Scarlet sage care and management methods: easy to grow and not fussy, dress up your balcony
Scarlet sage is suitable for home pot cultivation or for park and landscape greening. As its name suggests, scarlet sage blooms in strings, red and bright and gorgeous. Scarlet sage likes to grow in a warm, humid environment with plenty of sunlight, and its suitable growing temperature is between 20-25°C. Today let's take a look together at how to grow scarlet sage~
Scarlet sage park pot cultivation
Scarlet sage soil selection
Scarlet sage is not very picky about soil; loose, fertile, well-drained soil is most suitable. For the soil mix, you can choose: 5 parts humus soil, 2 parts garden soil, 1 part vegetable garden soil each, plus a little coarse sand mixed together for use.
Scarlet sage grown in pots
Light and temperature control
After planting scarlet sage, place it in a cool, ventilated spot for 3 days to let it recover. Then place it in a spot with plenty of sunlight. To control light intensity, you can build a frame above the flower pot with shade netting. When the midday sunlight is too strong, shade it by 50%. Once it is in a low-temperature state, put on plastic film to keep it appropriately warm; usually this can be done at night or on cloudy and rainy days.
Scarlet sage
Scarlet sage watering method
Scarlet sage likes a warm, humid environment. Spray water once every morning, except on cloudy and rainy days. When watering, the difference between soil temperature and water temperature must not exceed 5°C. When the temperature is higher, frequently spray water around it to lower the temperature and also increase humidity. Clean the branches and leaves regularly to improve leaf photosynthesis; it is recommended to clean once every 15-20 days.
Scarlet sage
Fertilizing and flowering period control
About one week after potting, apply a foliar fertilizer once. Then three days later, spray once with a sprayer. For the fertilizer, choose urea, monopotassium phosphate, and a small amount of superphosphate mixed together. Choose early morning and evening for spraying. Flowering period control: sowing in different seasons results in different flowering times. Sow in spring, and it blooms in autumn; sow in autumn, and it blooms in April-May of the following year. During the flowering period, two methods can be used to control the flowering period. 1. Promptly cut off the branch tips with flower buds, which can appropriately delay the flowering period. 2. After each flowering ends, promptly remove the spent flowers and strengthen water and fertilizer management; scarlet sage can sprout and bloom again, extending the flowering period.
Scarlet sage
Finally, the flower meaning: after potted scarlet sage survives, it needs to be pinched back 3 times to inhibit its growth and promote side bud sprouting. The plants grown this way are short and sturdy, with more flower heads. Finally, I hope this helps everyone in the growing process~
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