There are hidden rules for buying flowers at the flower market, and the boss will never tell anyone about it. I'm shocked!

Be careful with foam pelvic floor pads

Flower lovers should weigh the flower pot when buying flowers. If the flower pot is very light, it may be that there is foam padding at the bottom of the pot.

The boss may say that this is for water and air permeability, but in fact it is to save soil. Generally, to make it water-permeable, you only need to lay a layer of expanded clay or gravel at the bottom of the pot. Do not fill half of the pot with foam.

A large amount of foam padding will result in too little soil, and the roots of flowers and plants will have no place to develop, causing the root tips to shrink. If flower lovers accidentally buy such flowers, they need to change the pots after 3-4 months at home.

Be careful with leaf polish

Some foliage plants in the flower market have very green leaves, and flower lovers may think that this is a sign that the flowers and plants are well grown.

But in fact, some sellers will spray polish on the leaves of flowers and plants to make them look better. Brighteners will hinder the photosynthesis and respiration of flowers and plants, causing them to die quickly.

If flower lovers cannot tell whether flowers have been polished when they buy them, it is recommended that after taking the flowers home, they carefully wipe the leaves with a damp cloth to remove the surface "wax" from the leaves.

Be careful that the flowers and plants have not taken root

When buying flowers, it is best to shake the plant gently. If the seedling can be shaken easily, it may not have taken root or many roots may have been cut off.

Such flowers and plants need to take root and repot again when you bring them home, and it is not easy to grow them well.

Be careful with bare-root seedlings

For beginners, it is not recommended to buy flower seedlings without pots, especially bare-root (without soil on the roots) seedlings.

Flower lovers need to go home and pot such seedlings themselves. The purpose of bringing flowers and plants home from the flower market is to let them adapt to the new environment. If you change the pots at this time, it will be easy for the seedlings to not adapt, which greatly increases the difficulty of maintenance.

What kind of flowers should I buy?

When buying flowers, it is best to buy mature and strong flowers and plants. Such flowers and plants have stronger vitality than seedlings.

Secondly, try to buy flowers and plants in their original pots, and avoid buying flowers and plants in newly potted pots.

Generally, the flowers and plants with relatively flat soil and even some small weeds are the original potted flowers and plants; those flowers and plants with soil that looks new and with the surface soil and internal soil being the same are generally newly potted flowers and plants.

Newly potted flowers and plants need to be acclimatized after being brought home, which is more difficult for novices to maintain.

Should I water the flowers more after I buy them?

When you buy flowers, the boss may say, "These flowers are easy to grow, just water them more when you get home." However, the "watering" that the boss means is not really watering, but spraying.

Many of the flowers in the flower market are greenhouse seedlings. The air humidity in the greenhouse is high, and it is difficult to achieve such humidity when growing flowers at home. Therefore, after buying flowers and bringing them home, you should spray more around the flowers to increase the air humidity and help them adapt to the home environment as quickly as possible.

Of course, it also depends on the specific situation of the flowers and plants. Flowers and plants like succulents that like dry environments do not need to be sprayed.

Should I fertilize the flowers I buy?

When buying flowers, flower lovers may also buy some nutrients or fertilizers. However, the flowers just brought home are still in the period of adapting to the environment. If you rashly apply fertilizers, it is easy to burn the flowers.

It is best not to fertilize the flowers within 2 months after buying them.

Should I change the pots after buying flowers?

Some flower lovers think that the flower pots they bought are too ugly, so they rush to change the pots as soon as they bring the flowers and plants home. As a result, the flowers and plants wilt and dry up within a few days and die.

Don’t repot the flowers you just bought! The flowers and plants have just arrived home and are not adapted to the home environment. Changing the pots at this time can easily lead to the death of the flowers and plants!