Recommended Flower Varieties Suitable for Planting in Autumn

  In people's eyes, autumn is not only a busy harvest season, but also a scene of falling leaves, withering and decay. Especially for many seasonal flowering plants grown in pots, the falling of flowers and leaves and the withering of the plants are simply too painful to behold. However, for many flowering plants, autumn is also a suitable season for planting. Perhaps not long after planting, they can bring a touch of new green to the environment and also become a beautiful sight, making autumn as full of vitality as spring. So, which flowers are suitable for planting in autumn?

  Sometimes, autumn also has roughly the same climatic characteristics as spring, especially in the southern regions of our country. Therefore, common flowering plants such as cosmos, calendula, corn poppy, lavender and zinnia are typical representatives that are very suitable for planting in autumn. Of course, as long as the autumn climate and environment meet the growth requirements of flowering plants, many flowering plants can be planted in autumn, and their growth and flowering state are not necessarily worse than when planted in spring.

  The flowering plants listed above by the editor are relatively easy to plant. If propagating by sowing seeds, generally you only need to grasp the timing of sowing. And this timing often requires the correct time, as well as suitable temperature and humidity. When sowing and propagating under such conditions, the germination rate is usually relatively high. But if we want the seedlings after germination to keep growing vigorously, then we need to put in more thought and effort.

  First, we need to provide guarantees in terms of temperature, humidity, light, water and fertilizer, ensuring that the plants will not show poor growth due to unsuitable light and temperature or improper water and fertilizer. This is especially true for the management of water and fertilizer, since seedlings usually grow relatively fast, and maintaining rapid growth requires consuming large amounts of water and nutrients, so we need to provide timely guarantees in terms of water and fertilizer. Of course, light and temperature must also be suitable, because most flowering plants prefer light, while autumn sunlight gradually weakens, so we need to provide sufficient light for the plants; and as the temperature gradually drops, we must also do a good job of protecting young plants from the cold and keeping them warm.

  At the same time, during the maintenance and management period, once we find weeds growing alongside the flowering plants, we must promptly pull them out. This is because weeds usually have relatively strong vitality and also very strong reproductive capacity. If they grow together with the seedlings for too long, they often compete for and take away large amounts of nutrients that originally belonged to the flowering plants, thereby weakening the growth vigor of the flowers. At the same time, promptly pulling out weeds can also allow the flowers to receive more sufficient light and make the growing environment more ventilated.

  Of course, as the seedlings continue to grow, because they are frequently watered and fertilized, the soil will gradually become compacted, which is very unfavorable for the later infiltration of water and fertilizer. It will not only reduce the utilization rate of nutrients, but also hinder the normal respiration of the plant roots, thus often affecting the normal growth activities of the plants. Therefore, if this situation is not improved in time, it will inevitably cause the plants to show various signs of poor growth. Thus, in addition to doing the above aspects well, we must also loosen the soil in time to ensure improved soil softness and permeability, thereby improving the infiltration effect of water and fertilizer.