I. how to drain water from potted plants

1. There is water on the bottom tray

If it is a small portable potted plant, directly pour out the water in the bottom tray. If it is a large pot that is difficult to move, you can use a large syringe to extract the water from the tray, or you can replace the bottom tray with a bottom tray that can receive water

2. Raise the basin bottom

If the gap between the flowerpot and the bottom support is too small, the air permeability of the flowerpot will be poor. At this time, you can use a bottle cap or flat things to pad between the flowerpot and the bottom support to increase air permeability and make the accumulated water discharge quickly

3. Basin wall drilling

If it is a plastic flowerpot, the air permeability will be poor. Especially in summer, watering is easy to cause ponding in the basin and the bottom cannot penetrate. At this time, holes can be drilled on the basin wall to facilitate the rapid discharge of accumulated water. It should be noted that the size of the hole should be appropriate and not too large, so as to avoid exposing the basin soil after watering

4. Add breathable layer

Adding dried needles, broken bricks and tiles, ceramsite, dead willow branches, charcoal and other things to the bottom or soil of the pot can effectively prevent ponding in the pot and help drain ponding

5. Loosen soil

Loosen the soil when there is water in the basin. Use tools to loosen the soil around the flowerpot and gently drain the water from the soil around the flowerpot

2、 How to judge whether the flowerpot has water

Water the plants when the weather is sunny, and then observe the basin soil the next day. If the basin soil is dry and slightly white, there is no water in the basin; If the basin soil remains wet, there may be ponding in the basin; If the basin soil remains wet after 3-5 days, it indicates that the ponding of the basin soil is serious and the root system may rot