After the soil for growing flowers becomes compacted, don't dig it and don't water it - this is the right way to handle it

It is very common for the potting soil of flowers to become compacted. Nowadays, more and more people are growing flowers, and it is very necessary to learn more about flower growing. After all, flowers and plants are also a discipline, and there is a lot to learn in it. Leaving aside the issues of fertilizing, watering and light for now, even the matter of nutrient soil is quite particular. I believe many flower lovers have experienced potting soil becoming hard and compacted, right? When this happens, what exactly should be done? Should you dig it a bit, loosen the soil, or should you immediately water it heavily? In fact, neither of these 2 methods is right!

Compacted potting soil happens often, and this is mainly caused by the following "2" factors. First, not repotting flowers and plants for a long time leads to a low content of organic matter in the soil, which affects the activity of microorganisms, and then affects the formation of soil aggregate structure, gradually resulting in compaction. Second, many flower lovers know the importance of fertilizing when growing flowers. When they cannot get organic fertilizer for a while, they use chemical fertilizers alone and in excess for a long time, such as the common compound fertilizer. In this way, humus cannot be replenished in time, which will also cause soil compaction.

The reason it is said that after potting soil becomes compacted it cannot be dug is that most of the potting soil has now merged with the flower roots and become stuck inside. If you use a small shovel to dig or loosen the soil, it is very easy to cut the flower roots. The flower roots are already shriveled, and digging again will be bad for their health. There is also the issue of watering. Many people think that if the potting soil is compacted, then watering must work, right? The potting soil will become soft and loose. In fact, this view is wrong. Because when the potting soil is so hard that it cannot even be dug, once a large amount of water is poured in, it will instead worsen the harm, because the potting soil and roots are stuck together, and in addition, at this time the nutrient soil has not the slightest bit of organic matter left, and all the nutrients have been lost. It is also not good for repotting and changing soil later.

When the soil of a potted flower plant becomes compacted, at this time you should first stop watering, and even more, you must not fertilize. The correct method is to first move it to a cool, ventilated place for a day, then choose a comfortable morning or evening and adopt the method of "repotting." When repotting, note that because after compaction the roots are also inside the clump of soil, you should gently dig around the edge of the flower pot with a small shovel, turn the flower pot upside down, and slowly tap the flower pot, so that the entire flower plant will separate from the flower pot along with the soil. Then gently peel apart the potting soil and roots. Repotting and changing soil - at this time it is autumn, which is also just right.

Finally, a little more about the small issues of repotting and changing soil. When repotting, after taking out the flower, be sure to remember to check whether the flower roots are healthy. If there are rotten roots, first cut them off simply, and after washing, soak them in a potassium permanganate solution for about 5 minutes. The purpose of doing this is sterilization and disinfection. Only after that can you prepare some loose and fertile nutrient soil for transplanting. If cared for properly in this way, the survival rate will not be affected at all.

That's all for sharing about the knowledge of potting soil. Thank you for reading!

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