Are there tricks in buying flowers at the flower market? 4 tips to teach you how not to get ripped off

Sometimes, the potted plants we bring home don't live long and die for no apparent reason. Once or twice is one thing, but if this happens almost every time, then maybe it's not that we don't know how to care for them, but that there might be another reason behind it!

The flower market has "tricks"? Don't worry, 4 tips to teach you how to buy flowers without getting ripped off!

1. Spraying brightener on flowers before selling

Some flower vendors spray brightener on the leaves and petals before putting green plants and flowers up for sale, making the leaves look glossy and emerald green and the petals more delicate and gorgeous. Plus, flower shops all have lighting, so they look even better, which undoubtedly stimulates your desire to buy. But spraying brightener over the long term hinders the plant's respiration and easily causes withering or even death.

Tips:When buying flowers, if you see a particularly beautiful and vibrant green plant, touch the leaves first. If they feel greasy, then firmly don't buy it. If you do buy a plant that has been sprayed with brightener, don't panic; after getting home, be sure to rinse it clean with water first, and that will do.

2. Tricks hidden in the soil

Some flower vendors use only loess soil in the pots. This kind of soil is highly sticky, poor in both water permeability and air permeability, and easily becomes compacted. After watering, the plant's fine hair roots cannot absorb water, and over time this kind of environment easily rots the flower's roots, so the flower won't live long either.

Tips:When buying flowers, pay attention to the potting soil first. If it is compacted and stiff as a board, then firmly don't buy it. If you do want to buy it, the first thing to do after getting home is to change the soil. Loess soil cannot be used alone; it needs to be mixed with peat soil, leaf mold, sand and other substrates to increase nutrients and enhance water permeability and air permeability.

3. Injecting dye into flowers to pass them off as new varieties

Some flower vendors inject dye into certain flowers. An ordinary cactus ball can even turn from green into a riot of colors, and an ordinary cactus ball becomes a rare and precious foreign flower, with the price going from a few yuan to several dozen yuan each, while plants injected with chemicals rot extremely easily.

Tips:When buying flowers, if you're not sure about the varieties of these flowers, you can first look up online the variety names the vendor gives before deciding whether to buy.

4. Filling the bottom of the pot with foam

For many large potted plants, to save costs and reduce weight, flower vendors stuff a lot of foam, cardboard, or even plastic bags at the bottom of the pot. The larger and better the pot, the more filler there is. This practice is not good for the flowers' growth: it blocks the drainage hole and will stew and rot the plant's root system, which is bad for growth.

Tips:When buying flowers, you can lift the flower up to check its weight. If it is especially light, then you should be on your guard!

Little tips:

Actually, if you want not to get ripped off, the most important thing is that before growing flowers you must first learn to buy flowers. Growing flowers relies on expertise, and buying flowers also relies on technique. You need to make the flower shop owner feel that we are insiders. When buying flowers, don't directly ask how much it costs or whether the flowers bloom well; instead, ask more about the flower's habits, how to water it, and so on.