Insert a straw before watering to prevent root rot

Watering is always afraid of rotten roots. What should I do? Just put a straw in the flowerpot! Straw can not only increase water permeability, avoid waterlogging roots, but also prevent soil hardening

Method:

1. Prepare several long straws and insert them into the soil along the edge of the flowerpot to the bottom of the flowerpot

2. Pour coarse sand into the straw, and then pull out the straw to form a coarse sand column. In this way, when watering the flowers, it can ensure that the upper and lower soil layers are full of water, so as to avoid soil hardening, stratification or ponding and rotten roots

Bamboo sticks judge when to water

1. Find a bamboo stick, insert it into the flowerpot, and then pull it out. If the bamboo stick is wet, it means watering is too frequent and watering times should be reduced; If the bamboo stick is dry and the color changes little, it indicates that it is short of water and must be watered quickly

2. The bamboo stick is inserted into the soil and the color is very dark after being taken out, indicating that the water is sufficient and does not need watering for the time being; Pull it out after a few days. The color is obviously lighter. You can water it at this time

3. Watering time: often use bamboo sticks to measure the humidity of the basin soil. When the bamboo sticks to be pulled out turn yellow or white, you can water them

If there is no bamboo stick, flower friends can also use chopsticks instead, preferably disposable chopsticks, with obvious color changes~

Straw self-made watering artifact

The timing of watering can be grasped. How to control the amount of watering? Huahua teaches you to use 1 straw + 1 mineral water bottle, and self-made watering artifact - extrusion watering bottle. You don't have to worry about too much watering, which will rot your roots

Benefits of squeeze water bottles

1. Control the direction of water flow: the slender straw is very convenient to adjust the direction of water flow and prevent pouring on the leaves, resulting in rotten leaves and heart, especially suitable for dense fleshy leaves

2. Water volume control: extrusion watering is convenient to control water volume and avoid root rot caused by excessive watering

Manufacturing steps

1. Preparation materials: complete plastic bottle, screwdriver, straw

2. Punching: heat the head of the screwdriver with a lighter or gas stove, and then quickly drill a hole in the bottle cap

3. Insert the straw into the hole and fill the bottle with water, which can be used to water the flowers

Now, the watering problem has been solved

Flower friends, have you learned

Find some straws and try it