How to use expired pills to grow flowers to promote germination and rooting

 When it comes to expired pills, almost every household has some. These expired pills are actually useful, so do not throw them away carelessly. How to use expired pills to grow flowers:

1. Promote rooting and increase the survival rate of branches

4 to 6 days before grafting, spray the cuttings with aspirin to promote rooting and increase the grafting survival rate. When taking cuttings of flowers, watering with this solution or spraying it on the leaves can prevent the cut ends of the cuttings from rotting, thereby increasing the cutting survival rate.

Dosage: one tablet (0.05g) of aspirin is enough, mixed with 1000 grams of water.

2. Promote germination and increase the seed survival rate

Before sowing, many seeds need to be germinated first. Soak the seeds in a 0.05% aspirin solution for 2 to 3 hours. After sowing, the seedlings emerge quickly, evenly, and strongly, and the seedlings' drought resistance and disease resistance can also be enhanced and improved.

Dosage: one tablet (0.3g) of aspirin mixed with 500 grams of water.

3. Preserve flowers and fruits and reduce bud drop

From the flower bud stage to fruit enlargement, spray the leaf surface with a 0.01% aspirin solution to reduce flower and bud drop, while also extending the flowering period.

Dosage: one tablet (0.1g) of aspirin is enough, mixed with 1000 grams of water.

Warm tips:

When using it, be sure to dilute it thoroughly, appropriately lower the aspirin concentration before use, and be careful not to spray too frequently.

That is all for the methods of using expired pills to grow flowers. It turns out expired pills can be used to grow flowers, so try it quickly.

Tips for sowing and germinating flowers

Flower Bonsai Network introduction: Today the editor of Flower Bonsai Network will share with you an article about tips for sowing and germinating flowers. Let's take a look.

Many flower lovers like to grow flowers by sowing, and watching the seeds sprout, grow, and bloom is very satisfying! Today I will teach you a few germination tips. A few casual actions before sowing can help your sprouts emerge quickly and your seedlings grow strong!

Water soaking germination method

Soak the seeds in water and change the water every day. The soaking time varies depending on the seed. Seeds such as money tree and durian only need to be soaked for one day to show germination points. Most seeds need to be soaked for 3-7 days, and some seeds, such as palm family seeds, can be soaked for 30 days.

Paper towel germination method

Lay the seeds flat on a moistened paper towel, then place the paper towel in a disposable lunch box or cover it with a layer of film to create a small greenhouse environment. After that, keep the paper towel moist. When the seeds grow white roots, they can be potted up.

Router germination method

Many people now have routers at home. Routers give off heat. Wrap the seeds in a wet paper towel, put them in a small plastic bag, and place them on the router, which can also help germination.

Seed coat breaking germination method

For seeds with very hard seed coats, such as water lily seeds, the seed coat needs to be cut or scratched so the seed germination rate can be increased.

Flower seed germination has its particularities

Different types of flowers have different seed germination periods because their seed coat structures and physiological mechanisms differ. For example, salvia, aster, impatiens, and others can emerge quickly as long as they are sown at the right time, while some flowers need several months or even several years to germinate. Therefore, artificial germination must be carried out to shorten the seed dormancy period.

1. Water soaking treatment: For seeds with a short dormancy period that germinate easily, such as redbud, pearl plum, and weigela, soak them in warm water at 40°C to 60°C for 1 day to 2 days, and they can be sown directly. For seeds such as torch tree, first soak them in 90°C water, let them cool naturally for 24 hours, so the gelatinous and waxy seed coat softens and absorbs water, and then they germinate. However, note that when treating seeds by water soaking, change the water frequently. The time at water temperatures above 60°C to 90°C should not exceed 0.5 to 1 hour, and then the water temperature should be lowered below 40°C, otherwise the seed embryo is likely to die.

2. Low-temperature treatment: Some flower seeds, such as chestnut rose, wintersweet, forsythia, lilac, and some herbaceous flowers sown in autumn, need a certain period of low-temperature treatment (0°C to 10°C) before they can promote maturity, break seed embryo dormancy, and germinate. The method is: mix the seeds with sand at 60% humidity (that is, it forms a ball when squeezed by hand and can still scatter after releasing the hand), then put them into a plastic bag, tie the opening tightly, place it in a flower pot, and then bury the pot together in open ground 40 cm to 60 cm deep. The seeds can also be placed in a refrigerator at 3°C to 5°C for 60 days to 90 days, then taken out and sown in spring. They can also be sown in autumn, allowing the seeds to go through natural freezing outdoors in winter, and then germinate and emerge in the following spring.

3. Variable temperature treatment: Some flower seeds, such as fringetree, tree peony, and Chinese peony, have the habit of double dormancy of radicle and hypocotyl, that is, their radicle (the part of the seed embryo that develops into a root) needs to go through a temperature stage of 25°C to 32°C for 1 to 2 months or longer before dormancy can be broken, while the hypocotyl needs to be at 3°C to 5°C for 1 to 3 months before dormancy can be released. For this type of seed, before sowing, it must be mixed with wet sand, go through a certain period of high temperature, then shift to low temperature, and after variable temperature treatment, it can germinate quickly when sown in spring. However, it must be noted that during treatment, the durations of the high-temperature period and the cold period must be ensured, otherwise the seeds will still be difficult to emerge after sowing.