Which plants are not suitable for planting in spring, and can out-of-season flowers be bought?
After the Start of Spring arrives, the weather gradually becomes warmer, and many bougainvilleas, kapok trees, and small wild grasses along the streets begin to bloom. At this time, many people who love growing flowers also begin to get restless, wanting to stroll through the flower market on holidays and rest days. However, when walking into a dazzling flower market, what should be noted when buying flowers in March and April?
Tips for choosing flowers at the flower market: do not buy flowers that have bloomed past their peak
When strolling through the flower market on weekends, many flower shop owners will take advantage of the season to place some potted plants in full bloom in prominent positions. Although this makes the potted plants look full, do not buy potted plants that are blooming too vigorously. Because in the process of blooming, after passing the peak period, they will slowly go downhill. At this time, if you play the sucker and carry them home, they may wither in just a few days, which is not worth it at all.
Representative flowers among them include kalanchoe, azaleas, moth orchids, and the like. These are probably flowers left over from the Spring Festival, and they may basically have been given hormones to force blooming.
Do not buy out-of-season flowers
Spring is the time when all things revive, but some flowers bloom in autumn, such as osmanthus and begonias, as well as plum blossoms, moth orchids, and so on that bloom only in winter. Under normal circumstances, seeing them in spring means they were cultivated in greenhouses. If such flowers are bought and brought home, when the temperature is not right, it is very difficult to keep them alive, wasting effort and money.
Do not choose flowers that go dormant in summer
Every kind of flower has its own individual characteristics, and shortly after the Start of Spring comes summer. At this time, you cannot choose flowers that go dormant in summer. Representative flowers among them include clivia, carnations, geraniums, fuchsias, calla lilies, and so on. Once bought and brought home, it is a big loss, and after May there will be no flowers to admire.
Therefore, when going to the flower market to choose flowers on weekends, remember the several tips mentioned. Do not choose potted plants that are blooming in a flashy way, with a whole pot full of flowers. It is recommended to choose potted plants that have just sprouted a few flower buds, with only a few flowers opened. If you buy flowers like this and bring them home and care for them a little carefully, the whole pot will soon bloom. In this way, you can extend the time for enjoying the flowers. Even if the price is a little expensive, looking at them makes you feel comfortable!