What should I do if the potted nutrient soil alone is too loose and can t hold water?

If the potted nutrient soil alone is too loose to hold water, you can try the following methods:

1.Add water-retaining agent: Adding water-retaining agent in the soil can increase the water-holding capacity of the soil, slow down water loss, and help improve soil quality and water-holding capacity.

2.Increase medium: Mix some media in the potting soil, such as coconut pran, perlite, vermiculite, etc., to increase the water retention and air permeability of the soil. These media are also beneficial for the growth of the root system.

3.Improve soil structure: Potting soil should be soft and have good drainage properties before use. If the soil is too hard or too loose, you can add some organic matter, such as well-rotted organic fertilizer or rice husks, to improve the soil structure.

4.Control the amount of watering: Potted plants need different amounts of water at different stages of growth. More water is needed during the vigorous growth period, but water control is required during the dormant period. The amount of watering should be reasonably controlled to avoid the potting soil being too wet or too dry.

5.Do a good job of draining the bottom of the pot, such as adding ceramsite or stones, etc., to prevent water from accumulating in the potting soil and affecting the growth of plants.

It is hoped that the above methods can solve the problem that the potting soil cannot hold water. If you have any further questions, it is advisable to seek the help of a gardening professional.

Standing water is not good for the roots of the plant and nourishes the soil.

Generally, it is mostly semi-dry and semi-wet, belonging to the maintenance of roots, water control is conducive to plant growth, spring water should not be too large, try to water as little as possible, and the surface is dry on the leaves or potting soil can be wet.

You can add a little humus garden soil to mix.

What kind of soil we need to use to grow plants, the main thing is to look at the home environment, whether the ventilation conditions are very good, how much light, if we are maintaining plants outdoors, even if we use yellow clay vegetable garden soil to grow plants, they can grow well.

If you are raising potted flowers indoors, with poor ventilation and lack of light, you must use some potted soil that is loose and breathable, and has good drainage capacity, so as to raise the plants well.

When we plant potted flowers indoors and outdoors, we try to choose some loose and breathable materials for planting, including common peat soil, coarse coconut peat, fine coconut peat, and perlite. These materials are relatively lightweight, and if you want to grow some tall plants, it is like adding some vegetable garden soil or humus soil.

I also told you that my common potting soil recipe is a mixture of peat soil + coir + perlite in a ratio of 5:3:2, and this formula can grow most potted plants.

For outdoor ornamental plants, I also mix some compost in the soil, and for indoor potted plants, I add a spoonful or two of slow-release fertilizer to the bottom of the pot. When you first start potting, especially if the plant has just been planted, you must not use compound fertilizer, otherwise it will definitely burn the plant.

When raising flowers outdoors, I will use humus soil (or vegetable garden soil) + coarse coconut bran (can be replaced by coarse sand and pine bark) + peat soil in a ratio of 4:2:4; Or use humus soil + fine coir + coir + compost to 4:

The ratio of 3:2:1 is mixed, coarse sand can replace perlite, but the quality of coarse sand will be heavier, so it is not suitable for planting plants in pots, otherwise the mass is too large, which will lead to difficult moving.

The advantage of coarse sand is that it drains water very well, and after watering, the water will flow away quickly, and coarse sand will also contain some trace elements.

It should also be noted here that the vegetable garden soil is some of the soil in the vegetable field that contains good fertility and is rich in various nutrients and trace elements, not some yellow clay or red soil that is dug up casually on the roadside. In an environment with good ventilation and more light, it is very good to grow plants with appropriate vegetable garden soil, which can allow the plants to adapt quickly.

People who like to raise flowers know how to plant flowers for a long time to let the bonsai soil slowly lose nutrients, and then become more and more dry and hard, which is what we often say about soil degradation, but for this situation, many people use the form of immediate replacement of soil, and pouring the pot is very time-consuming and laborious, sometimes not only no profit but will be infinitely harmed, causing great damage to the roots, so what are the simple ways, even if not divided, the soil layer can be more and more loose and permeable, which is beneficial to the growth of flowers and plants.

Now I will introduce 2 items in detail to help us easily change the symptoms of soil degradation, so that the soil is more and more loose and breathable, so as long as they are used regularly to water the flowers, even if the soil layer is not replaced for 10 years, it will still not clump, and then avoid the hard potting soil like stones, so that the soil for the growth of plants has been in a soft and rich state.

The first type, aluminum sulfate.

After careful analysis, people suddenly found that the soil layer is becoming more and more dry and hard, is due to the outflow of too much alkaline substance, so that the soil is more and more slowly showing alkalinization, according to the principle of acid and alkali, we can use aluminum sulfate to make a solution, regularly irrigate the soil layer, change the soil pH, so that the soil layer shows acidity and alkalinity, so that the soil layer will naturally become loose and permeable.

Specific steps: Put water: aluminum sulfate particles according to 500:

1 ratio of clean cold water, so that the formation of the emerald green aqueous solution can be evenly sprinkled into the soil, so that the soil layer can be digested and absorbed in multiple directions, can make each soil layer more and more loose and permeable, and the soil that has been agglomerated only needs to be continuously applied for half a month can produce very big changes. Within half a month, we generally apply it once in three days.

The second type is beer sprinkling.

Beer, I believe everyone is familiar with this thing, because in the summer everyone likes to drink to relieve the heat, at the same time, beer sprinkles with chicken steak is also very delicious. In addition, beer sprinkles are fermented grains to form a drink, which contains a variety of nutrients, because we can make the soil layer more and more loose and soft, and can show acidity.

Specific steps: Every time you drink leftover beer, you can save it with a cup, and then put it on the outside for more than 8 hours, and then release the excess carbon dioxide gas inside, and then adjust it with 10 times cold water, and then slowly stir it evenly before you can water the flowers. When watering the flowers, try to avoid the roots of flowers and plants to prevent burning the roots, in addition, you should insist on using it for a month, once a week to see a very significant practical effect.

It is found that the potting soil is compacted and impermeable, so you can use a small rake to rake loose the surface of the potting soil, sprinkle a layer of dry fertilizer and then water, and the organic matter in the dry fertilizer penetrates into the soil. If you don't change the pot for 10 years, it's still soft and fertile.

If it is not breathable, you can add some grass, so that the grass is good, so it can make the soil recover more quickly.