Cyclamen Repotting Method and Key Points for Later Care
1. Repotting time
The first repotting takes place between Qingming and Guyu, when the cyclamen has grown about 10 leaves. At this time the outdoor temperature is 18°C—25°C (taking Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province as an example), with a large temperature difference between day and night. After repotting, the area for nutrient supply in the substrate can be increased in time, providing the necessary conditions for the cyclamen's first vigorous growth period.
The second repotting takes place from after the Start of Autumn to before Frost's Descent, and this is the last repotting. Repotting at this time not only increases the area for nutrient supply in the substrate in time, but also increases the water storage capacity for each watering, providing sufficient water and nutrient resources for the rapidly growing plant.
2. Choosing a flower pot
To create a good growing environment for the cyclamen, it is best to use unglazed clay pots with good air permeability. In recent years, black plastic nursery pots have become favored for their many advantages such as low price, ease of handling and transport, and small size, but their air permeability is slightly inferior to that of unglazed clay pots. The polyethylene plastic flower pots sold on the market have high requirements for the substrate; if you are not sufficiently confident about a substrate you have mixed yourself, it is best not to use them.
Newly purchased unglazed clay pots need to be soaked in clean water for 30 minutes before use, because new pots have large and numerous pores, and after watering the water in the substrate is quickly absorbed by the pot walls, causing insufficient water supply to the plant. Used old clay pots must be soaked and disinfected in a 1/5000 potassium permanganate solution or a broad-spectrum fungicide solution diluted about 1000 times for 30 minutes, while removing mud stains, moss and other attachments inside and outside the pot. For the first repotting, it is advisable to choose a flower pot with a diameter of 13—16 cm, and for the second, a flower pot with a diameter of 18—22 cm.
3. Preparing the substrate
The substrate formula used for repotting should be basically the same as the transplanting substrate, so as to ensure better combination of the original substrate with the new substrate and enable the plant's root system to adapt to the new substrate environment as quickly as possible. The difference is that the proportion of barnyard manure should be increased in the original formula. In the substrate used for the first repotting, the proportion of barnyard manure is 3/10; for the last repotting, besides increasing the proportion of barnyard manure to 4/10, an appropriate amount of granular phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer should also be added to the substrate, so as to ensure that the finished plant has a fixed source of nutrients during physiological processes such as bud formation, flowering and fruiting in the reproductive growth stage.
Cyclamen repotting and later care
The cyclamen repotting process
Repotting time
The first repotting is between Qingming and Guyu; in northern regions the outdoor temperature is 18°C-25°C, with a large temperature difference between day and night. After repotting, the area for nutrient supply in the substrate can be increased in time, providing the necessary conditions for the cyclamen's first growth period.
The second repotting is from after the Start of Autumn to before Frost's Descent.
Choosing a flower pot
It is best to use unglazed clay pots with good air permeability. Newly purchased unglazed clay pots need to be soaked in clean water for 30 minutes before use. Old clay pots must be soaked and disinfected in a 1/5000 potassium permanganate solution or a broad-spectrum fungicide solution diluted about 1000 times for 30 minutes, while removing mud stains, moss and other attachments inside and outside the pot.
Preparing the substrate
For the repotting substrate, increase the proportion of barnyard manure in the previously used substrate, and add an appropriate amount of granular phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer.
Repotting method
Repotting should be carried out in an environment covered with a shade net
First place 2 cm thick furnace ash slag or coarse gravel, etc. in the bottom of the pot as a drainage layer, then add a small amount of substrate. Knock out the plant with its root ball and place it in the center of the flower pot, then fill the pot with substrate and firm it in place. Be careful to leave 1/3 of the plant's corm exposed above the substrate, and keep the substrate 2 cm below the rim of the pot.
Care for cyclamen after repotting
Seedling stage care
Water the substrate thoroughly, pay attention to moisture retention during the recovery period, and promptly disinfect wounds from broken leaf stalks. The usual practice is to spray the plants uniformly once with an 800-times dilution of agricultural streptomycin. After about a week, routine care can begin.
