How to fertilize bougainvillea? A detailed guide to choosing fertilizers

I. Fertilization timing

Bougainvillea has a fairly high demand for fertilizer and needs it over a relatively long period. First, when planting, transplanting, or repotting, some base fertilizer is needed; repotting can be done once every 2-3 years.

II. Types of fertilizer

The base fertilizer mainly consists of some solid fertilizers, such as animal manure or some farmyard manure. For top dressing, you can use some liquid fertilizer bought at a flower shop, or you can mix your own. For example, you can put household waste into a bucket, seal it, and leave it in the sun; it will be ready in about half a month.

III. Fertilization methods

1. When using base fertilizer, it needs to be mixed into the soil after the soil is prepared, and mixed as evenly as possible. The amount of base fertilizer used does not need to be too much, but its role is very important. When using top dressing, it needs to be diluted first, and the concentration must not be too high, otherwise the bougainvillea may suffer root rot.

2. Next is the frequency of fertilization; it does not need to be done too many times, and the interval can be kept at about half a month.

IV. Precautions

1. When fertilizing, be careful not to get it on the leaf surface, otherwise it will cause the leaves to rot.

2. Before fertilizing, you can loosen the soil appropriately to make the soil more porous, which makes absorption easier.