There are many factors to take into account when we are going to choose a plant, how is he pot type what we should choose, what house area either garden we will put it, if you will receive a lot of light either little. With this guide you will be able to have a healthy and happy plant for a long time, with minimal but necessary care.
Which pot should I choose?
When choosing a good pot we must pay attention to the fact that there are one or more holes at the bottom, this will make the water flow freely. If there is a insufficient drainage and they do not have enough holes, our plants will drown and die.
There are several types of containers you can use, but that depends on your aesthetic and budget. There is light containers, which are easy to move and can withstand winter temperatures, look for resin, fiberglass and of plastic. Do not use clay either unglazed wood, they absorb a lot of moisture.
What potting mix should I use?
The mix is essential, we should not use garden soil, using that soil can make our pot fill with seeds of weeds, insects and fungal diseases.
There are different types of fairly light mixtures that can help us, such as peat, vermiculite and the decomposed organic matter. If what you want to plant are succulents either Cactus You should use a mixture especially for them.
If we do not want to do much maintenance on the plant we will have to buy a mixture that contains time release fertilizer and polymer crystals that retain moisture.
How should I plant?
Before starting we must water the plant in its original container one hour before transplanting, With this we will make the extraction much easier and our plant will not feel a very strong shock from it. Now we remove the plant from its nursery container, we hold the top of the root ball by placing a finger on each side of the stem; Then we tilt the pot and we let the plant fall gently in your hand.
If it is stuck, touch the sides of the pot to loosen it, we should never pull a plant by its stem. Yes, besides the roots are tied With the plant we must gently free the ends of the roots before planting.
We place the plant on top of the mixture, we carefully fill with small handfuls of soil and we give small gentle touches to eliminate air pockets. Now we water the container and our plant will finally establish roots in its new home.
What plant can we plant according to the lighting?
If we are going to place the pot in a place where the sun shines fully and clearly, we can plant:
- African daisy
- Dahlia
- purple grass
- Lantana
- Verbena
- tuberous begonium
If the place where we are going to place the pot is a place where the sun rarely comes out and shadow predominates, we can plant:
- Fuchsia
- Browallia
- Torenia
- Caladio
If the place is mixed, sometimes it gives the sun and other times it gives the shade, and we also want a colorful plant, we have several plants available:
- Coleus
- Phornium
- canna
- Ferns
- Persian shield
- mini petunia
- Sage
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