Amaryllis sends up a flower scape more than ten days after planting; only with the right fertilizing method can you grow it well

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A flower friend asked: an amaryllis planted just over ten days ago has sent up a flower scape. What fertilizer should be used when an amaryllis sends up a flower scape?

According to the description, it was just planted over ten days ago and then sent up a flower scape. I am certain that this bulb has no roots at all underneath. At this time, it is advisable not to fertilize it. Because its root system has not grown well. If you fertilize, it will only damage its base plate. If a few new roots have emerged, fertilizing may damage the roots, because the potting soil itself contains a certain amount of nutrients, and the nutrients in it are enough for its root system to grow extensively. Until the end of flowering, there is no need to fertilize it.

Generally, amaryllis just bought back have no roots at the bottom. After planting only a base plate remains. If it does not send up a flower scape, that proves it is growing roots. If it directly sends up a flower scape, that proves it has not grown roots and the flower scape comes directly from the top. The nutrients consumed by sending up the scape and flowering are the nutrients in its bulb. The nutrients in this bulb are enough for it to finish flowering. But after flowering, its bulb will shrink, which is what we call excessive nutrient consumption.

After it finishes flowering, we can fertilize it. Once it finishes flowering, it will inevitably grow roots and leaves. The process of growing roots consumes relatively more nutrients. We need to replenish nutrients in time. At this time, when we fertilize, we should apply a fertilizer mainly based on nitrogen and potassium. Flowering consumes too many nutrients, and the bulb shrinks. Nitrogen and potassium fertilizer can quickly promote the recovery of the bulb and the growth of leaves. This fertilizer should be continued until autumn, and in between, once a month, you can supplement it with a mixed fertilizer to prevent the lack of other elements.

When autumn arrives, at this time fertilization should use a fertilizer mainly based on phosphorus and potassium, which can effectively promote the differentiation of its flower buds, and then through the temperature difference between night and day in autumn, when winter comes, it will bloom abundantly. It is really simple!

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