What to do if the heartleaf ice plant does not bloom? Use these tricks to easily get a full pot

The heartleaf ice plant is a fairly common household potted green plant, with flat, round leaves, rich and verdant, and when it blooms, small rose-red flowers dot among them, very beautiful. But some flower lovers grow the heartleaf ice plant very well yet it does not bloom. What exactly is going on? Actually, getting the heartleaf ice plant to bloom is not hard. Master these few points well, and it will easily fill the pot.

1. Soil and pot. The heartleaf ice plant is a plant with fleshy roots, so the soil must have good drainage, otherwise the roots will easily rot. For the soil, we can choose a mix of leaf mold, garden soil and river sand. If you do not have these soils, buying peat soil online and mixing in a bit of perlite is also fine. For the flower pot, you can choose a clay pot about 15-20cm, which has fairly good air permeability.

2. Water control. The heartleaf ice plant does not have very high water requirements, and its fleshy roots have a water-storing function. Too much watering easily causes root rot, while being a bit dry will not kill it. Just stick to the principle of "water when dry, stop when wet." In addition, watering too frequently can promote the plant's absorption of nitrogen, which makes the plant grow verdant and lush but prevents blooming, because a lot of the nutrients are absorbed by the leaves.

In summer's high temperatures, the best time to water is in the morning or evening. Do not water at noon; watering at noon will cook the flowers and plants! If the temperature is really especially high, you can spray around the plant to cool it down. For flower lovers who cannot control their hands, you can use a plant and flower detector. Insert it into the soil and it can measure the soil's water content and nutrient content, making it much simpler for beginners to grow flowers.

3. Fertilizing. Spring and summer are the peak growing seasons for the heartleaf ice plant. Especially when it blooms in summer, it needs a lot of nutrients. If there are not enough nutrients, it cannot bloom. In order to produce more flowers, insist on using Huadongde flower-type organic nutrient solution. This nutrient solution is made by fermenting sugarcane molasses and is rich in humic acid and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, especially potassium, which can promote plant blooming.

During the growing period, fertilize once every 10 days. You can drench the roots or spray the leaves, and the flowers will easily fill the pot! But note that during the flowering period the fertilizer concentration should be lighter. Never spray it onto the flowers. Lift the leaves and drench along the edge of the flower pot.

4. Light. The heartleaf ice plant is a light-loving plant and needs more than 6 hours of light a day. If there is not enough light, it will not bloom either. The sunlight before 10 a.m. and after 4 p.m. each day is most suitable. Since the midday temperature now reaches above 35°C, do not let the heartleaf ice plant be exposed to the sun at noon, or it will be sunburned to death. You can buy a shade net for proper shading or move it back indoors.