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How to plant hanging flowers Greetings from cultivating everything. Have you guys planted today? This time we will present an article on how to plant hanging flowers that are much popular as a home terrace decoration.

Of course you are already familiar with these hanging flowers, usually when you visit someone’s house, you will see flower plants planted in pots and placed hanging on the terrace of his house.

This method is a variation if usually the flower pot is placed below, such as how to plant ros flowers and how to plant lavender flowers in pots.

Of course, this method of planting hanging flowers will give you a beautiful impression, which is to be able to decorate the top of the terrace. Because more and more people are interested in this hanging flower, of course this can be used as a business opportunity for those of you who have a hobby of planting.

You don’t need to worry about having trouble doing the planting practice because we will provide a complete guide in this article. Not all types of flowers are suitable for hanging plants because they may not necessarily create a beautiful impression.

The steps for planting hanging flowers are as follows.

Preparing Flower Pot Media

The first step in how to plant hanging flowers is to prepare the flower pots. Because it will be placed hanging, of course, not all pots can be used. Pot for hanging should choose a pot with a small size.

Why is it small? This aims to reduce the risk of the pot falling because the load becomes heavy if the pot hanging is a large pot.

Apart from the size, we also choose the right pot material, namely plastic material. Because even if the pot falls, it won’t break easily as if using a pot made of clay. For the color of the pot, you can choose according to your taste or choose a color that contrasts with the color of the flowers that will be planted later.

After that, make sure that there are two bucket-like holes (hangers) on the edges of the pot which will later function to attach the hanger straps.

Filling the Pot With Humus Soil

how to plant hanging flowers To fill the pot we use humus soil. Tanha humus is soil that has a high organic nutrient content.

The superiority of humus soil is also loose, making it easier for flower plant roots to develop. However, we can improve the quality of this topsoil so that it will be even better for use in the following ways:

•     Prepare the soil humus sand, husks, and sawdust
•     Sift the topsoil until smooth then mix it with sand, husks and sawdust
•     The comparison is soil humus (3): sand (1): husk (1): sawdust (1)
•     After it is well blended, the dough can be put directly into the pot. Remember not to fill the pot to the full press with the surface line. We recommend that you leave about 3-5 cm from the top surface of the pot.

The purpose of mixing other materials such as husks, sand and sawdust is so that the soil in the pot does not easily become solid.

Provision of Basic Fertilizer

Giving basic fertilizer is a very important part of how to plant hanging flowers because this basic fertilizer will be the main supply of nutrients for flower plants as long as they are in the pot. For basic fertilizers, you can use a mixture of organic fertilizers and artificial fertilizers.

Among organic fertilizers (manure, compost, and organic granules), the best and most practical way to grow hanging flowers is organic granules. Furthermore, these organic granules are mixed with NPK fertilizer, the comparison is (10) organic granules: (1) NPK.

Dig the soil in the center of the pot about 10-15 cm and then fill it with 10-20 tablespoons of the fertilizer mixture. After that, cover again with soil. Wait for at least 7 days and the pot is ready for planting

Preparation of Hanging Flower Seeds

Hanging flower seeds Keep in mind that not all types of flowers are suitable for planting by hanging. Flowers that are suitable for planting with the hanging method are usually those with creeping trees or indeed types of plants that have the appearance of lush leaves.

There are lots of buga plants that are suitable for hanging decorations including: orchids, begonias, purslane flowers, black eyed susan vine flowers, zygo cactus flowers, etc. The cheapest seeds are purslane flowers. How to grow purslane flowers yourself is relatively easy.

Choose flowers according to your preferences. You can also pay attention to the character and natural habitat of these plants to suit their environment. For example, if the character and original habitat of the flower plant is in the mountains with cool air, then those of you who are in the lowlands should not plant it to avoid suboptimal flowering.

Planting flower seeds in pots

After the flower seeds are old enough to be transplanted into pots, it is better if the seedlings are transferred to be planted in pots. Dig the soil right in the area given the basic fertilizer about 5-10 cm and then plant the flower seeds there. The flower seeds that have just been moved should be watered immediately to keep them fresh and not wilted.

Hanging flower pots

After it is finished planting, now it is time to hang the flower pots. For the rope, choose a strong rope and then hook it into the hook hole at the edge of the pot. Lift and tie the rope so that the pot hangs. Remember to hang the pot at a height that is easy to reach.

This is to facilitate the maintenance and watering process later. If you want to hang it up high, make a roller to stretch the rope to make it easier to pull and lower the pot (a kind of pulley).

Apart from hanging it with a rope, another way is by hooking it to a nail or hook on the wall. In this method, the height chosen is the same, namely the height that is still possible to reach.

Watering Hanging Flower Plants

Because it is planted hanging, the water in the pot will also run out faster and evaporate. Then you need to do the watering more intensively than by planting flowers in pots that are placed below.

Use a small dip or hose to water the flower pots. You can probably do watering every 3-5 days. You can check the moisture content in the soil to make sure.

For daily watering to maintain the freshness of the leaves, you can use a spray to spray the leaves in the morning and past midday. That way the leaves will always look fresh.

Pruning Leaves

Because most types of flowers that are planted hanging are types of flowers whose stems spread, it’s a good idea to do pruning to arrange and tidy up the stems and petals to make them look more attractive.

Pruning you can do 3- 4 weeks depending on the speed of growth of the flower plants.

Follow-up fertilization

Follow-up fertilization on how to plant hanging flowers you can do about once every 2 months for organic fertilizer and once a month for NPK leaks. The goal is to maintain the nutrient content in the potting soil.

The way to provide supplementary fertilizers is by the first two stages of leaking NPK solution every 1 month after planting. Then the second is to provide additional organic granular fertilizer about every 2 months by digging the soil around the plant roots then filling in the organic granules and covering the soil again.

Replacement of Soil and Plants

Different types of flowers are planted, the age of these flowers is also different. Some flowers are able to be up to 6 months old and above and some others that are less than 6 months old are dead. For flower plants that are over 6 months old, then you need to replace the soil media in pots about once every 8-12 months.

The trick is to tap the outside of the pot so that the soil in the pot becomes loose and the plant is easily uprooted. If it is a bit difficult then you can try to pry it out or shoot it with high pressure hose so that the soil is free from the roots.

Immediately fill the pot with the new soil mixture then replant the flowers that have been pulled out earlier. For flowers that are less than 6 months old, you usually have to replace the plants once the flowering period ends and the leaves start to dry out.

Pest and Disease Management

Hanging flowers Actually, the technique of how to grow hanging flowers, attacks by pests and diseases are easier to control and prevent because of their limited numbers so that they are easy to monitor and care for.

The most common pests that attack insects are caterpillars, while the most common diseases that attack are fungi and pathogenic bacteria, which are caused by the soil in the pot is too moist for a long time, such as in the rainy season. Therefore, you can reduce the watering interval in the rainy season because the water takes longer to evaporate.

How to deal with pest attacks, it is necessary to adjust the type of pests that attack. If it’s an insect type, use an insecticide, but if it’s a fungus, use a fungicide and for bacteria, use a bactericide.

The following is how to care for hanging flowers in your home:

 

This is a guide on how to plant hanging flowers that you can use as a reference for your planting. If you succeed in developing it a lot then you can sell it for material profit. Apart from this, we also have articles on how to plant tuberose flowers and how to grow jasmine flowers that you can read to broaden your knowledge of cultivation. Happy planting.