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There is an old trick to take care of flowers and always leave them beautiful and well cared for: put ice cubes in the land. You know? If not, stay tuned, because this could be the secret for you to have plants that last a long time, without weighing the effort of taking care of them.
This trick is very common for those who grow orchids. According to Apartment Therapy, the trick is to measure exactly how much water the flower needs to grow healthy (three ice cubes) and avoid waste or drowning the plant by putting too much liquid in the soil. Orchids, for example, are more likely to suffer from root rot – a result of soil being too wet all the time. The method, therefore, works perfectly to avoid this kind of issue.
There is, however, a controversy surrounding the technique. Supposedly, cold water can cause a temperature shock to the roots of tropical plants (such as the orchid), and this can have an effect on their long-term health. In addition, gardening professionals comment that watering the soil of an orchid pot a lot (as long as it has holes at the bottom, for natural drainage), is an advantage from time to time. The effect would be to create moisture in the pot as the water evaporates, which recreates the forest habitat that this plant is native to.
This also varies from species to species, but this is a technique that is worth trying (despite some caveats), if you have the habit of frequently making mistakes when watering and tend to drown your seedlings, even without intending to. . The idea of using an ice cube is a way to have more control over the amount of water that goes in the vase (after all, many cubes indicate a lot of water) and can become an everyday facility – especially if you take a busy routine and you don’t always have time to calmly take care of your flowers.
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