Key Points for Fine Winter Management of Clivia and Prevention and Control of Edible Mushroom Diseases

1. Watering. Each watering must soak through, and after flower buds appear, water a little more. About every 20 days, combine watering with a fertilization of fermented soybean cake water, diluted fishy water, and water from boiled water chestnuts, combining watering and fertilizing. When room temperature is low, control watering to prevent the potting soil from becoming too wet; overly wet potting soil will cause root rot and death.

2. Temperature control. When the outdoor temperature at night drops below 10°C, move it indoors. When the indoor temperature drops below 10°C, besides covering the surface of the potting soil with a 1 cm thick layer of charcoal powder for insulation, also place it in a sunny, warm spot indoors and spray with Xin Gaozhi Mo to keep it warm and prevent pathogen infection.

3. Soil and fertilizer. From the Autumn Equinox to the Winter Solstice, apply a solid fertilizer once to Clivia, applying less nitrogen fertilizer and more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Eggshell powder and thoroughly decomposed fishy water are very good phosphorus fertilizers, while bran ash and tobacco ash are readily available potassium fertilizers. A compound fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium may also be applied to encourage the sprouting of more new plants and leaves. Fertilization must be moderate; never apply concentrated fertilizer or raw fertilizer that has not been fermented and decomposed, otherwise it easily causes scorched or rotten leaf tips.

4. Light. Although Clivia likes a semi-shaded environment, the longer the sunlight exposure in winter, the better, and use [a product] that can help plants absorb large amounts of light fertilizer, light energy, and light, is compatible with conventional fertilizers, and supplies nutrients for plant growth and development to the extreme. It can help absorb large amounts of light fertilizer, light energy, and light, is compatible with conventional fertilizers, and supplies nutrients for plant growth and development to the extreme.

5. Extending the flowering period. The flowering period of Clivia is mostly from December to March of the following year. The method to extend the flowering period is to place it in a shaded spot when the flowers are about to open, appropriately control watering, and spray with Huaduo Zhuangdiling, which can promote strong flower buds, large petals, vivid flower color, rich fragrance, and a longer flowering period. (Dadi)