There is a pile of mosquito repellent every summer. Are flower friends already very picky? The best mosquito repellent effect is this one: geranium. Function: There is something called citronellal in the smell of geranium, which can repel mosquitoes, so people call it mosquito repellent. Put a pot in a ventilated place at home, and a dozen flat rooms can smell the fragrance, even the mosquito-repellent incense is saved! Mosquito repellent scissors: If you want to plant mosquito repellent grass, just cut a branch. The length is 5-8cm. It is best to stick leaves in wet sand. Be careful not to insert them too deep. 1-2cm is enough. Put it in a cool place and spray water for humidification every morning and evening. Rooting takes about 1 week. If you want to speed up rooting, you can also pour some potassium permanganate solution. Don't be curious to move the branches when cutting, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain! Daily maintenance: Mosquito repellent grows fast. Usually put it in a sunny and ventilated place at home. When the soil is dry, water it again. Laziness will drive you crazy. If your mosquito repellent is naked, it is recommended to trim it, so that the fragrance will be stronger and the mosquito repellent effect will be better!
sunflower
Most flowers are afraid of the summer sun, and only sunflowers dare to chase the sun. This kind of big golden face will feel much better at a glance. Does it matter: The flowering period of sunflower seeds is from June to September. You can see fruit seeds not only in summer, but also in autumn. You can harvest in a few months! Sunflower sowing: generally, melon seeds cannot be planted. You need special sunflower seeds. Don't peel it, bury it directly in the soil, water the flowerpot and put it in the shade for 3-5 days before it germinates. After germination, you can see the light every morning and evening and grow faster ~ when the seedlings grow to 8- 10cm, they can be transplanted. 1-2 common 20cm potted plants are suitable, and too much is easy to be malnourished. When changing pots, it is best to bring some soil to the roots to avoid hurting seedlings. After transplanting, it should be stored in a cool place for 2-3 days, and then moved to a place with sufficient sunlight for normal maintenance. Sunflower conservation: We all know that sunflowers like light, so it is best to raise them in the open air or Nanyang, and then water them when the soil is dry. If your home only has a north balcony, you can keep a little astigmatism. Even if the flowers don't bloom, it's hard to bear seeds.
aloe
Aloe vera is recognized as a good floral art, which can live all year round. Be sure to keep a few pots at home in summer, which can be eaten as food or medicine! Function: Edible anti-inflammatory aloe mainly includes aloe, aloe and aloe of Shanghai Agricultural University. Whether other varieties can be eaten is unknown. It is best to choose aloe leaves for more than 3 years, cut into sections and peeled, with thick leaves and good taste. Rinse the leaves with water several times and cut them into small pieces for later use. Whether it is washed with honey water, lemonade or iced with tomatoes, it is a good taste to cool off the heat. This is just natural jelly! Aloe vera can not only be eaten, but also relieve inflammation and pain. In summer, the sun is shining. You can take out the aloe leaves and mash the mesophyll when you go home at night. Can be directly applied to the face, whitening and diminishing inflammation. However, it is recommended to apply for 5- 10 minutes. Too long is easy to get upset. In addition, for scalded parts, applying aloe can also relieve pain. Maintenance of Aloe Vera: Aloe Vera is well preserved. Just put it in a well-lit and ventilated place at home. It is best to use sand mixed with ordinary garden soil for planting. When it is hot for 3 to 5 days, you can water it once and it will grow quickly. One summer, the baby will explode crazily!
jasmine
If you want to say what is the most fragrant flower in hot summer, it must be jasmine. Many flower lovers have raised flowers and opened them several times. Function: the picked jasmine tea can be dried and made into dried scented tea, which is convenient for storage; You can also make tea directly. It's best to match some green tea and Maojian tea. The taste is fragrant, and it will be "drunk" in summer. Jasmine water plug: In addition to cutting with sand, you can try a water plug when it is too hot. Cut 5-8 cm long jasmine branches. It is best to take a pair of leaves at the top.
