How to make acid soil

Raising flowers in the city is not easy to get good soil. In order to make the flowers at home have good soil when changing pots, we can use our usual time to prepare them, which is much more convenient when we use them

1. Prepare some withered pine needles, willow leaves or poplar leaves. Usually you can take a plastic bag when you go out for running and walking, and pack some when you encounter it

2. First lay a layer of soil on the bottom of the basin, then lay a layer of fallen leaves, add soil and fallen leaves, and repeat layer by layer for 3 ~ 4 times

3. After all are paved, pour water through, add some ferrous sulfate, compact down, and seal the retting soil with plastic bags

4. During retting, some ferrous sulfate can be added at regular intervals to ensure the acidity of the soil. Generally, acid soil can be obtained in 4 ~ 6 months

5. Acid soil can be used to grow Milan, camellia, jasmine, gardenia and azalea

How to change alkaline soil into acidic soil

In addition to making acidic soil with leaves, we can also use some tips to change alkaline soil into acidic soil

1. Vinegar (preferably rice vinegar without salt). Vinegar and water are mixed in the ratio of 1:50 and poured on acid loving flowers, which can quickly change the acidity and alkalinity of soil and turn alkaline soil into acidic soil

2. Peel water. Don't throw away the apple peel and leftover fruit core. Soak it in water for one night, and then pour water on the flowers, which can improve the alkaline soil and slowly turn into acid. You can try gardenia and jasmine at home

3. Rice washing water. Many flower friends say that rice washing water is the best. It can change the acidity and alkalinity of soil and be used as fertilizer. It's true, but you must pay attention to ripening first, seal it with water, and it will ripen after two weeks of high temperature, and then mix it with water 1:20 and pour it on the flowers

With acidic soil, Jasmine can grow well! So what else should we pay attention to in the maintenance of Jasmine

1. The light should be sufficient

Jasmine likes light. If it is placed in a room with insufficient sunlight, its leaves will grow very thin and easy to grow in vain. Plenty of sunshine can make Jasmine grow stronger and conducive to flowering

2. Don't water too much

Jasmine is relatively drought resistant. Generally, it can be watered after more than half of the soil is dry. It can be watered once a week. It is easy to grow in vain if it is watered too much

3. Keep up with fertilization

When jasmine is growing, we should pay attention to fertilization. We can apply potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution with a concentration of 0.1%, or use chicken manure and bone meal as base fertilizer in the soil. Sufficient nutrition can produce more branches and flower buds

4. Pay attention to trimming

The old branches of Jasmine are not easy to blossom. Timely pruning can promote the emergence of new branches and blossom more. There are two principles for pruning:

① During the flowering period, if the flowers bloom slowly, pay attention to cutting off the leaves near the weak buds and large flower buds, so as to ensure the bloom of the flowers

② In the spring and Autumn period, Jasmine can be re cut. When cutting, only two pairs of leaves and two growth nodes of each branch are left, and the others are cut off. Heavy pruning is to promote the development of lateral branches and make Jasmine more lush

The poor cultivation of jasmine and gardenia and the wrong soil are the main reasons

The method of making acid soil is very simple

If you learn it, try it quickly~