Planting Tips

Chapter 5 How to save potted plants from dehydration
Due to reasons such as hot weather, dry climate, or omission of watering for a while, the pot soil is too much, causing the flower branches to droop and the leaves to wilt, which is the so-called "dehydration".In this case, you can’t pour water immediately. It is advisable to move the flower pot to a semi-shady place, pour some water into the pot, and spray a small amount of water on the leaves and branches to make the plant cells gradually absorb water and return to normal. Then, gradually increase the amount of watering.If you pour a lot of water immediately, not only will the plant not recover normally, but it may cause the leaves to wither and fall off, or even the whole plant to die.Because when the flowers lose water and wilt seriously, the root hairs of the plants are damaged and the water absorption capacity is reduced. Only after the formation of new root hairs can the original water absorption capacity be restored.At the same time, due to wilting, the cells lose water. After encountering water, the cell wall absorbs water first, and the protoplasm absorbs water. If there is too much water at once, the cell wall will absorb water and expand rapidly, while the protoplasm absorbs water slowly, resulting in separation of the plasmodium. Damage the protoplasm, leading to plant death.If there is no one to water the flowers at home for a few days due to business trips, etc., you can place a water container slightly higher than the flowerpot, use cotton fabrics with strong water absorption (such as thick towels, cheesecloth, etc.), Put the other end on the pot soil in a container filled with water, so that the water in the container can slowly infiltrate the pot soil by using the capillary action of the wet towel, so as to keep the pot soil moist and prevent the potted flowers from wilting and dehydrating.

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