Don't neglect fertilizing flowers in summer; there are tricks to feeding plants in hot, high-temperature weather

For many plants, the hot summer is a dormant period, but some plants are still in a period of vigorous growth in summer. Although the summer climate is hot, you still shouldn't neglect fertilizing flowers and plants. The editor will now introduce some precautions for fertilizing flowers and plants in summer.

Milan flower

There are four major categories of ornamental plants that should have their fertilization management strengthened in summer. The first is the types with a particularly long flowering period, blooming from spring and summer into autumn, such as white magnolia, Chinese rose, Milan flower, jasmine, etc.; the second is the types that bloom profusely in autumn, such as chrysanthemum, osmanthus, cotton rose, etc.; the third is the types grown in winter for their flowers and fruit, such as bitter orange, heavenly bamboo, wintersweet, rhododendron, etc.; the fourth is foliage plants, such as palm bamboo, monstera, goosefoot plant, rubber tree, etc. As for the types of fertilizer, for the first three categories, in addition to the necessary nitrogen fertilizer as a top dressing, an appropriate amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should also be applied as a top dressing to meet the plants' comprehensive needs for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium and provide sufficient nutritional assurance for bud formation, flowering, and fruiting; for foliage plants, thin cake fertilizer liquid or urea solution should be the main choice. As for the application method, watering with thin liquid fertilizer is preferable.

The herbaceous flowers that should have fertilization strengthened in summer include: scarlet sage (white, purple, pink), cockscomb, China aster, zinnia, globe amaranth, chrysanthemum, black-eyed Susan, petunia, golden shrimp plant, shrimp plant, Jian orchid, marigold, four o'clock flower, dragon's mouth flower, etc. Woody flowers include: crape myrtle, pomegranate, poinsettia, banana shrub, osmanthus, camellia, sasanqua, Chinese hibiscus, jasmine, white orchid, Milan flower, night-blooming jasmine, Chinese rose, begonia types, Brunfelsia, bougainvillea, rhododendron, pearl orchid, wintersweet, rose of Sharon, cotton rose, etc. There are many kinds of foliage plants, such as bromeliads, Brazilian ironwood, palm bamboo, Norfolk Island pine, arrowhead plant, arrowroot, giant taro, red ruby, sago palm, rubber tree, monstera, ti plant, etc.

In summer, for ornamental plants in a dormant or semi-dormant state, fertilization must be stopped, especially for those succulent ornamental plants, such as sedum types, candle plant, fig marigold, carrion flower, fertilization must be stopped even more, to prevent the plants from rotting.