What should be noted for flower planting during the White Dew solar term?

Today is White Dew, and the weather has already turned cool. Flowers are delicate plants by nature, and when the weather turns cool, they need special care. Here is a share with everyone.

What should be noted for flower planting during the White Dew solar term:

1. Timely light: Some light-loving woody flowers that bloom in summer, such as jasmine, hibiscus, and orange jessamine, should still be placed in a sunny place so the plants receive light, promoting the maturation of current-year branches and helping them survive the winter. Potted flowers that bloom around Spring Festival, such as azaleas, clivia, cyclamen, poinsettia, and Christmas cactus, should also be placed in a sunny place to receive full sun; otherwise flowering will be delayed or they may not bloom at all. Generally, foliage plants are more shade-tolerant, so some light can be provided appropriately.

2. Timely water and fertilizer: Start controlling the amount of water given to flowers at the right time and stop fertilizing, so that too much water does not cause root rot and too much fertilizer does not cause excessive growth of branches and leaves, which would affect overwintering. Flowers that bloom around Spring Festival, such as cyclamen, clivia, Christmas cactus, and azaleas, have already passed the dormant period and are beginning to enter the peak growing season, so from autumn to Spring Festival flowering, fertilizer and water management should be strengthened, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be appropriately increased to help flower bud formation.

3. Timely pruning: Apart from flowers that bloom in early spring, most flowers such as jasmine, crape myrtle, and pomegranate can be pruned and shaped in autumn. This can reduce nutrient consumption in winter and encourage more blooms the following year. When pruning, remove diseased branches, dead branches, overly dense branches, and leggy branches, laying a good foundation for potted flowers to overwinter.

4. Timely propagation: As autumn arrives and temperatures gradually drop, some biennial flowers, such as pansy, dianthus, cineraria, and hollyhock, are at the best time for sowing. After sowing, pay attention to spraying water and keeping the soil moist. Some woody flowers are suitable for autumn cuttings, such as Chinese rose, geranium, and jasmine; the survival rate of autumn cuttings is relatively high. For perennial flowers that are densely grown and need division, such as peony and Chinese peony, divide and propagate them in time. For flowers that bloom around Spring Festival, such as hyacinth, tulip, and amaryllis, pot them up as soon as possible.

5. Timely moving indoors: Handle flowers separately according to their different varieties. Warm-loving flowers and plants such as hibiscus, poinsettia, begonia, cyclamen, jasmine, coleus, and monstera should be moved indoors when the temperature is 10°C; spider plant, asparagus fern, cast-iron plant, Schefflera, and rubber tree should also be moved indoors when the temperature is 5°C.