For most plants, the necessary conditions for maintaining life are light, water and soil. In addition to storing water and maintaining the health of plant roots, soil also provides nutrients. However, many times, when we grow flowers, we find that there is a problem with the soil. Specifically, the soil color becomes lighter, the soil density increases, the surface becomes dry and cracked when there is a lack of water, and mud is formed after watering. Usually, we think that the soil is "dry and hard".

According to flower growers, there are many reasons for soil drying up. One is that excessive watering for a long time leads to the loss of soil fertility. The other is that the amount of fertilizer is not controlled well when applying fertilizer. Too much organic matter disturbs the composition of the soil itself, resulting in excess fertility and alkaline soil. When the soil is "dry" when growing flowers, most people only know that it is time to "change the soil", which is just an idea after being at a loss. Today, flower growers will teach you 3 clever ways to save your flower soil.

1. Increase ventilation

First of all, the biggest harm of soil drying to plants is that it causes a decrease in air permeability. The first method that flower growers teach us is to directly change its soil structure. First, hold the chopsticks vertically downward to poke a deep hole on the soil surface, and then pour coarse sand through the hole. This is equivalent to adding air holes to the flower soil, and the roots of the plants can also breathe.

2. Increase fertility

The second method is more effective for soil that has lost fertility, which is to use fermented organic fertilizer to adjust it. First, Hua Nong dug a few shallow grooves on the surface of the soil, and then dug a few small pits near the edge of the pot soil, and then mixed the fermented natural organic fertilizer at home with some sand, sprinkled it on the surface, and buried it in the pit. In this way, over time, the soil will adjust itself and become soft and fertile.

3. Adjust pH

At the beginning, we mentioned that another major reason for soil drying is that the soil becomes alkaline, so flower growers tell us that adjusting the pH is also a good way. We can buy some ferrous sulfate from the flower shop and drop a small amount in the water when watering the flowers, which can neutralize the alkalinity and improve the air permeability of the soil.

Through the above three methods, the phenomenon of "drying out" of the soil can be effectively alleviated, and even without changing the soil, the flowers can be revitalized.