life, such as the common rice-washing water, vegetable-washing water, tofu water, soybean water, and so on. Reusing this waste water to grow flowers saves a lot of resources and can bring unexpected benefits to the plants. Take rice-washing water, for instance: it can increase the nutrient content of the soil and also adjust the acidity and alkalinity of the potting soil, and many flowers are suited to it.
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