Yellow leaves, wilting...the flowers that I just bought home and just repotted died suddenly? Why?

1. Freshly bought flowers

About pruning

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When we go to the market to buy flowers, we only pick those with beautiful flowers and many buds. They may be fine after the first two days after we bring them home, but after 3-5 days, the buds may fall off, the leaves may turn yellow, etc., especially for gardenias and jasmines. Why is that?

The gardenias and jasmines in the flower market are all grown in a constant temperature and humidity environment in a greenhouse, that is, they are greenhouse flowers and have poor adaptability. If the environment in your home is cold and dry, it is easy for them to become unadaptable. The jasmine and gardenias in the bud stage need to adapt to the environment and bloom, but if they cannot adapt to the environment, their ability to absorb nutrients is very weak. What can they do? They can only choose to save their lives, stop blooming, let the original buds fall, and save nutrients.

Correct Operation

A: When buying flowers, you must choose according to the environment at home. If the environment at home does not match the habits of the plants, then don’t buy them, they will definitely die in the end! Just like northern ferns and pitcher plants are difficult to grow because they are tropical flowers, the temperature and humidity in ordinary households are too low, making them difficult to grow!

B: If the flowers you just bought have a lot of buds, don't be greedy to enjoy the flowers too much. Cut off some of the buds appropriately to help them adapt to the environment first. Take a long-term view and enjoy the flowers less now to save their lives. Once they have adapted to the environment, there will be plenty of days to enjoy the flowers in the future.

About Lighting

Incorrect operation

A little girl from the neighboring house bought a pot of green ivy one day and happily put it on the windowsill to dry in the sun. However, it wilted completely after a day.

Correct Operation

Don’t rush to expose the newly bought flowers to the sun, because flowers, like people, will experience some acclimatization problems when they move to a new place. Therefore, you should first allow them to go through an adaptation period in a relatively mild environment. You can place the flowers in a place with diffuse light and good ventilation for 1-2 months, and then allow them to slowly receive sunlight according to their needs for sunlight.

About repotting

Incorrect operation

Many friends dislike the flowers in the flower market because they are too hard or have insect eggs in them, so they rush to change the pots for the flowers as soon as they get them home, which is very harmful to the flowers. When flowers have just arrived in a new environment and undergo surgery, their vitality and adaptability will be greatly damaged.

Correct Operation

Never repot the flowers you just bought home right away. My colleague Huahua’s ranunculus died in this way. It’s a clear lesson. Flower lovers, please remember it!

About watering

Incorrect operation

After buying flowers, some people don't care about anything and just water them or throw them aside. This is irresponsible behavior! The flowers you buy become a member of your family, and you should also understand the habits and tastes of this new member!

Correct Operation

A: When buying flowers, flower lovers can ask the owner how to water them, or reply to the plant name in our flower-growing encyclopedia to understand the basic habits of flowers and water them according to their water needs. Most of the time, they should be watered after the topsoil turns white and dries. Some water-loving flowers, such as pennywort, need to keep the soil moist at all times.

B: The environment at home is relatively dry, and the leaves of plants are easily burnt. You can spray water around the flowers frequently to increase the humidity.

2. Flowers that have just been repotted

Repotting season

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Many friends choose to repot their flowers in the middle of summer or winter. The plants have to endure the torture of low or high temperatures right after undergoing a major operation. Isn't this as ridiculous as asking a person with a fever to run a marathon? Therefore, be careful when repotting in summer and winter, because plants repotted in these two seasons are very fragile and can easily die.

How to repot potted plants

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1. Generally speaking, spring and autumn are the most suitable seasons for repotting. Winter is also suitable for some plants. Repotting during the dormant period and early growth stage has the least impact on the plants and allows them to adapt faster.

2. Plants are usually repotted in spring and autumn, but in the following special circumstances, repotting indoors is also possible even if it is not spring or autumn. They are:

A: The flowerpot is too small and needs to be replaced when the plant roots have covered the entire pot.

B: When the plant's roots rot or black rot occurs, the pot needs to be changed.

C: When the plant suffers from serious diseases and insect pests and there are already a large number of insect eggs in the soil, it is necessary to change the pot.

Repotting operation

Incorrect operation

Many novice flower lovers, when repotting, follow the example of others and shake out all the soil, cut off the old roots, and finally replace the soil with soil randomly dug from the green belt. As a result, the flowers become dead branches in a few days.

Correct Operation

For novice flower lovers, the repotting process is simple, and the lower the safety factor, the better. Huahua will teach you a repotting method that does not damage the roots, which is:

A: Before repotting, cut off water for the plant for 1-2 weeks.

B: When repotting, hold the plant where the roots and stems meet with one hand, and turn the pot upside down with the other hand to completely separate the soil from the pot.

C: Spread a layer of expanded clay at the bottom of the new large flowerpot, then cover it with loose and breathable nutrient soil, and then place the flowers and soil into the new pot.

D: Finally, fill the gaps in the large pot with new soil.

Maintenance after repotting

Incorrect operation

After repotting, some friends still place the flowers in the original sunny place without spraying them with water, which can easily cause the flowers to dry out and die.

Correct Operation

The flowers are very fragile after being repotted, and their roots have not yet adapted to the new soil. They are like people who have just undergone major surgery and need special care.

A: Do not place it in the sun, but place it in a slightly cool place for maintenance;

B: In addition, flowers that have just been repotted need to be watered once to help them take root, and water them thoroughly so that the roots can blend well with the new soil.

C: Repotting should not be done frequently, at most twice a year, and at least every six months. If you repot too frequently, the plants will be killed.

Friends, have you learned it?

What other flower-growing techniques do you want to know?

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