What to do about compacted soil in roses? Solve it easily with 2 clever tricks

When growing roses, some flower lovers may have encountered the problem of soil compaction. Soil compaction means the surface of the potting soil becomes hard. If it is not solved in time, it will affect the air permeability of the rose roots, they cannot breathe, and this will affect the growth of the whole plant. Guliang has "2 tricks" here that can solve the problem of soil compaction, and hopes they can help flower lovers.

First trick: Cleverly use a "straw" to loosen the soil

After discovering soil compaction, flower lovers should first loosen the surface soil of the potted rose. Insert a relatively large straw around the pot, and when inserting it, stay a little farther from the rose roots to avoid damaging them; then keep the straw upright and pour some coarse gravel into the straw. The amount poured in should be consistent with the height of the soil;

Finally, take the straw out and water again. In this way, the sand column formed by the straw can continuously spread to the surroundings, and after spreading it can loosen the soil of the potted rose. When flower lovers use this method, they should note that the straw must be thick, and the position of the straw must also be far from the roots.

Second trick: Cleverly use "dry fertilizer" to loosen the soil

When many flower lovers see this, they wonder why dry fertilizer is used. Isn't it said that using undecomposed organic fertilizer will burn the roots? Although this is correct, we must proceed from reality. The problem we need to solve now is soil compaction, so that when the dry fertilizer ferments on the soil surface, it also ferments the soil together, thereby making the potting soil loose.

So flower lovers should use undecomposed fertilizer. When using it, first crush cake fertilizer and poultry manure into powder, then evenly sprinkle it on the surface of the soil. When sprinkling, note that the amount must not be too much; being able to see the potting soil is enough. When the fertilizer ferments, it will also slowly make the potting soil loose.

After sprinkling, water the potted rose once to combine the potting soil with the dry powder and promote the rapid fermentation of the dry fertilizer. When watering, you can add one drop of nutrient solution specially for roses to supplement moisture to the potting soil, and the nutrients inside can also improve the soil problem. After about 20 days of fertilizing, the potting soil will begin to become loose.

However, flower lovers should note that this method is not suitable for repeated use and should be used once every 2-3 months, otherwise it will affect the growth of the rose. The above are the two methods for solving soil compaction. In addition, flower lovers should take some preventive measures in their usual care work to prevent soil compaction.

Especially in terms of watering, flower lovers should use rainwater to water flowers, because tap water is slightly alkaline, and long-term use will cause potting soil compaction. So flower lovers should use rainwater or nutrient solution specially for roses. Using these two kinds of water will not cause the problem of potting soil compaction.

The above are the two methods Guliang gives everyone to solve soil compaction. I hope they can help flower lovers. Also remember to prevent soil compaction more often in daily care.