Golden flowers are perfect for growing in autumn; place a pot in the living room and the whole family will be full of wealth and good fortune
Once End of Heat passes, Huahua feels the weather has become much cooler, truly refreshing and invigorating~ Now there is plenty of energy to potter about growing flowers. When autumn arrives, of course the home cannot be without a few pots of "golden" flowers. The several kinds mentioned today must be grown right away~
Grow golden osmanthus, meet golden fortune
They say autumn is bright and crisp, and golden osmanthus fragrance drifts... Autumn has arrived, how can the home be without a golden osmanthus tree!
1. How to choose osmanthus seedlings
Osmanthus must be a 4-5 year old seedling to bloom. When buying, gardeners should check carefully: the height should be about 1 m, and the main trunk should be 3-5 cm thick. Or simply buy a golden osmanthus that is already blooming, which is safer.
Besides choosing the age, you also need to choose the variety. Osmanthus is divided into golden osmanthus, red osmanthus and silver osmanthus, with fragrance becoming lighter in that order. The most fragrant golden osmanthus is also the source of the osmanthus we eat, making it the most worthwhile to grow.
2. How to get more blooms
Golden osmanthus can also be grown indoors, but it needs plenty of sunlight. It is not fussy about soil, and does not need too much watering; water only when the soil is dry. Now you can spray the osmanthus with a little monopotassium phosphate to force and promote flowering, or ferment some rice-washing water and use it for watering, just 2 times a month.
Plant a golden chrysanthemum, and it is like having a golden pig
Autumn is the season when chrysanthemums dominate. The flowering period can last one to two months, continuing until winter. There is more than one variety of golden chrysanthemum, such as Huangxiu chrysanthemum, Qiansi chrysanthemum, Mailang, Huangguan and so on, in all kinds of forms~
1. How to choose chrysanthemum seedlings
When buying chrysanthemum seedlings, it is best to buy ones with many buds, because chrysanthemums are quite tough. Take them home and care for them normally; as long as you do not water too much, they will bloom smoothly. The more buds, the more flowers!
2. Chrysanthemum cuttings
Chrysanthemums can also be propagated by cuttings now. Cut off branches, each with a pair of leaves, insert them into moist potting soil, and place them in a shady spot. They will root in about 1-2 weeks, though they will bloom a bit later.
Hang up a nasturtium, and you have a golden curtain
Grow a climbing nasturtium in autumn; flowers come and go, lively and bustling all the way into late autumn...
1. How to care for it
Nasturtium is a bit like a pot-bursting petunia. Interested gardeners can buy seeds to sow, or simply buy a pot to grow. Give it plenty of sun normally, and absolutely do not overwater; small herbaceous flowers rot easily when given too much water!
2. Getting nasturtium to burst its pot
Nasturtium grows faster the more you pinch it. Normally you should tip it and pinch out the growing tips more often; after pinching it bursts its pot faster and more easily forms a ball of flowers. When it blooms, gently brush the stamens with a cotton swab to help it pollinate and set seed, and next year you can grow a whole patch again~
Golden freesia, the most eye-catching in the whole home
Freesia, once often seen in flower shops, is now widely grown, so we can grow it at home too. It blooms abundantly and for a long time. Now is exactly the time to plant it, and it will bloom in autumn and winter~
1. How to plant it
Freesia is grown from bulbs, like slightly larger garlic heads. Tuck them into the soil and water a little, and they will sprout "garlic shoots". With normal care, they will bloom in 1-2 months. After flowering they can even reproduce bulbs on their own, far more economical than buying cut flowers!
2. Flowering period in the north and south
Freesia can be planted right now. For gardeners in the north, autumn and winter are relatively cold, so flowering may be a little later; if placed indoors with heating, it may bloom earlier. Gardeners in the south can grow it outdoors, with no pressure overwintering~
Golden Phalaenopsis, full of noble air for the whole family
Most Phalaenopsis people grow are rose red, but golden yellow is also very beautiful, symbolizing rising success. It is suitable whether placed in the living room or the study~
1. How to care for it
Phalaenopsis likes a warm and humid environment. In most of our regions, autumn and winter are cold and dry, so be sure to keep it warm. If kept indoors, spray the leaves with water often to raise the humidity of the surrounding air.
2. How to get more blooms
Autumn is a good time to fertilize Phalaenopsis, so that it can keep blooming afterward. You can put some peanut shells at the bottom of the pot as a base fertilizer, add 1-2 urea granules to the water when watering normally, or spray the leaves with monopotassium phosphate as a foliar fertilizer.
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