Beginner flower-growing method: 4 steps to grow flowers well

Choose a substrate that both retains water and breathes

This is the most important prerequisite for growing flowers well. Once you get this step right, you are 50% of the way to success in growing flowers. Leaf mold from the mountains, special substrates for growing flowers, and sphagnum moss are all excellent flower-growing substrates. Stop trying every possible way to find soil for growing flowers everywhere; aside from wasting time, it is also very hard for you to find good soil, and the key point is that with such soil it is very hard for you to grow flowers well.

Qualitative and quantitative watering

Never believe again in the "water once every so many days" watering method; that way you not only fail to grow flowers well, but also often make yourself a "plant killer." 80% of people who fail to grow flowers well have a watering problem. Why? Water evaporation is the main reason flowers need watering. The environmental conditions of every household may be different.

For example: in the same residential community, at the same moment, some households have the air conditioner on while others do not, so water evaporation is completely different. If you judge whether flowers need watering according to a "time-based quantitative standard," problems are often hard to avoid.

Whether watering is needed should be judged "qualitatively," not according to a "time-based quantitative standard." So-called "qualitative judgment" means you can judge whether watering is needed based on observing the color change of the substrate in which the flowers are planted, or by feeling it with your hand, or by the sense of moisture.

For commercial nutrient soil or sphagnum moss, when short of water the color all turns white, and when you touch it with your hand there is no water mark left on your hand; at this time you should water. So-called "quantitative watering" means that according to the size of the flowerpot, after determining a suitable amount, you water exactly this much each time.

When growing flowers with a substrate, at a relative water content of about 60% in the substrate, its water and air content are most suitable for plant roots. There is a simple judgment method that can be used when planting: grab a handful of substrate and squeeze it tightly; it is enough if water can drip down drop by drop from between your fingers rather than flow down.

Use the right fertilizer

Flowers and plants not only need to "drink water," they also need to "eat." Fertilizer is the plant's "food." If you do not let "her eat" for a long time, she too will become "sallow and thin." Just like us humans, meals cannot be unbalanced, and eating too much can also cause "diarrhea" (over-fertilizing burns the seedlings). Flowers "eating" also requires balanced nutrition.

For beginners growing flowers, the best and simplest method is to apply "slow and controlled-release granular fertilizer." Such as "Osmocote and Scotts." This kind of fertilizer has balanced nutrients and uses "coating technology" so the fertilizer effect is released slowly; even if you apply a little too much, it will not burn the seedlings, and at most it is a bit of waste. "Veteran" flower growers can use fully nutritional soluble fertilizer, combined with watering to drench the roots, and can also spray it on the leaves. If you can also do this step well, then you are 90% successful.

Put it in the right place

That is to say, where in the home the flowers you grow should be placed so that the flowers can grow well. At the very least you should know whether the flowers you grow are shade-tolerant or light-loving, and then place them according to the light conditions in the home. Second, even shade-tolerant flowers and plants should after a period of time be placed in a bright place to get some sun. Putting them in the right place also includes the flowers' temperature requirements.

In fact, the suitable environmental temperature for all living things is about the same. If you yourself feel too hot or too cold, try as much as possible to place the flowers you grow in a spot in the home where you feel relatively comfortable, but be sure to avoid rapid short-term temperature changes. If you can do this step well, then you are 95% successful. You can then be called a flower-growing expert.