Can dry pine needles be used directly to plant flowers or pad flower pots?

1. Is it possible?

Dried pine needles cannot be used directly to plant flowers or pad flower pots; they must be fermented. Because unfermented pine needles will release a lot of heat after planting, and this heat will burn the roots of the plants, causing the death of the plants and the failure of planting. In addition, there will be many insect eggs or bacteria and other substances on the unfermented pine needles, and the insect eggs buried in the soil will hatch and become larvae, which will harm the plants. The bacteria will continue to multiply and can also harm the plant.

2. Fermentation method

Pine needles must be fermented before use. Only after fermentation will it be beneficial to the growth of flowers. During fermentation, you can crush it and then add an appropriate amount of nitrogen fertilizer and water to pile it up. You can also put the pine needles in a plastic bag, add a small amount of water, and seal it in a place with high temperature or high humidity for two or three months. Alternatively, you can also directly add dry chicken manure and water to ferment it. No matter which method you use, as long as it is completely fermented.