Common Flower Growing Methods and Tips for Beginners
Growing flowers is something people greatly enjoy in daily life, so what are the tips for growing flowers? I believe everyone is eager to know the answer to this question, so next let us take a look at what flower growing tips there are. Through learning flower growing knowledge, we can better apply it to daily life, so next let us take a look at common flower growing methods.
Plants That Can Kill Germs
Research shows that the volatile oils produced by fragrant flowers such as roses, osmanthus, stock (Matthiola incana), jasmine, lemon, multiflora rose, dianthus, lily of the valley, and crape myrtle have significant bactericidal effects. Among them, plants such as crape myrtle, jasmine, and lemon can kill airborne native bacteria such as diphtheria bacteria and dysentery bacteria within 5 minutes; while the fragrances released by plants such as multiflora rose, dianthus, lily of the valley, stock, roses, and osmanthus have a clear inhibitory effect on the growth and reproduction of tubercle bacillus, pneumococcus, and staphylococcus.
Succulent plants such as cacti that originate from tropical arid regions have stomata on their fleshy stems that close during the day and open at night, absorbing carbon dioxide while producing oxygen, thereby increasing the concentration of negative ions in indoor air.
Plants such as snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata), bowstring hemp, agave, as well as Opuntia vulgaris, Kalanchoe, Sedum, Bryophyllum, and cultivated bromeliads can also purify the air at night.
Tips for Beginners Growing Flowers
1. Potting soil must not become waterlogged
Plant roots need water as well as air. If water accumulates in the potting soil for too long, the roots will suffocate and die because there is no air available for them to breathe. You should learn how to water correctly.
2. Let plants go dormant
Many indoor flowers enter a relatively dormant period in winter or after flowering, during which the plant needs less water and fertilizer than during the vigorous growth period, and the required temperature is also lower.
3. Deal with plant problems promptly
Whether you are an expert or a beginner, you will encounter some problems. If pest damage is found, as long as it is treated promptly it will not cause major harm. If infected by a virus, treatment is more troublesome, and it should be isolated as early as possible. Overwatering may not cause big problems at first, but over time it will lead to death. You should learn to recognize the early symptoms of plant problems.
4. Group multiple plants together for care
When multiple plants are placed together for cultivation, almost all plants grow better and the ornamental effect is also better. You should learn why and how to place plants together.
5. Learn to repot
After potted flowers have been cultivated for one or two years, most plants gradually weaken in growth. In many cases, simply giving them a larger pot can restore their vitality.
6. Choose suitable species
To make plants thrive indoors, you must choose species suitable for indoor environmental conditions; that is, even an expert cannot make shade-loving plants grow well in direct sunlight or under a window.
7. Choose appropriate tools
Commonly used tools include: a watering can with a long spout and a fine nozzle; a sprayer for increasing humidity, removing dust, and controlling pests; good potting media, such as peat soil, river sand, moss, etc.; flower pots, trays, or cachepots in different sizes; moss poles for climbing plants to grow on and nylon string or wire for tying plants; insecticides, fungicides, fertilizers, leaf shine; pruning shears, grafting knives, etc.
Common Flower Growing Methods and Tips
1. Azalea: Prefers cool and ventilated conditions, avoids high heat; prefers partial shade, avoids blazing sun; prefers moisture, avoids dryness; prefers acidic soil, avoids alkaline soil; prefers well-drained pine needle soil, avoids waterlogging; if drainage is good, more water can be given, and the leaves should be misted frequently.
2. Clivia: Prefers warmth, fears cold; prefers a semi-shaded environment, avoids direct sunlight in hot weather; prefers well-drained leaf mold soil, avoids waterlogging; when flower buds are trapped (jammed arrow), the day-night temperature difference should be adjusted to 7-10 degrees, and a little beer can be poured on. When the potting soil is dry, do not mist the leaves; misting easily causes leaf rot, and if there is dust on the leaves it can be wiped with a wet cloth. Clivia can only bloom when its leaf veins reach more than 20.
3. Camellia: Camellia is a shade-loving flowering shrub, requiring about 50% shade; it grows well under light shade and fears exposure to sunlight. If exposed to direct blazing sun, young leaves are easily scorched, causing weakened growth and affecting flowering. In summer it prefers cool and humid conditions, and in winter it prefers a warm environment. The general suitable growth temperature is 15-25 degrees, and the flowers and leaves should be misted frequently. It fears drought and avoids waterlogging. It grows well only in fertile, loose, well-drained, slightly acidic sandy soil, and will gradually die in alkaline or waterlogged soil.
4. Poinsettia: Prefers a warm and humid environment, is not cold-tolerant; prefers sufficient light, is not shade-tolerant; it is not strict about soil quality, but prefers fertile, loose, well-drained, slightly acidic soil.
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