Protecting plant roots for mold and decay
As a gardener you will want to protect plant roots from mold or decay. This can be plants that are in containers or any plants you have planted outside around your home. The roots of your plants are most often the most neglected part of the plant. Your plant roots are also the least maintained part of your plant. The plant roots are the most vital for your plant so you need to take care of the roots to protect your plants from mold and decay.
Watering is one of the main things that will help you in protecting plant roots from mold and decay. Too much watering and you risk mold growing on your roots, too little water and your plant will start to decay. You will want to water the roots and not the soil. Instead of just pouring water in the pots or watering the ground all around the plants you will want to direct the water more towards the roots. This way your plants will get enough water and the risk of over watering is diminished.
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For plants that are outside in gardens it may want to create a trough around the plants main stem that leads to the roots. This will allow the water to go directly to the roots. With the roots properly watered they will run less of a risk for mold or decay. If you are watering just the roots you may also start watering less. This is because you aren't wasting the water by watering the soil around the plant. Making the troughs has made your watering more efficient.
When trying to protect your plant roots from mold or decay you will really be looking at the soil and not the roots. You will need to find the right soil for every plant. This may not be so easy for outside plants. With your inside plants or plants that you have put into pots you can use the already made soil. This soil will have all the nutrients your plants should need. You may need to play around and use different soils to get the results you need or want. Not all pre-made soils are the same. If your plants look like they are droopy or not doing well and they have being watered you may want to change the soil and repot these plants. Once you find the right mix of soil for your plant roots to grow in you can add vitamins to the soil every few weeks according to the package directions.
If you have had trouble with your outside plants with mold or decay already then you will want to take steps to make your soil more plant friendly. Adding nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous can help you in making the soil better for your plants. Phosphorus is the most important nutrient for your plant roots. You can add these nutrients with fertilizer that you purchase from any nursery. This fertilizer can be spread and mixed in throughout your existing garden soil. You may want to do smaller parts of your garden to begin with to see if lack of nutrients really was the problem. If you don't want to buy the pre-made fertilizers you can also use organic matter such as another decaying plant or animal materials. These will break down in your soil and help your roots from getting any mold or decay.
Protecting plant roots from mold or decay can be tricky. You don't always see what is going on with the roots but careful examination of your plants will help in deciding what the problems are. Careful watering and additions of nutrients or vitamins to your soil will help you keep mold or decay away from your plant roots.
