Many people sometimes do not pay attention to the soil they use when planting flowers and plants at home, and think that they can grow by digging some soil and planting plants. In fact, this is a very wrong idea. The quality of the soil in the flower pot is directly related to wh

When many people plant flowers and plants at home, they sometimes do not pay attention to the soil they use. They think that they can grow by digging some soil and planting plants. In fact, this is a very wrong idea. The quality of the soil in the flower pot is directly related to whether the plant's roots can grow and whether the plant is healthy. The flowers and plants at home are always not well raised, and many times the problem lies in the flower-growing soil used. Today I will take stock of 4 kinds of soil for you. No matter how poor your family is, don’t use them to grow flowers, otherwise you will not be able to raise them well even if you are exhausted.

. Loess that are dug at will

Some flower lovers are willing to invest in flower seedlings and fertilizers, but they are reluctant to invest in flower cultivation soil. They like to dig some loess on the roadside or in the green belt of the community to grow flowers. Although loess is easy to dig and does not cost money, it contains very low humus, the soil is very sticky and has strong water retention. Flowers grown with this soil cannot be dried after watering them once for many days. Even if the soil surface is dry, digging a few centimeters downward is still wet. Moreover, this kind of soil has less nutrients and is not breathable. The roots of flowers and plants will grow slowly in such soil due to lack of nutrients. If you accidentally water too much, the roots will easily rot.

2. Cheap and inferior soil on the Internet

The author rarely buys nutritional soil online, but a flower lover reported to me that he had bought some cheap nutritional soil online, and after the goods arrived, he felt that the soil was wrong. Afterwards, he learned about some people in the gardening circle and found that he bought the soil for the greenhouse to be eliminated.

I believe that most merchants on the Internet are honest and do not think that the cheap price cannot be bought. But flower lovers must be careful. Some flower lovers have bought low-priced and inferior soil online. Some unscrupulous businesses will repackage the old soil from the nursery greenhouses and sell it as new nutrient soil. Not only has the nutrients in this type of poor quality soil been consumed, the soil structure is not good, but it may also be mixed with some bacteria and insect eggs produced during greenhouse planting, causing the flowers and plants to get sick. Flower lovers should be careful when shopping for soil online and choose regular merchants with reputation.

3, raw soil

The so-called raw soil actually refers to soil that has not been completely fermented after fertilizer is put into it. Many flower lovers like to put various household kitchen waste into the soil, such as various fruit peels, tea residues, traditional Chinese medicine residues, soy milk residues, etc. They will use these wastes as fertilizers in the soil. Although these wastes are rich in nutrients, they have not been fully corroded. If placed directly in the flower-growing soil, the bacteria will continue to decompose and ferment, generating a large amount of heat. The space in the flower pot is very small and the heat cannot be dissipated quickly. The inside of the flower pot becomes hotter and hotter, which will damage the roots of the plant, and " burning seedlings " will occur.

Slightly burned seedlings will cause yellow leaves and fall, tender buds and wilt. If the seedlings are severely burned, the plants will die directly. Therefore, the raw soil that is placed in the kitchen waste cannot be used immediately. It must be fermented for more than 2 months before the bacteria can be used after fully decomposed the waste. .

4. Old soil after repotting

Many flower lovers feel that it is a pity to throw away the old soil they replaced after repotting their flowers and plants. They also want to continue to plant other flowers and plants. In fact, it is not recommended that you continue to use this type of soil directly.

The old soil that has been replaced has basically been absorbed by the original flowers and plants. Because it is constantly accumulated by the root system, the texture is often no longer soft and becomes hard. If the original flowers and plants have been sick, bacteria or insect eggs may remain in the old soil, and it may be transmitted to new flowers and plants when growing flowers.

(The old soil replaced by repot cannot be used directly to plant flowers and plants. However, if it is properly treated, it can still be recycled. The author posted a related article on the 7th of this month, which introduced three methods of using old soil. Interested flower lovers can read it.)