What points should be noted for growing flowers in winter?

How to care for flowers in winter is a headache, especially in places without heating, where plants can easily be damaged by the cold if you are not careful. There are still points to note when growing flowers in winter, and next we will tell you what to pay attention to when growing flowers in winter.

Pay attention to indoor temperature:

Some flowers enter a dormant or semi-dormant state in winter. At this time, yellowing and falling leaves are normal. If the indoor temperature is too low, watering needs to be controlled. At this time, plant growth is slow. If the potting soil is too moist, it will cause the plants to rot and die.

Whether indoors or on a balcony, the temperature is best kept between 4-8°C. If the temperature is too high, the flowers will have physiological activity, wasting the energy they have stored, which is not good for growth the following year. This type of flower includes Milan, gardenia, jasmine, orange, plum blossom, fig, pomegranate, grape, hawthorn, papaya, iron-stem crabapple, apricot, peach, apple, honeysuckle, winter jasmine, Chunlan, Huilan and so on.

Pay attention to excessive fertilizer and water:

During the dormant period, the physiological activity of flowers basically stops, and the demand for water and fertilizer is very small; it is enough to maintain life. Flowers in winter do not need fertilizing. Fertilizing not only wastes fertilizer but also harms the root system of the flowers.

Pay attention to dry air:

The winter environment in the north is very dry, and if the relative air humidity is too low, it is not good for the growth of flowers. Try to maintain a certain humidity in the air. If there is a humidifier, you can place the flowers next to the humidifier, or you can spray the potted plants with a spray bottle. Do not use water that is too cold.

Pay attention to sunlight:

Winter sunlight is not very abundant. Try to maintain more than three hours of light every day so that the flowers can grow better the following year. Even woody flowers without leaves need a certain amount of light time, and they must not be kept without sunlight.

Pruning:

Before potted flowers overwinter, they should be pruned and branches trained in good time to reduce nutrient consumption and reduce the indoor space they take up during winter.

Beginning of spring:

Next year at the beginning of spring, generally from the Spring Equinox to the Qingming period, overwintered flowers can be moved outdoors one after another, and fertilizer and water can be applied, such as bio-organic fertilizer, Huangye Bizhi, trace element water-soluble fertilizer, etc., so that the flowers can grow normally in spring.