Potted plants usually die in one of two ways. Which one is yours?

Many friends know this joke: they say keeping flowers is better than keeping fish, because with flowers you only have to replace them once a month, while with fish you have to replace them once a week. The meaning is that flowers are hard to keep alive, lasting only about a month. During the shop's soft-opening period, I also heard many customers say that the flowers at home are hard to keep, and that every time they buy them and take them home, they die within a few days. This is indeed a common frustration for most friends who love flowers.

After painstakingly caring for a potted plant for a long time, watching it slowly wither, develop root rot, or even die entirely is truly a great pity. So why exactly do these problems occur?

In the past, I once jokingly summed it up: potted greenery usually dies in one of two ways. One is dying from being over-attentive, and the other is dying from neglect. Of course, plants themselves are neither over-attentive nor neglectful. The cause of this is precisely the person keeping the flowers.

Watering is the direct cause of your potted plant's death.

We all know that the fertilizer and nutrients potted plants need during growth are minimal. Especially for the miniature potted plants kept at home, there is basically no need to pay much attention to fertilizing, and they can still grow very luxuriantly. Watering, however, can directly cause a plant's death. Some plants like dryness and do not need frequent watering, otherwise root rot will result. If such a problem occurs, promptly remove the plant's roots from the soil, cut off the rotted roots, let the roots dry, and replant. Some plants like moisture and need frequent watering. Plants that especially like warm, humid environments also need frequent misting of the leaves to create the necessary growing environment, such as Anthurium andraeanum (flamingo flower).

Of course, the climate in the Meishan area is very humid, with high temperatures and rain in summer, and damp, foggy winters. The best weather is probably spring and autumn, but overall it is still on the humid side, so people need to eat chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns to dispel dampness from the body. Of course, we cannot water the potted flowers at home with chili water or pour sesame oil on them; that would only make them die faster. So how should we care for them? It is very simple: every plant has its own specific attributes. Is it light-loving or shade-loving? For example, with Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis), you cannot put it in a lightless place every day. Or with ferns, you cannot leave them baking in the sun on the balcony every day. Does it need frequent watering or not? For example, with pothos (Epipremnum aureum), you cannot go ten days to half a month without giving it water. And with succulents, do not splash a ladle of water on them whenever you happen to think of it.

Understand the characteristics of each plant. Do not water whenever you happen to think of it, do not forget to water, and even more so do not water every day. You will surely take excellent care of the potted plants at home and reap the joy of success.

Some plants also have specific watering methods. We will gradually share these with you in future articles. Finally, we sincerely hope that friends who love keeping flowers can follow our official account and share it. We will strive to provide as many services as possible for friends who love flowers!