Water the Milan with this kind of water, and it will keep blooming even after ten years of growing

July is exactly the flowering season for the Milan. Huahua's neighbor grows one that is ten years old, and when it blooms, the whole building can smell its fragrance! In fact, the Milan is a very long-lived flower, and growing it for over a decade is no problem. Huahua specially went to the neighbor's house to learn their secrets, and today will tell everyone just how to grow the Milan so it lasts long~

Add a little something to the Milan, and its roots will be fat, its leaves strong, and its flowers will fill the house!

1. Water with ferrous sulfate to avoid yellow leaves and leaf drop!

The Milan is a bit like the gardenia; both like acidic soil, and once the soil turns alkaline, they tend to get yellow leaves and drop leaves. It is best to water with ferrous sulfate water once a month. Roughly 2 liters of clean water mixed with 2-3 ferrous sulfate granules is enough. Mix it right before watering and do not store the water for later use, as it oxidizes easily!

2. Fermented fruit peel water makes it stronger the more you water!

Put leftover watermelon rind, peach peel, and grape peel from summer, plus water, or expired milk or soy milk, into a bottle. Open the lid once or twice a week to let gas escape. It will be fully fermented in about 20 days. Then dilute with water at 1:200 and water the Milan, twice a month, and it will grow faster and stronger~

3. Sprinkle rice-washing water, and the soil becomes more fertile!

Pour rice-washing water into a bottle, seal it, and leave it on the balcony to ferment for a week. If there is no smell when you open it, it is fully fermented. Dilute with water at a ratio of 1:20 and water the Milan, once a week is fine. It can usually adjust the acidity of the soil, and before the flowering season it can also encourage flowering, making the Milan bloom more!

4. Beer and monopotassium phosphate, and the flowers will be countless!

Open the beer and let the gas escape, leave it for 1 day, then dilute with water at a ratio of 1:200. Put it in a small spray bottle and spray the Milan's leaves. This can make the leaves greener and larger, and it also helps encourage flowering, and the flowers will have a stronger fragrance. The monopotassium phosphate sold in flower shops has this effect too~

The more sun the Milan gets, the stronger its fragrance

The Milan cannot be killed by sun; the more sun it gets, the more vigorous it becomes. But this also takes a process. A newly bought Milan or one that has just been repotted cannot be put in strong sun right away. You must go step by step: first shade, then bright indirect light, and finally direct sun.

For a Milan that has adapted to its environment, daily light must be guaranteed for more than 4 hours for it to bloom normally, and it belongs to the type that blooms more the more sun it gets. You can look at the picture below; the flower buds near the window are clearly more numerous.

If your Milan is not fragrant enough, you should also give it more sun. Remember to turn the pot once every 3 days, about 45 degrees each time, so all four sides can get sunlight, and it will bloom more and have a stronger fragrance!

Pay attention when watering the Milan; water it correctly and it will grow like crazy!

Watering the Milan is also an old topic: water only after the soil dries. You can stick a chopstick near the edge of the pot, pull it out every 2 or 3 days to check, and when the chopstick is dry, water thoroughly. Remember it must be dry through and watered through, so the Milan grows fast.

It is best to let the water settle first before watering, especially tap water, which has a lot of chlorine; let it sit for a day or two before use. For flower lovers in the north, it is best to use rainwater, fish tank water, or air conditioner condensate to water, as this can avoid soil compaction and also give the Milan a little nutrient supplement.

Summer pests and diseases of the Milan, easy to deal with!

1. Algal leaf spot: remove leaves and expose to strong sun

In the hot and stuffy summer, creamy yellow spots easily appear on Milan leaves. This is algal leaf spot. Spraying medicine generally does not work well. It is best to move it into the sun and expose it to strong sunlight, and cut off the leaves with severe symptoms.

2. Scale insects: wipe with alcohol, spray dimethoate

Scale insects are also natural enemies of the Milan; once they appear, there are a whole lot of them. If your Milan is relatively small, you can use alcohol (concentration 20%-30%) to wipe the front and back of the leaves. If the Milan is relatively large, then spray medicine; dimethoate is still quite effective.

Soil mixing and repotting for the Milan

The Milan is actually not delicate. Many sold in flower markets are not in their original soil, which causes us to fail to keep them alive after buying them. It is best to wash the roots and replace the soil and pot. That is, wash off the soil around the roots, replace it with our own prepared acidic soil, and plant it in a shallow pot (the Milan is suitable for shallow pots).

After washing the roots clean, you can soak them in rooting water for another half hour. After soaking, let them dry a little. At this time we can mix the soil: the Milan likes acidity, so it must be planted in acidic soil. Flower lovers in the south are fine, but many in the north fail as soon as they grow it, and the reason is that the soil was not used well! The simplest mix is acidic soil: garden soil: sand = 2:2:1.

Acidic soils around us include red soil, black soil, leaf mold, pine needle soil, and so on. No need to buy them; you can completely make them yourself: put fallen leaves or pine needles in a basin, add boiling water to scald and sterilize them, and you can also add some carbendazim to disinfect. After 20 minutes, strain out the water, mix with nutrient soil or garden soil, seal it up, and ferment it in summer for 2 months and it is ready.

When planting with the mixed soil, be sure to plant it firmly. After pressing it tight and firm with your hands, water thoroughly with settled tap water. This counts as the initial settling water. Finally, place it in a cool, ventilated place to recover. During the recovery period, water less, and water thoroughly again only after the soil dries. It will usually establish in about 1-2 weeks.

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