Pick up some odds and ends by the roadside, toss them into the flower pot, and the flowers actually go wild and burst out of the pot

Friends who love growing flowers all know that to take good care of the plants at home, always sticking rigidly to convention and following the instructions to the letter is absolutely no good. Sometimes you need to use some clever tricks, so that the flowers and plants can grow better.

Take the nutrient soil in the flower pot, for instance. Many flower lovers search high and low for soil mixing ratios, hoping that good nutrient soil will promote healthy growth of the flowers. But little do they know that picking up a few things by the roadside, bringing them home, and tossing them into the flower pot can make the flowers flourish with lush branches and leaves, growing nonstop.

Charcoal

Charcoal has good water-retention and heat-retention properties, making it an ideal material for growing flowers. What's more, charcoal is also rich in nutrient elements such as calcium and phosphorus, which are very beneficial to the healthy growth of flowers.

First crush the charcoal, rinse the resulting small pieces several times in clean water, then sun-dry them to disinfect.

Run the charcoal pieces through a sieve, then place the larger pieces at the very bottom of the flower pot to enhance air permeability and prevent the plant's roots from rotting.

As for the smaller pieces, you can mix them directly into the flower soil and use them as a material for nutrient soil, which can fully promote the flowers' growth.

Foamed plastic

Foamed plastic is relatively light, so putting it in the pot will not affect root growth, and it has very good air permeability, which helps improve the drainage function inside the soil.

After washing the foamed plastic clean and drying it in the sun, tear it into small pieces about 2 cm across, then place them as a layer at the very bottom of the flower pot.

When using it, pay attention to the amount of foamed plastic you put in; the height of the foamed plastic at the bottom of the pot should not exceed one fifth of the pot's total height. In this way, the soil's drainage and air permeability can be greatly improved.

Nut shells

For example, walnut shells, macadamia shells and the like are all great materials for growing flowers. These nut shells are relatively hard in texture and not easily corroded and degraded by microorganisms, so placing them in the pot can enhance the soil's air permeability.

After rinsing the nut shells clean with water, use a hammer or the like to smash them into fragments, then simply mix the nut shell fragments into the soil.

Alternatively, you can leave the nut shells unbroken, and after washing them clean, place them upside down at the bottom of the flower pot, which can also enhance the air permeability inside the pot and prevent waterlogging and root rot.

Coal cinders

Because coal cinders have been fully burned by flame, they contain a large number of tiny air pores, which can improve the soil's drainage performance. And coal cinders contain many trace elements beneficial to flower growth, which can provide nutrients for plant growth.

First wash and dry the coal cinders repeatedly, then sieve them to separate the small-particle part from the large-particle part.

The small-particle part is mixed into the soil and used as nutrient soil for caring for flowers; while the larger coal cinder particles are placed directly at the bottom of the flower pot to increase the overall air permeability of the soil.

Broken bricks and tiles

The broken bricks and tiles commonly seen at construction sites are actually good materials for growing flowers too. Putting some broken bricks and tiles at the bottom of the flower pot can not only drain water and let air through, but also retain water and boost fertility. Very nice indeed.

First rinse the broken bricks and tiles repeatedly with clean water. After washing and drying them in the sun, smash them into fragments with a diameter of 1 cm or less.

Then sieve them. Place the larger fragments of the broken bricks and tiles directly at the bottom of the flower pot, and mix the smaller particles into the soil.

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