Care after the first repotting
Spray the leaves with a 500-800 times liquid fertilizer once every 7-10 days, and shade the plants between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Control watering, following the basic principle of preferring dry over wet; water thoroughly again only when the substrate has dried to the point that the leaves are about to wilt.
Care after the second repotting
Apply a thin fertilizer solution fully decomposed from soybean cake or horse hoof once every half month, and additionally spray the leaves with a 300 -500 times potassium dihydrogen phosphate liquid fertilizer 2-3 times a month. In winter, the flower pots should be placed at a certain distance from each other to avoid overlapping leaves; excess leaves in the center of the plant can be removed, and the flower pot should be turned frequently according to the plant's growth.
When should cyclamen be repotted? Cyclamen repotting method and its later care
The cyclamen blooms brilliantly, attracting visitors from afar, yet it is not delicate at all and grows quite vigorously, easily overflowing its pot if you are not careful. Therefore, for the healthy growth of the cyclamen and to maintain its ornamental value, we need to repot and care for it. So when should cyclamen be repotted? Next, the editor will introduce the cyclamen repotting method and its later care.
Image: Cyclamen repotting method
I. Cyclamen repotting method
1. Repotting time
The first repotting is between Qingming and Guyu; in northern regions the outdoor temperature is 18°C—25°C, with a large temperature difference between day and night. After repotting, the area for nutrient supply in the substrate can be increased in time, providing the necessary conditions for the cyclamen's first growth period.
The second repotting is from after the Start of Autumn to before Frost's Descent.
2. Choosing a flower pot
It is best to use unglazed clay pots with good air permeability. Newly purchased unglazed clay pots need to be soaked in clean water for 30 minutes before use. Old clay pots must be soaked and disinfected in a 1/5000 potassium permanganate solution or a broad-spectrum fungicide solution diluted about 1000 times for 30 minutes, while removing mud stains, moss and other attachments inside and outside the pot.
3. Preparing the substrate
For the repotting substrate, increase the proportion of barnyard manure in the previously used substrate, and add an appropriate amount of granular phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer.
4. Repotting method
Repotting should be carried out in an environment covered with a shade net
First place 2 cm thick furnace ash slag or coarse gravel, etc. in the bottom of the pot as a drainage layer, then add a small amount of substrate. Knock out the plant with its root ball and place it in the center of the flower pot, then fill the pot with substrate and firm it in place. Be careful to leave 1/3 of the plant's corm exposed above the substrate, and keep the substrate 2 cm below the rim of the pot.
Image: Cyclamen repotting method
II. Later care for cyclamen after repotting
1. Seedling stage care
Water the substrate thoroughly, pay attention to moisture retention during the recovery period, and promptly disinfect wounds from broken leaf stalks. The usual practice is to spray the plants uniformly once with an 800-times dilution of agricultural streptomycin. After about a week, routine care can begin.
2. Care after the first repotting
Spray the leaves with a 500—800 times liquid fertilizer once every 7—10 days, and shade the plants between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Control watering, following the basic principle of preferring dry over wet; water thoroughly again only when the substrate has dried to the point that the leaves are about to wilt.
3. Care after the second repotting
Apply a thin fertilizer solution fully decomposed from soybean cake or horse hoof once every half month, and additionally spray the leaves with a 300—500 times potassium dihydrogen phosphate liquid fertilizer 2—3 times a month. In winter, the flower pots should be placed at a certain distance from each other to avoid overlapping leaves; excess leaves in the center of the plant can be removed, and the flower pot should be turned frequently according to the plant's growth.
The above is all the content about the cyclamen repotting method and its later care. Repotting cyclamen is of great significance for improving its healthy growth and ornamental value. Everyone should also treat it patiently and master the cyclamen repotting method and later care.