How to grow baby's breath? A complete guide to care methods and tips
Baby's breath flowers are as small as beans and as white as clouds. When the flowers bloom in early summer, countless buds gather at the tips of the branches, swaying in the wind like ten thousand stars shining, hanging across the horizon, and that is how it got its name. Baby's breath is often used in the fresh cut flower market, dotted beside flowers such as roses and carnations to make bouquets more harmonious and beautiful.
The flower language of baby's breath is: pure, caring, longing, supporting role, true love and a pure heart. Its flower language comes from a beautiful Greek legend.
First, understand the habits of baby's breath
Baby's breath likes a warm, humid and sunny environment, is relatively shade-tolerant and cold-tolerant, and grows best in well-drained, fertile and loose loam. The cultivation soil is best as slightly alkaline calcareous loam, and drainage and sunlight need to be good. Once the plant height is already above 20 cm, reduce the amount of watering; slight drought can promote flowering. Especially after flowering, poor drainage or prolonged rain can easily rot the roots. It likes warmth and avoids high temperature and humidity, and the suitable growing temperature is 10-25°C.
Propagation methods of baby's breath
Baby's breath is mainly propagated by cuttings. In spring, carry out hardwood cuttings: cut 10-15 cm long mature branches from the previous year and insert them into a sand bed; they generally root in about 30 days. In the plum rain season, softwood cuttings can be used: select the tender top branches of the current year for cuttings, and they root 2-3 weeks after insertion. When repotting every spring, add fresh fertile soil, keep the potting soil moist during the growing period, and fertilize once every 2 weeks to encourage more branches and leaves and abundant flowering. In autumn, pay attention to pruning the whole plant to maintain a good plant shape. The main disease of baby's breath is leaf spot, which can be sprayed with a 600-fold dilution of 65% zineb wettable powder. Pests include aphids and red spiders, which can be killed by spraying with a 1000-fold dilution of 40% omethoate emulsifiable concentrate.
Pest and disease control of baby's breath
For the fatal disease of baby's breath, the soil must be disinfected with formaldehyde solution before planting. Pests are mainly mites and aphids, which can be killed by spraying with a 1000-fold dilution of dicofol and a 1500-fold dilution of fenvalerate.
How to grow baby's breath well
First, understand the habits of baby's breath
Baby's breath likes a warm, humid and sunny environment, is relatively shade-tolerant and cold-tolerant, and grows best in well-drained, fertile and loose loam. The cultivation soil is best as slightly alkaline calcareous loam, and drainage and sunlight need to be good. Once the plant height is already above 20 cm, reduce the amount of watering; slight drought can promote flowering. Especially after flowering, poor drainage or prolonged rain can easily rot the roots. It likes warmth and avoids high temperature and humidity, and the suitable growing temperature is 10-25°C.
Propagation methods of baby's breath
Baby's breath is mainly propagated by cuttings. In spring, carry out hardwood cuttings: cut 10-15 cm long mature branches from the previous year and insert them into a sand bed; they generally root in about 30 days. In the plum rain season, softwood cuttings can be used: select the tender top branches of the current year for cuttings, and they root 2-3 weeks after insertion. When repotting every spring, add fresh fertile soil, keep the potting soil moist during the growing period, and fertilize once every 2 weeks to encourage more branches and leaves and abundant flowering. In autumn, pay attention to pruning the whole plant to maintain a good plant shape. The main disease of baby's breath is leaf spot, which can be sprayed with a 600-fold dilution of 65% zineb wettable powder. Pests include aphids and red spiders, which can be killed by spraying with a 1000-fold dilution of 40% omethoate emulsifiable concentrate.
Pest and disease control of baby's breath
For the fatal disease of baby's breath, the soil must be disinfected with formaldehyde solution before planting. Pests are mainly mites and aphids, which can be killed by spraying with a 1000-fold dilution of dicofol and a 1500-fold dilution of fenvalerate.