Plants not growing well? The reason is that you haven't loosened the soil

Methods for loosening soil

(1) First, use a bamboo stick to loosen the soil along the edge of the pot. During the process, keep changing direction to avoid damaging the flower roots.

(2) Hold the flower pot with one hand, and with the other hand keep patting the wall of the pot evenly for several rounds, so that the soil in the pot becomes loose.

(3) Then use a rake to loosen the surface soil.

(4) Insert a disposable chopstick into the pot soil until it reaches the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. After prying the pot soil loose, water it several times, but do not water too much each time. After the soil is moist, use a bamboo stick or rake to further loosen the surface pot soil.

How deep should the soil be loosened

This question is very important. If it is too shallow, the effect will not be good; if it is too deep, it is easy to damage the plant roots. Therefore, the depth of loosening the soil should be based on seeing the roots. Some surface roots can be appropriately cut off to help new roots grow (do not be too rough).

How often should the soil be loosened

Actually, the more frequent the soil loosening, the better, but one issue needs to be grasped: if loosening the soil does not damage the roots, you can loosen the soil whenever you see it has become compacted; if loosening the soil damages the roots, then the frequency should not be too high.

Flower friends, now do you know how to loosen the soil?