These 3 organic soil mixes are so nutrient-rich you won't need to fertilize for 2 years of growing flowers
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Autumn is here, and many flower lovers are starting to add new flowers to their balconies. Seeds and flower pots are all ready, only soil is left to buy. Does buying soil cost money? Do you really believe that the soil at the flower market is better than what you mix yourself? Not necessarily! Today Teacher Xiaoye will tell you what materials expert flower growers use to mix their soil!
Pine needle soil
Usually you can just go to the park and pick up some pine needle soil. Pine needle soil has good air permeability and very high nutritional value, and the soil mixed with it is acidic, making it very suitable for growing succulents, orchids, gardenias, jasmine, and spider plants!
Soil mixing method:
Go under the trees and look for some blackish-brown pine needle soil. The crumbly the better. Try not to pick the green ones, because the blackish-brown pine needle soil is humus and has very high nutritional value!
Spread the collected pine needle soil under the sun to dry, then crush it. The finer the better, as this makes it easier to decompose and ferment later.
Mix the crushed pine needle soil with garden soil at a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2, then stir evenly!
Prepare a clean large plastic bag, put the mixed pine needle soil and garden soil into the plastic bag, then add clean water. Don't add too much water, just enough to make the pine needle soil and garden soil slightly moist!
Seal the plastic bag well and put it under the sun to bake. Open and stir it once every 7 days. After about 3 months it's ready to use!
Earthworm soil
After rain, there will be many curved clumps of soil in the garden or green belts. This is earthworm soil. Earthworm soil is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer, and has very good drainage. It is excellent flower fertilizer. Using it to grow flowers is both nutritious and hassle-free!
Soil mixing method:
Go to a green belt and pick up 2 clumps of earthworm soil, and put it in a place with strong sunlight to dry! After drying, crush the earthworm soil into granules or powder!
Mix the earthworm soil and garden soil evenly at a ratio of 1:1 to make a highly nutritious flower soil!
The mixed earthworm soil is very suitable for growing flowers, and its fertility is very high. Flowers grown in it grow faster than those in ordinary soil, and their blooming period is longer!
Leaf mold
It's autumn, the season of falling leaves again. You can go under the trees and pick up some leaves to make leaf mold, which improves the soil environment, enhances permeability, and has very high nutritional value!
Soil mixing method:
Pick up some large leaves such as maple leaves, camphor leaves, and plane tree leaves, because large leaves have higher nutrient content, and the blacker the leaves, the higher the nutrients!
Crush the collected fallen leaves and pour 100°C boiling water over them thoroughly. The purpose of this is to quickly kill the bacteria and insect eggs in the fallen leaves!
Find a larger plastic box or container, spread 10 cm of old soil that has been replaced or new garden soil on the bottom, then put in 8 cm of fallen leaves. It's best not to press it too firmly, as this better ensures air permeability, and it will decompose faster!
Then continue adding a layer of garden soil and a layer of fallen leaves in this cycle until the whole bucket is full! Note that the last layer must be dry soil, not leaf soil, and the soil thickness is best around 5 cm. The number of soil and leaf layers should preferably not exceed 4 layers, otherwise it will affect the fermentation speed!
Seal the bucket with a plastic bag, preferably leaving some gaps, then put them under the sun to ferment and decompose! In the early stage, you can water it once every 2-3 weeks with rice washing water and stir evenly to keep the bucket moist and further promote fermentation!
After about 3 months, open the plastic bag. If the soil is black, it means it has fermented well! Before use, bake it under the sun, and when repotting add some microbial inoculant to help improve the soil structure and prevent pests and diseases. This kind of soil not only has high nutrient content, but can also improve the flowers' resilience. Once the flowers absorb the nutrients, they will definitely grow rapidly!
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