How do you use monopotassium phosphate for growing flowers? Mastering the correct method is key

Flower lovers often ask Chengcheng: Why use monopotassium phosphate for growing flowers? Can I do without it?

Chengcheng tells everyone: the main components of monopotassium phosphate are phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer. Phosphorus fertilizer both promotes flowering and helps the root system grow well, while potassium fertilizer makes plant stems grow thick and strong and leaves grow thick and plump. So if you want to grow flowers well, doing without it is definitely not an option!

So how exactly do you use monopotassium phosphate?

First,If it is a plant that blooms only once or twice a year, such as orchids, clivia (Clivia miniata), camellias, etc.

For these plants, start using monopotassium phosphate two months before their flowering period. If you do not know when the flowering period is, then use it when they first grow flower buds. In both cases, dilute with water at a ratio of 1:1500 or 1:2000 and spray the leaves or water the roots, using it once every 10 days. When the flower buds are about to open, stop fertilizing.

Second,If it is a plant that can bloom all year round as long as the temperature is suitable, such as Madagascar jasmine (Stephanotis floribunda), jasmine, crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii), Chinese rose, etc., these plants, because they bloom in all four seasons, and even grow buds while blooming, can be said to bloom almost 365 days a year, every day.

Because they need to grow leaves as well as bloom, it is best to first shallowly bury some granular compound fertilizer or organic fertilizer around the edge of the pot, and then use monopotassium phosphate once every 10 days. Only with sufficient fertility can they both bloom and grow leaves without neglecting either, and only then can the leaves be thick and green and the flowers be plentiful.

If you have Bikaihua, Huaduoduo No. 15, or products labeled as flower-promoting nutrient solution at home, these are fertilizers with low nitrogen, medium potassium, and high phosphorus. These are also suitable for plants that bloom in all four seasons, but it is best to additionally supplement with compound fertilizer once a month.

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