2 popular flowers that need a "hungry" summer to bloom on schedule without stopping

Today let's talk about these 2 very popular flowers right now, kalanchoe and Christmas cactus. For summer care, you need to pay special attention, and to sum it up, you should "starve" them a little, and only then will their flowering season arrive on schedule, with blooms you cannot stop.

Christmas cactus

The flowering season of Christmas cactus is around the New Year. At this time of year, the flowering season of Christmas cactus has already passed, so if you want your Christmas cactus to bloom on schedule every year, summer care is very crucial!

Friends who have repotted a Christmas cactus know that its root system is very fragile, and if it is watered too much, it can easily lead to root rot! Its leaves are thick and can store water, so it is also fairly drought-tolerant. Although summer weather is hot, you still need to pay special attention to watering!

Be careful to water on sunny days, not on cloudy days; water in the morning and evening, not at noon! And place the Christmas cactus in a well-ventilated spot, so that after watering, the water evaporates faster and the roots are less likely to rot. Do not water too often or feed it too full; letting it go a little hungry is also beneficial.

Fertilizing Christmas cactus in summer also requires great care. Fertilize in the morning, not at noon, and do not fertilize in July and August. Fertilize less in summer, let it go hungry, and it will still be in time to fertilize in autumn. Around September and October, you can spray a potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution every 15 days to promote flower bud differentiation, increase the number of blooms, and extend the flowering period.

Kalanchoe

The flowering season of kalanchoe is from December each year to April of the following year. When caring for it in the current season, do not "feed it too much" either. Too much water or too much fertilizer may have the opposite effect!

The root system of kalanchoe is all fibrous roots. Too much watering plus poor soil drainage can easily lead to rot. You should also follow the principles mentioned above: water in the morning and evening on sunny days, and place it in a well-ventilated spot. When growing kalanchoe, water it less; it will not die of hunger!

In July and August, you also must not fertilize kalanchoe. Just fertilize in September and October. The fertilizing principle is the same as for Christmas cactus: let it go hungry in summer, fertilize in autumn, and enjoy flowers in winter!