Request for Proposal

Watering Tips & Feeding Tips – Content Creation

v.1.1.0-20211223

V.1.0.2 (Dec 23rd,  2021)

  • Timings for watering and fertilization are now mandatory
  • Frequency for fertilization is now allowed

V.1.0.1 (Dec 3rd, 2021)

  • Examples for feeding added.

Writing Guide: https://article.picturethisai.com/writing-guide/

 

What's this content for?

You are selected to create a brief recommendation on the watering and feeding of a series of specific plants. These are two separate fields but will be shown to our readers at a close distance.

We hope the recommendations could help readers understand how to take care of the plant quickly. Focus on the specific operations that need to pay attention to, and some basic operational steps do not need to be expanded here.

Requirements
  1. Word Count: around 30~50 words for watering and 30~50 words for fertilization. (For Japanese or Korean, 60~100 characters for each part, and Chinese 45~90 characters.) It is ok to run slightly longer or shorter, depending on the unique points that need to be paid attention to. But try to make the language concise and accurate.
  2. Focus on the Field: do not mention information other than watering/feeding in this section. General information will be presented in other sections.
  3. Tell Users Why: a simple reason why watering it this way could be attached. (If the word count is allowed.)
  4. Operational: focus on the points that common users can control and are relatively easy to operate.
  5. No Need to Give Specific Frequency for Watering: frequency depends on a lot of different factors, we’d prefer to accommodate users watering plants depending on the status of either plant or soil.
  6. No Need to Explain on General Operations: “water thoroughly when dry” is enough for this section. How to determine if the earth is dry, or how to water it thoroughly will be discussed in another article, which users could access easily by clicking a bottom.
Recommended Structure for Watering
  1. The overall water requirements for the plant. Sensitive? Insensitive? Prefer dryer soil or wetter? Tolerate to water or drought? (Give readers a guideline for watering.)
  2. How to judge the timing of watering. The state of soil and/or plants. (mandatory)
  3. Precautions for watering. (e.g. don’t make the leaves wet to prevent rotting, etc.)
  4. On the time dimension: watering frequency changes with the changes of seasons, temperature, and weather.
  5. The difference between indoor, outdoor, potted, etc.

Note: If possible, make sure the timing of watering is clear and operational.

Recommended Structure of Feeding
  1. The overall fertilizer requirements for the plant.
  2. Timing for fertilization. Season, growing stage of a plant, frequency, etc. (mandatory)
  3. The way you apply fertilizer and precautions.

Note: If possible, make sure the timing for fertilization is clear and operational. (Regular feeding is now allowed to be described in frequency, like once a month, twice a year, or so. But if possible, “feed it in spring and fall” is better than “twice a year”, because it is more operational.)

Examples for Watering
  • Persian Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum):

_COMMON_NAME_ prefers a dryer environment, water it only when the soil is dry to touch or the leaves and flowers begin to droopy. Don’t let the water touch the leaves and stems when watering, which will cause rot. You can just merge the lower part of the flower pot into the water to moist the soil. When it begins to dormancy (lost most of its leaves) you can stop watering, just don’t let the soil completely dry out.

  • Big Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

_COMMON_NAME_ is very water sensitive, it benefits from consistent moist soil but cannot tolerate water-logging. Deeply water it frequently during the growing season to encourage their root growth and the frequency of watering should be even higher in hot summer. When a plant begins wilting, it should be watered immediately. Potted _COMMON_NAME_ needs to be watered regularly especially.

Examples for Fertilization
  • Persian Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)

Though not necessary, regularly applied fertilizer during the growth and blooming period will make _COMMON_NAME_ blooms better. Both organic and water-soluble, low nitrogen fertilizer is recommended, but a balanced fertilizer works well too. Apply diluted fertilizer every 2~4 weeks since the leaves get fully developed in the late fall and stop fertilizing when the flowers faded after the winter. 

  • Big Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

If the soil is fertile, your _COMMON_NAME_ can do well without fertilizer, but if the soil is not ideal, or simply for most and best flowers, some doses of balanced fertilizer is recommended. The simplest solution is to apply slow-release all-purpose chemical fertilizer once a year. Fast-release fertilizer works well when lightly applied during the late spring and early summer either.