Spring Flower Planting Techniques and Management Precautions
The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring. Naturally, spring is the best time for planting flowers, but we still need to grasp the techniques during planting. Below are spring flower cultivation and management techniques.
Spring is the season when all things revive, and flowers are no exception. Many flower enthusiasts choose to cultivate flowers in spring. The spring climate is mild, with appropriate rainfall, without the scorching heat of summer, the desolation of autumn, or the bitter cold of winter. It is a season very suitable for flower growth throughout the year.
One: Cultivating New Plants
1. Spring Cultivation
Common petunias, cosmos, ornamental peppers, ornamental pumpkins, safflowers, morning glories, lilacs, and Aglaia odorata are all suitable for cultivation in spring. When cultivating, pay attention to providing these plants with sufficient sunlight; they can be placed on balconies for planting. If it is early spring, also prevent late spring cold snaps, and promptly move plants indoors to avoid flowers being frozen.
2. Spring Sowing
Common lilies, dahlias, spider plants, Asplenium ferns, sansevierias, lotuses, clivias, Scadoxus, and asparagus ferns can all be sown and divided in spring. Sowing and dividing at this time makes it easy for flowers to survive and benefits plant growth. A touch of green makes people feel pleasant.
3. Greenhouse Maintenance
Epiphyllum, rat-tail cacti, night-blooming cereus, and Christmas cacti can all be grafted and cultivated in greenhouses, allowing them to take shape and bloom as early as possible.
Two, Flower Management
1. Pay Attention to Watering
During the growing period and full blooming period of flowers, be sure not to let them lack water. Gradually increase the amount of watering for flowers. You can add a drop of organic fertilizer to the water, controlling the concentration and amount well to avoid damaging roots. Apply thin fertilizer frequently, and flowers will grow better!
2. Maintain Ventilation
Pay attention to reducing the light duration for shade-tolerant plants, and keep windows open for ventilation for flowers, letting them gradually adapt to the outdoor maintenance environment. Common cinerarias, nasturtiums, geraniums, and salvias only need normal ventilation for growth.
3. Regular Pruning
The bottom lateral buds of cinerarias need to be removed by hand, and old leaves of evergreen plants need to be picked off to benefit new leaf growth. After Christmas cacti bloom, the top fleshy stems can be cut, and fuchsias can be pinched to make the plant shape graceful and produce more flowers.
I believe everyone is tempted after reading the spring flower-growing tips shared above. Now is the right time to plant flowers. What are you waiting for? Try it quickly.
Key Points for Spring Flower Cultivation and Repotting
Key Points for Spring Flower Cultivation and Repotting
[Common Questions] What issues need attention in spring flower cultivation? What are the precautions for repotting?
[Expert Answers]
One, Precautions for Flower Cultivation
1. Flower diseases, such as anthracnose, black spot, brown spot, gray mold, damping-off, and phytophthora blight, all overwinter in the soil as pathogens such as mycelium or sclerotia.
2. The pathogen of nematode disease, nematodes, also overwinters in the soil first, then invades flower roots and leaves to cause damage.
3. When propagating flowers by cuttings, the culture soil is required to be clean and sterile, to prevent pathogens from invading through cutting wounds, causing cuttings to rot and affecting cutting survival.
4. Soil disinfection of flower cultivation substrate is an important measure to prevent flower diseases, especially in spring, and can kill pathogens and pests in the cultivation substrate.
Two, Precautions for Flower Repotting
1. During the production of flower pots, the bottom hole often has an upward rim. If this rim is not removed, it will affect drainage during the rainy season, so it should be knocked off when repotting. If it is a plastic flower pot, more holes should be drilled in the bottom, which helps drainage.
2. When repotting, the root soil ball poured out must have the outer layer of old roots cut off with a flower shovel, and the surface soil of the root system also needs to be loosened with a shovel, thereby promoting root development. Otherwise, the root system will curl around the pot wall without extending, making it susceptible to drought, waterlogging, cold, and heat changes, and the plant often develops poorly.
3. After repotting with new soil, the pot soil must be pressed firm to avoid holes appearing in the pot soil after watering, which would affect root absorption of water and nutrients. Also, a watering rim must be left; the pot soil cannot be completely full with no place to store water.
