CHANGING THE CASTING ON BALCONIES AND TERRACES
In May, we exchange spring flowers for summer flowers on the balconies. Before planting them, a layer of drainage should be poured on the bottom of the container, which will facilitate the drainage of excess water and provide access to oxygen necessary for root development. For this purpose, expanded clay (you can easily buy it in garden stores) or broken, old ceramic pots. Most balcony plants use an organic substrate with the addition of light clay and slightly acidic. It is worth choosing soil with the addition of slow-release fertilizers that meet the nutritional needs of plants for a certain period of time.Substrates in which plants have already grown should not be used, as they no longer have the appropriate physical properties and are often a habitat for harmful fungi that can cause various diseases.
FEEDING
The more the plants are watered and the more often they need to be fertilized, because some of the nutrients are washed away. It is safer for plants to feed more frequently with fertilizer solutions with a low concentration (0.15-0.2%) than less frequent ones, but with fertilizers with a higher concentration. Feed the plants less intensively at the beginning and at the end of the growing season.
