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How can fertilizers be used more effectively for hydroponic flowers in summer?

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Urgently need to know: how can fertilizers be used better for hydroponic flowers in summer?

The medium for hydroponic flowers is water, and the fertilizers used are completely mineral inorganic nutrients, formulated from multiple nutrient elements {macronutrients and micronutrients}. Grasping the crop's fertilizer requirements and grasping the timing of fertilization well is the key point of hydroponic flowers.

Fertilize according to the growth vigor of the flowers: As everyone knows, the light conditions in our indoor spaces are generally rather poor. Although most foliage plants kept indoors are shade-loving or semi-shade-loving, when they lack light for a long period, or when the light is too weak, their growth will also be rather spindly and weak, so their adaptability to fertilizer concentration will also decrease. Therefore, when plants grow poorly in an environment with poor light conditions, or when poor growth is caused by other reasons, fertilization should be stopped, or reduced, and the fertilizer concentration should be lowered as much as possible.

Several issues to note when fertilizing: First, for newly hydroponically grown flowers that have not yet adapted to the water environment, yellowing leaves or occasional root rot often appear. At this time, do not rush to fertilize; you can pause for about ten days, and fertilize after they have adapted to the environment or grown new water roots. Second, do not apply urea directly into the water, because urea is an artificially inorganic synthesized organic fertilizer, and hydroponics is cultivation under sterile or low-bacteria conditions. If urea is applied directly, not only will the flowers be unable to absorb nutrients, but some harmful microorganisms or microbes will also multiply quickly, causing water pollution, and ammonia gas will harm the flowers and cause poisoning. Third, if it is found that excessive fertilizer concentration has caused the flower roots to rot and led to deterioration of water quality, pollution, and a foul smell, the decayed roots should be cut off promptly, and the water should be changed and the roots washed in time.

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