The three kinds of golden soils most loved by flower growers. Use them to grow flowers and never need to fertilize again!

Pine Needle Soil

It's autumn now. Every time I pass by the park, I will see a layer of pine needles on the ground. They have good air permeability, are acidic, rich in organic matter, and have certain insect and disease prevention effects. They are excellent for growing succulents, orchids, spider plants, camellias, and jasmines.

Production steps

1. Collect the dark brown pine needles fallen from the trees. The crisper the better, and avoid green ones.

2. Place the collected pine needles in the sun for about 3 days and try to break them into pieces.

3. Mix the crushed pine needles and garden soil in the ratio of pine needles: garden soil = 1:1 or 1:2.

4. Put the mixed pine needles and garden soil into a large plastic bag, water it so that the pine needles and soil are slightly moist, and seal it.

5. Place the bag filled with soil and pine needles in a relatively warm place and expose it to the sun. Stir it frequently during the process. It will be ready in about 3 months!

Earthworm Soil

After the rain, there will always be some crooked little piles of soil on the roadside and in the green belts. This is earthworm soil, which is the feces of earthworms. It is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, rich in humus, and has excellent drainage and air permeability. You don't need to apply fertilizer all year round to grow flowers, and the flowers will still be lush and leafy. It is very convenient.

Production steps

1. Collect earthworm soil in green belts or the wild, and take it home to dry.

2. Crush or grind the dried earthworm soil into small particles.

3. Prepare new soil in the ratio of earthworm soil to garden soil - 1:1 or 1:2. Of course, you can also use pure earthworm soil.

4. Flowers grown in earthworm soil grow faster than those grown in ordinary soil, and no fertilizer is needed for 1-2 years. It has strong fertility and does not burn the flowers at all.

5. Of course, if you are growing flowers outdoors, you can just catch a few earthworms, put them in the pot, and let the earthworms help us loosen and improve the soil.

Leaf mold

Autumn is here, and the fallen leaves all over the streets are actually good fertilizers for flowers. You can pick some up and take them home to improve the old soil, making leaf mold. It is loose, breathable, and nutritious, and is no worse than the soil you buy.

Production steps

1. Collect fallen leaves. The leaves of trees such as sycamore, camphor, and maple are relatively large and are most suitable for making leaf mold. When collecting, the darker the fallen leaves are and the more corrupt they are, the better.

2. Cut the collected leaves into pieces with scissors or crush them, the smaller the better. Then use 100-degree boiling water to scald the cut or crushed leaves to kill some bacteria and insect eggs.

3. Prepare the old soil from repotting, or ordinary garden soil.

4. Find a large, deep plastic bucket or storage box, and spread a layer of old soil or garden soil on the bottom, about 10 cm thick.

5. Add a layer of 5-8 cm thick shredded leaves. Do not press the fallen leaves too tightly. Pour a little water on the leaves to ensure they are moist and breathable, so that they will decompose faster.

6. Spread a layer of old soil or garden soil on the fallen leaves, and then a layer of leaf mold, and repeat this cycle until the entire plastic bucket is filled.

7. Pay attention to the last layer. It must be dry soil, not broken leaves, and the thickness of the soil must be guaranteed to be more than 5 cm. The number of leaves in the entire plastic barrel cannot exceed 4 layers, otherwise it cannot be fully decomposed and fermented.

8. Use a plastic bag to cover the mask of the bucket, leaving a small gap, and not sealing it completely. Then place it in a place with high temperature and good light to ferment.

9. In the early stage, you can open it once every 2-3 weeks, pour some rice water or clean water, and stir it in the later stage to allow them to ferment evenly.

10. After about 3 months, when the leaves are basically rotten and the soil turns black, the fermentation is ready! When using, you can spread it out in the sun in advance and expose it to the sun.