What tools do we normally use in the garden, so What are the watering tools for plants? this article will explain some common watering tools.
1. PLANTERS
There are many types, which can be filled with soil or used for transplanting plants, choose according to the need.
Flower pots are used as vessels for cultivating plants, and the common materials are pottery, plastic, tin, porcelain, and glass. Among them, ceramic pots have the best permeability and are the best for the growth of plants.
Plants that are afraid of flooding and require high permeability are especially suitable for cultivation in clay pots.
Functionally divided into ordinary pots, wall-mounted pots, hanging basket pots, etc., the shape of color is also very rich, you can choose to buy according to their preferences.
TIPS
The size of the flower pot is calculated according to the caliber of the upper pot rim, handmade pots must also have some errors, but these errors are basically controlled within a small range, can be ignored.
Generally, the bottom of the pot will have one or several drainage openings, drainage holes slightly larger at the bottom of the pot will put the net on the hole, so as to prevent watering when the soil is washed away by water, but also to prevent insects from the bottom of the pot into the pot.
2. SPRINKLER
The sprinkler at the front end can be rotated, and the water flow will become slow when the direction is up and will become larger when the direction is down.
Use it as needed. If you want to clean the dust on the leaf surface of the plant, you can rotate the sprinkler to use it in the direction facing up.
The long spouted kettle can make the water flow thin and slow through the long drainage pipe so that the soil on the surface of the plants will not be washed away, reducing soil erosion.
Usually, the pot has a scale, which can facilitate the use of liquid fertilizer dilution. Seedling block With it, it is much easier to sow seeds, raise seedlings and transplant them later.
It needs to be soaked in water in advance until it swells open completely, then put two or three seeds in the top depression, sprinkle a thin layer of vermiculite, spray with water, and wait for germination. After germination, select a plant with good growth to stay and cut off the rest from the flush root.
The cavity tray is used for mass sowing and is easy to manage later.
3. IRON SHOVEL
Suitable for home use, its tubular structure makes the soil not easily scattered during movement and does not spill soil everywhere. There are three types of shovels: large, medium and small, which can be used according to the need and are made of stainless steel, iron, and plastic.
4. TAG
If you sow a lot of plants at once, then this time you need to insert a label in the pot to indicate the species and date of sowing.
5. THERMOMETER
Used to observe the temperature and manage the plant in time.
6. SCISSORS
Used for pruning thicker branches, picking heart,s and pruning herbaceous flowers.
7. WATERING CAN
Used for applying foliar fertilizer or spraying when the plant has pests and diseases. The nozzle at the front can be rotated, and when the nozzle is rotated to face upward, it can easily spray to the back of the leaves.
8. SPRINKLER
For watering can flowers. There are two common types, one with a long spout and a fine-eyed oboe head, and the other with a long spout without a fixed slurping nozzle and only a fine-eyed nozzle.
With the second kind of pots, when spraying foliage or potted seedlings, you can temporarily install a fine eye nozzle, like a fine rain gradually sprayed into the foliage and pots of flowers; if you need to water people potting soil, you can remove the fine eye tsk head, directly use the long spout pot watering.
9. TRELLIS
Provide support for many plants that need to climb, such as clematis, petunias, etc. Can also be used on taller herbaceous plants to prevent falling over.
10. GARDENING GLOVES
Because roses, moon plants have spikes, in planting or pruning easy to cut the skin on the hands, so you need to use protective gloves, a variety of materials, cowhide texture is relatively strong and durable.
