How do you grow a Kalanchoe (kalanchoe blossfeldiana) so it thrives? Key care methods explained

Flowers & Gardening Jan 1, 1970 0 views

To make it grow vigorously, we need to manage these points well: repotting, watering, fertilizing, light and pruning. When repotting, change the soil so it gets extra nutrients. Water moderately, about once or twice a week. In addition, you can add extra phosphorus and potassium fertilizer in autumn, ensure eight hours of light, and prune appropriately after the flowers fade.

1. Repotting

Repotting actually plays a very important role in its growth, because once a plant has been in the same pot for a relatively long time it will show signs of falling behind in nutrition, so we need to change the pot. This operation is generally carried out in spring. The soil we should use is a mix of garden soil, peat and sand; a mixture of these three is very good. In addition, we must not let the potting soil be too wet, otherwise it will affect subsequent growth.

2. Watering

Watering is a very important part. Generally we water once or twice every week. In midsummer, we need to control watering well and pay attention to ventilation. If the temperature is relatively high, we need to consider that too much water can cause the leaves to drop.

3. Fertilizing

1. For fertilizing, it is still better to do it once every half month. If by autumn it has produced flowers and buds, you can consider adding phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer.

2. When it is growing relatively vigorously, we should apply a compound liquid fertilizer once every two to three weeks. This way it can be sturdier and bloom more abundantly.

3. Flower buds generally form in November, and at this time we can add monopotassium phosphate, so the flowering period will be longer and the flowers will bloom better.

4. Light

Light also has a fairly large effect on its growth, because this species needs short-day conditions, so it is quite sensitive to light requirements. To grow it well, we still need to give it eight or nine hours of sunlight a day. Generally, after three or four weeks of this treatment, flower buds will appear. During its growth period, we should turn the direction of its pot, because this way it receives light more evenly and the branches will be more uniform.

5. Pruning

After the flowers fade, we should cut off the spent flowers, so that its nutrients will not be wasted, and the number of flowers in the next bloom will be greater.