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- Moss in the flower box - What to do?
- Understanding moss in the flower box as a signal - That's what to do now
- Clean terracotta flower box from moss - That's how it works
- Tips
Terracotta pots quickly put on moss
Moss in the flower box - What to do?
Moss is not a welcome guest in the flower box. If the rootless spore plants become perennials, ornamental shrubs and summer flowers, they signal inappropriate conditions. How to interpret the message of the green pointer plants correctly and react with adequate measures, read here.
Understanding moss in the flower box as a signal - That's what to do now
Cleverly, moss takes advantage of the moment when your ornamental plants weaken in the planter and spreads out cheekily. The presence of green pads indicates the following problems in cultivation:
If you can identify inappropriate light and temperature conditions as a trigger, a change of location to the sun fixes the problem. For the remaining 3 of these factors, moss is banned from the planter by repotting the plants. If this does not work in the flowering season, remove the moss coating. Loosen up the substrate, apply a liquid fertilizer with extra iron (no ferrous sulfate) and mulch with chippings or pebbles.
Clean terracotta flower box from moss - That's how it works
Terracotta is a porous, breathable material on which the rootless moss plants like to cling with their rhizoids. The green surface disturbs the natural-warm, earthy look significantly. How To Clean The Mossy Flower Box Without Chemistry:
Since the terracotta is saturated with vinegar water, immerse the balcony box again in clear water for 24-36 hours. Now fill in cheap potting soil. After one week, the substrate has picked up the vinegar residues and can be disposed of. Then the clean planter is ready for a new planting.
Tips
Are you struggling with cool, shady areas where no flowers want to thrive in the planter? Such a drab niche is planted green by populating the balcony box with moss and shade-tolerant, hardy plants, such as rosemary heath (Andromeda polifolia), small-fruited cranberry (Vaccinium microcarpum) or sundew (Drosera intermedia).