Sprinkle a handful of ash in the pot, and the mosquitoes and bugs all flee; 10 sprouts shoot up in a day, and the pot is bursting at the seams...

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

Anyone who has lived in the countryside knows that rural cooking fires burn corn, peanut and other crop stalks, and the ash left after burning these stalks is wood ash. It can prevent root rot, promote rooting, supplement potassium fertilizer, and also control pests and diseases - truly an all-rounder for growing flowers!

Spray a little wood ash on your flowers, and the aphids and red spiders all die off!

1. Scoop out the wood ash from the bottom of the stove and put it into a plastic bag.

2. Find a discarded plastic bottle, scoop a small shovel of wood ash into the plastic bottle, then fill the plastic bottle with clean water. The ratio of wood ash to clean water is roughly 1:10. Tighten the bottle cap and shake hard, so the clean water and wood ash dissolve as quickly as possible.

3. Pour the clear upper liquid of the wood ash into a spray bottle, and spray it on the branches and leaves with red spiders and aphids. Use it about once every 2 weeks, and the aphids and red spiders will be nowhere to be seen!

Rub a little wood ash on the roots, and they will never rot again, recovering fast!

1. When trimming the roots of flowers with root rot, or repotting and trimming roots, if the trimmed roots are not disinfected, they can easily get infected with pathogens when potted, causing root rot. At this time, you can use a little wood ash.

2. Apply the wood ash to the cut surfaces of the roots, leave them in a bright, ventilated spot to dry, and then repot. This can increase the survival rate and prevent root rot.

Mix a little wood ash into the soil, and the flowers will be sturdy and rarely get sick!

1. Wood ash is rich in potassium. Mixed into the soil for growing flowers, it not only makes the flower roots thick and strong and the blooms large and brightly colored, but also enhances disease resistance, so pests and diseases stay away!

2. When mixing soil for flowers, in addition to the normal substrate, add a few shovels of wood ash, or mix wood ash and base fertilizer at a ratio of 1:40, and place it as a layer at the bottom of the pot.

Spread a layer of wood ash in the pot, and the little sprouts pop up like crazy!

When sowing flowers and grasses in autumn, after sowing, you can sprinkle a thin layer of wood ash on the pot surface. This helps the soil retain moisture and temperature, and the seed germination rate will be higher.

Spread a layer of wood ash on the pot surface, and the flowers will withstand the cold and not freeze to death!

Because wood ash is black in color and fine with few gaps, its insulation effect is relatively good. In autumn and winter, if you are worried about your flowers freezing, you can sprinkle a layer of wood ash on the surface of the flower pot to help the flowers resist the severe cold.