How to help a plant bloom

The vast majority of plants bloom sometime in their life, but the truth is that when they are grown in pots or in areas where the conditions are not the most appropriate, it is very difficult for them to produce their beautiful flowers. Can we do something?

The truth is that yes. For this we are going to tell you how to help a plant bloom so that in this way you know what mistakes you may be making and how to solve them.

Potted plants

When you have potted plants, you have to take good care of them, pay close attention to them and make sure they don't lack anything. And it is that being in a limited space, the substrate loses its nutrients as the roots absorb them. With this in mind, how can we get them to flourish?

Place them well

There are plants that are sunny, and others that grow in partial shade. For them to flourish it is important that they are placed in the proper location. How do you know what it is? Well, if you buy them in a nursery, you just have to look at where and how they have them: if they grow them outside without any protection, you will have to put them in full sun; otherwise, or if they have a shading mesh on top as a parasol, they must be in semi-shade. If they are kept as "indoor plants," put them in a well-lit room or in semi-shade.

Transplant them

No plant can be in the same pot and / or without new substrate all its life. By ello, every so often they will have to be changed. The frequency will vary depending on the growth rate of the plants themselves, but if you see that roots are coming out of the drainage holes, that they have already occupied the entire container or that they have not grown for at least a year, it will be time to move them to another major.

Fertilize them

Throughout the growing season they will need a supply of allowance regular (except carnivorous, which do well by attracting insects and then digesting them). So, it is necessary to pay them using liquid fertilizers, if possible organic (especially if they are edible plants), following the instructions specified on the package.

Garden plants

Plants in the garden don't usually have much trouble blooming, as long as the soil is just right for them. And it is that a soil with a lot of lime will not be good for the acidophilic and a very acidic one can kill (literally) any plant that is, for example Mediterranean, like carob or olive trees.

Por eso it is necessary to do a study of the pH of the soil that we have, since depending on that you can plant some plants or others. On this article you have more information about it.

In addition, it is highly, highly recommended that the soil be fertilized regularly and consequently garden plants. We advise the use of ecological fertilizers, since they do not harm the environment at all and provide the nutrients that the earth is losing and that the roots need.

In closing, say that too You have to be patient. Plants, if they have what they need, will sooner or later bloom.