4. Watering must be thorough. For the first watering after repotting, it is best to use the immersion method, that is, place the potted flower into a water basin, wait until the surface of the pot soil is moist, then take it out and place it. After the first watering, wait until the pot soil dries to the point that the surface turns white before watering again. Flower watering follows the principle of “do not water if not dry.”
5. After repotting, pay attention to orientation. Flowers and trees have a tendency to grow toward the sun, while bonsai-type flowers and trees are often already set in shape. Special attention should be paid to this, otherwise a bonsai with a different artistic conception may grow.
Editor's Summary:The arrival of spring is the season when all things revive. Many friends suddenly want to plant flowers. Today, I have explained flower planting techniques and repotting precautions, hoping to be helpful to everyone.
Cultivation and Management Matters for Potted Flowers
Some basic points about the cultivation and management of potted flowers have already been introduced earlier:
Selection and Purchase of Flowers and Trees
Preparation of Culture Soil in Flower Cultivation
Methods for Choosing Pots and Repotting Potted Flowers
How to Fertilize Potted Flowers
How to Water Potted Flowers
In addition to the above five basic points, the cultivation of potted flowers also requires attention to the following matters.
(1) Moving potted flowers outdoors: Around Guyu every spring, various flowers need to be moved outdoors one after another according to their cold tolerance, and all should be moved out by early May. Spring in the north is windy, with dry air, strong sunlight, and large temperature differences between day and night. If potted flowers are suddenly moved outdoors, most leaves will scorch and curl at the edges, causing new shoots to wither and flower buds to drop. Therefore, before moving them outdoors, the indoor environmental conditions must be changed 1 month in advance, so that indoor and outdoor environmental conditions gradually become similar, thereby enhancing the resistance of the flowers. The methods of hardening are:
First, stop heating early and lower the indoor temperature at night. On the premise that the indoor temperature is not lower than the required minimum temperature, stop adding insulating cattail blinds at night.
Second, strengthen ventilation and open more windows, until windows do not need to be closed at night, then move them outdoors one after another according to the cold tolerance of the potted flowers.
Third, first move some flowers with strong cold tolerance outdoors, then spread out the potted flowers remaining indoors at greater distances, in order to strengthen ventilation and increase light, while also reducing indoor air humidity.
Fourth, reduce watering and stop fertilizing as early as possible, to prevent excessive growth of branches and leaves and improve their resistance. Or before moving outdoors, combine shaping and cut off 1/2 of the new shoots sprouted in winter.
Fifth, when labor is sufficient, it is best to first move flowers from the low-temperature greenhouse outdoors, then move flowers from the medium-temperature greenhouse to the low-temperature greenhouse, and then move flowers from the high-temperature greenhouse to the medium-temperature greenhouse, using a gradual transition method to create hardening opportunities for them.
(2) Other Precautions
① Seize the season for planting: do not miss the timing, and choose the best planting period.
② Dip in mud slurry before planting: for dug-out seedlings whose roots are injured or fine roots are dry, dipping them in mud slurry can help them pass the critical period and also facilitates combination with the soil after planting.
③ Press the soil firm when planting: it is advisable to use slightly moist soil, which can be pressed firm and is easy to water through.
④ Do not let water accumulate at the bottom of the pot: some pot holes are too small, or the pot holes are blocked by soil. Measures should be taken to prevent water accumulation.
⑤ Do not water too little: if not watering, then do not water; if watering, water thoroughly.
⑥ Do not be greedy with fertilization: there are many examples of flowers and trees dying because of excessive fertilization. Even fertilizer-loving flowering and fruiting types should not be given overly concentrated fertilizer.
⑦ Pesticides should not be concentrated: potted flowers and trees rarely have pests and diseases. When using pesticides, it is better to dilute than to concentrate.
⑧ Sunlight must be sufficient: even for shade-loving boxwood, growth is unfavorable without sunlight.
⑨ Air needs to circulate: new seedlings should avoid wind, flowering plants should avoid north wind, and ventilation is needed at ordinary times.
⑩ The placement location should be high and open: apart from the time displayed indoors, it is generally not advisable to place them in small courtyards surrounded by buildings.
11. Avoid high temperatures and protect against frost and snow: according to the characteristics of flowers and trees, do a good job in cooling and cold protection.
12. Cultivation must be careful: for shallow-pot flowers and trees, do not let them lose water. During heavy rain, drainage work should be done well to prevent water accumulation and root rot. Also grasp the timing to prune branches and forks.