Jasmine care: Jasmine will become more fragrant in the sun, so it should be placed in a well-lit place at home. Once, Huayou's jasmine went on strike. Quick pruning, leaving 2-3 pairs of leaves on each branch, can stimulate jasmine to bloom again! Roses are very popular this year, and almost every family has them. What does your family grow? Anyway, Huahua has been fascinated by the roses in our Huayou community! Function: Ornamental artificial cultivation techniques are getting higher and higher. Now, the flowering period of Chinese rose is longer, with more varieties, fuller flowers and brighter colors. Which flower lover can hold back? Compared with other flowers, Chinese rose is easier to preserve. Cut it backwards in a ventilated and dry place, and it will dry in 2-3 days without fading. You can enjoy 1 year rose cutting in a vase: the survival rate of rose cutting is low in hot weather, so you can soak the branches in potassium permanganate or carbendazim solution for 10-20 minutes. During the period, poke a hole in the disposable water cup to breathe, and put it in the sand as a substrate. Branches are inserted into the sand 2-3 cm deep. If they are too deep, they are prone to black rot. Leave a few leaves on each branch for photosynthesis, and cover them with large pots or foam boxes for better moisturizing effect. Be sure to keep them in the shade and avoid light. In this case, roots will grow in 5-8 days. Maintenance of Chinese rose: Chinese rose is easy to attract aphids and red spiders. Flower lovers can spray garlic water, pepper water and pepper water to kill insects. In severe cases, they can be pruned and grown again. When the temperature is too high in summer, you should pay attention to shading, otherwise you will enter a state of suspended animation and it is difficult to bloom normally.
Chinese rose
Ivy is evergreen all the year round, and flower lovers in the north and south can raise it. It is drought-resistant and sun-resistant, so it is much better than green radish. Function: Purify the air When it comes to purifying the air and absorbing formaldehyde, you may think of green radish first, but the purification ability of ivy is stronger than green radish! Ivy plug: pour half the water into the mineral water bottle, cut an ivy and put it in, without covering it. Change the water every 2-3 days, and take root about 1 week. After taking root, it can be hydroponic, or it can be cut into small pieces and planted in the soil, which will explode soon! Ivy maintenance: Ivy does not have high requirements for the environment, as long as it is not exposed to the sun in summer. It's best to put it on a well-lit windowsill. When the soil is dry, water it. Little friends can climb the wall crazily. Flower friends who don't like it crawling around can also shape it ~
ivy
Dendrobium flowers that can be fed with old bark. When it blooms, it has no leaves. The house is full of fragrance. Do you recognize it? Function: Edible Dendrobium candidum, flowers and stems can be eaten, flowers can be used to make tea and stir-fry, and stems can be used to make soup, which has nourishing effect. Planting Dendrobium: Dendrobium likes to grow on wood. Find a piece of live wood with bark, soak it in carbendazim solution for 20 minutes for disinfection, tie Dendrobium branches to the wood with thread, hang it up and spray it, and it will take root in a few days. Maintenance of Dendrobium: Dendrobium likes humid environment and needs to be moisturized by spraying water every day. More troublesome flower lovers can put wood in a flowerpot filled with water, which can save a lot of effort!
dendrobium
Summer is the season to eat fish and crayfish. When I was a child, when I cooked fish and shrimp at home, the old people would add some perilla, and the taste would never be forgotten. It's delicious! Function: Perilla frutescens, spice, rich aroma. Put it in fish and shrimp dishes, it can remove the fishy smell and increase the freshness. Huahua suggests that you add perilla half a minute before the dish is cooked, or put it into the soup after the dish is cooked, so as to give full play to the taste of perilla! People who like perilla must not miss perilla barbecue and perilla snail. Who knows the difference between perilla and perilla? In the early years, perilla grew naturally in front of and behind our house. The purple leaves on both sides are called perilla, and the green leaves on the front and the purple leaves on the back are called green su. Squeeze the leaves, and a good smell immediately comes to the nose. You can eat both, and the rest is another matter! Conservation of Perilla frutescens: Perilla frutescens is easy to cultivate and can be planted in general garden soil. It is best to put it in a sunny place.