The correct methods and common taboos of fertilizing flowers
Growing flowers requires fertilizing, and fertilizing also has its particularities. The amount of fertilizer should be proportional to how vigorously the flowers are growing, so that the flowers can grow healthily and bloom beautiful flowers. How do you fertilize correctly? What are the taboos of fertilizing flowers?
1. Fertilizing newly planted plants
Newly planted plants have many wounds on their root system. If they are stimulated by the outside, the wounds will not heal easily, which will cause root rot and may even lead to the death of the plant.
2. Fertilizing sickly and weak plants
Sickly and weak plants have weak growth vigor, poor photosynthesis, slow metabolism, and low ability to absorb fertilizer. If you fertilize them casually, it is instead easy to cause fertilizer damage.
3. Fertilizing during the flowering period
Fertilizing during the flowering period will promote excessive vegetative growth of the plant, easily causing leggy growth and resulting in bud drop and flower drop.
4. Fertilizing during the dormant period
Flowers stop or slow their growth during the dormant period. If fertilizer is applied, it will break the dormancy, prompt the plant to continue growing, and affect flowering the following year.
5. Fertilizing under the root crown
When planting flowers, do not place the plant roots directly on the base fertilizer. Instead, add a layer of soil on top of the fertilizer. Otherwise, it will not only be unfavorable for the fertilizer to be fully absorbed and used, but also easy to damage the root system. In addition, when applying topdressing, depending on the plant's growth condition, apply it in holes at an appropriate distance from the roots to facilitate absorption by the root system
6. Applying raw fertilizer
Applying organic fertilizer that has not been fully decomposed to flowers not only easily spreads pests and diseases, but the organic fertilizer will also ferment and generate heat during the decomposition process, the plant root system.
7. Applying concentrated fertilizer
When fertilizing flowers, you must strictly control the amount of fertilizer. Avoid excessive concentration or excessive amount, otherwise it will cause the plant root system, and in severe cases cause death. Generally, you should "apply thin fertilizer frequently."