Why do houseplants die? Causes and rescue methods

Growing such gorgeous flowers at home should be a truly joyful thing.

Everyone grows flowers, and when you first bought it, the blooms were beautiful. But before you had kept it for even a few days, how did it turn into withered branches and fallen leaves? Spring has come, and watching your own flowers, they just are not as good as other people's. This problem has become a knot in the hearts of many flower-loving city dwellers.

Growing flowers at home

There are many reasons houseplants die. Below, let's tell flower lovers about the many causes of houseplant death and the rescue methods.

1. Too much watering

If the potting soil drains poorly and you water too frequently, water accumulates and roots rot, leaves turn yellow and drop, branches dry up and the plant dies, especially succulent plants.

Rescue method: Immediately repot the flower into new, well-draining soil, and control the moisture.

2. Too little water, overly dry

If the potting soil stays too dry for a long time, the soil draws all the moisture out of the roots, especially with bonsai, causing roots to wither, leaves to dry at the tips and drop off, and the plant to die. (Some say, I water often, sometimes the water even flows out from the bottom of the pot. Please note that after potting soil dries out, gaps form between the soil and the pot, and the water you pour flows out quickly through the gaps. The surface and edges of the soil get wet by a layer, but 90% of the soil inside is still dry.)

Rescue method: Fill a large basin half full of water, set the flower pot in it, and take it out after four or five hours.

3. Over-fertilizing

Over-fertilizing burns the plant to death. At first, after fertilizing, the plant suddenly grows rapidly, then the leaves wither and drop off, losing photosynthesis, and the branches dry up and the plant dies.

Rescue method: Water the potting soil with plenty of clean water to dilute the fertilizer concentration, or immediately repot the flower into new soil.

4. Unsuitable light

Flowers that prefer shade or partial shade, when exposed to excessive sunlight for a long time, get their leaves scorched, curled and dropped, and die. Rescue method? Immediately move the flower to a cool, ventilated place. Flowers that love sunlight, when kept in overly dark conditions for a long time, suffer from insufficient light and lack of chlorophyll and die.

Rescue method: Immediately move the flower to a place with ample light and good ventilation.

5. Excessive salt or mold in the potting soil

If the potting soil has excessive salt or becomes moldy, the flower may also die.

When the potting soil has excessive salt, there is a layer of white frost on the surface of the soil, which is salt. The reason salt forms: northern soil tends to be alkaline, and some flowers like acidic fertilizer. When acidic fertilizer is applied, the acid and alkali neutralize and produce salt.

Rescue method: At any time, remove the surface soil with salt accumulation or replace the soil.

Potting soil mold is caused by excessively high temperature, poor ventilation, and not changing the soil for a long time, especially with porcelain pots.

Rescue method: Porcelain pots are best repotted once a year; clay pots can be repotted once every two years. When changing the soil, be careful to avoid damaging the roots.