These little things on the roadside are all great tools for growing flowers. Pick them up and take them home

Worm castings

A good flower fertilizer comparable to chicken manure, used for 2 years without fertilizer

In the season after the rain, you may want to go to the wild to pick up some earthworm castings. Earthworm castings are one of the most expensive soils, containing 42.2% organic matter and beneficial bacteria. They have long-lasting fertility, retain water and are breathable, have no odor, and can kill harmful bacteria. The flowers are not prone to disease even if they are not fertilized for 2 years.

How to grow flowers with earthworm manure?

1. After the rain, go to the green belt or the wild to collect some earthworm castings, which are the crooked yellow or black lumps of soil in the picture below. The more the better.

2. If you collect a lot of earthworm castings, you can mix the soil according to the ratio of earthworm castings: garden soil = 1:3 to plant flowers. After that, you don’t need to apply fertilizer for the next two years.

3. If you collect less earthworm castings, you can put them on the surface of the potting soil as topdressing. This way, every time you water the flowers, the nutrients in the earthworm castings will seep into the soil along with the water, providing nutrition to the flowers.

sand

Cuttings take root in minutes, and the soil never rots.

The sand on the roadside and construction sites is also an absolute expert at growing flowers. Cuttings made with fine sand will take root in minutes, and cuttings made with coarse sand will never rot. Vermiculite and perlite are simply weak in the eyes of sand!

How to use sand for cuttings?

1. Take the sand home and wash it in water 2-3 times to remove all the dirt and throw it away.

2. Spread the washed sand out in the sun, or soak it in a solution of carbendazim or potassium permanganate for 0.5-1 hour.

3. Put the disinfected sand into disposable plastic cups, foam boxes, seedling boxes and other cutting devices, soak them with clean water, and make sure to drill water-permeable holes in the device in advance.

4. Soak various branches (woody branches such as roses, camellias, gardenias, and herbs such as petunias and green radishes) in carbendazim for disinfection in advance, and then insert them into the fine sand.

5. Cover the cutting device with a layer of transparent plastic cover or film to keep it warm; put a watertight tray at the bottom, add water to the tray, and place it in a warm, diffused light place. Add water when there is no water in the tray.

6. In about 20-40 days, the branches will take root. After taking root, just remove the sand from the roots and move them into the potting soil!

Stone

Stabilize the root system of flowers and improve the appearance of hydroponics

Can flowers be grown on stones? certainly! Used for hydroponics, it can instantly improve the appearance of your flowers. More importantly, it can stabilize the root system and allow the roots of hydroponic flowers to grow quickly.

How to use stones for hydroponics?

1. When you are walking on the roadside, riverside or beach, you can pick up some small stones. They don’t need to be too big, 1-3 cm in diameter is fine. Pick it up

Wash the stones, soak them in boiling water and disinfect them.

2. Remove the flowers to be hydroponically cultivated from their pots, remove the soil, and clean and trim the roots.

3. Place the flowers without soil in a hydroponic bottle and fill the bottle with clean water.

4. Gently place small stones into the hydroponic bottle to press down the roots of the flowers, fix the plants, and create the desired shape.

5. If you have a planting basket at home, you can put small stones in the planting basket to fix the plants.

Pine bark

Use it to grow orchids, the leaves are dark green and the roots never rot

Pine bark is an excellent planting material for orchids. If you buy it online, it costs 100 yuan for a small bag. It is water-draining, breathable, and nutritious. When used with perlite and peanut shells to grow orchids, the roots will be strong, the leaves will be dark green, and the roots will never rot.

What kind of pine bark can be used for orchids?

1. Note that only well-rotted pine bark can be used to grow flowers. Unrotted pine bark cannot be used to grow flowers, because unrotted pine bark will burn the root system. So don't peel the bark from the pine tree. Not only is it useless, but it also damages the environment.

2.Which pine barks can be used to grow flowers? It is the bark that falls under the pine tree and is naturally decomposed after 3-4 years. The surface of the bark turns gray and white, and it breaks into pieces easily. You can take the pine bark home, break it into pieces, and sterilize it with high temperature before using it to grow flowers.

3. What if the pine bark you picked up doesn’t budge no matter how hard you try and it’s not fully decomposed? Don’t be anxious, you can use the following method to compost it.

How to grow orchids with pine bark?

1. Use a hammer to smash the pine bark into small pieces of one centimeter in length and width, and soak them in water thoroughly.

2. Put the soaked pine bark into a sturdy plastic bag, seal it, and put it in the sun. It will be decomposed when the bark turns black in about 2-3 months.

3. Before using the well-decomposed pine bark, pour boiling water on it or boil it in a pot to kill the bacteria, so that the orchid will not easily get sick.

4. After the boiled pine bark is dried, you can grow orchids. Mix the soil according to the ratio of pine bark: peanut shell: perlite: pine needle = 6:2:1:1 to grow orchids. The root system will be strong and the flowers will be lush and the leaves will be abundant.

Willow branches

Flower rooting agent, make peanut roots sprout and grow strong roots

It is a commonplace that willow branches can take root. Willow bark contains natural salicylic acid, which is a plant growth regulator. It can promote rapid rooting of branches and is a good helper for spring cuttings.

How to make flower rooting agent with willow branches?

1. Collect some willow branches, not too thick. It is best to pick up those that have fallen on the ground, not those that have been broken from the tree.

2. Cut the branches into small pieces and smash them with a hammer or other heavy objects.

3. Put the smashed branches in a pot, add water and soak for about a week, the water can be used for rooting; if you want to get rooting water quickly, you can also boil the willow branches in water.

4. Before cutting, you can place the cuttings in willow rooting water and soak the bottom for 8-12 hours before cutting, or you can wait for the branches to develop roots and then transplant them directly.

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