Want a Calibrachoa potted plant to explode with blooms? Timely bud pinching is the key

Million Bells (Calibrachoa) is a flower that easily bursts into a full pot. Grandpa especially loves this flower and says that if you grow a few more pots, you become a "multimillionaire." If you want Million Bells to burst into a full pot, you have to let it "miscarry."

1. A full pot depends on "miscarriage"

When Grandpa grows this flower, he often pinches off flower branches and flower buds, saying this is the best way to make it burst into a full pot. When flower lovers care for Million Bells and want to promote blooming, then in March-May, when it only grows scattered flower buds, use tweezers to pinch off the buds and let it "miscarry." This lets it bloom smoothly into a full pot the next time it flowers.

Grandpa says this little trick for a full pot is built on daily care. During ordinary care, you also need to pay attention to a few small details for this method of promoting blooming to be effective.

2. Be careful when transplanting

Grandpa says this flower grows rampantly and very vigorously, so when one pot does not have enough space, you have to make a new place for it and change it to a new pot, transplanting it. When transplanting, you must place it gently. Its roots are easily injured, and once injured, it is very hard to recover, so when transplanting you cannot be rough.

3. Be cautious when supplementing fertilizer

Grandpa grows flowers and usually makes his own compost, but the compost he makes himself is not used indiscriminately on this flower. He says this flower does not like heavy fertilizer, unlike roses, which eat any kind of fertilizer. This flower likes light fertilizer. When potting, it is best not to bury base fertilizers such as bone meal or cake fertilizer, as that will only harm this flower.

This flower does not need much fertilizer. During ordinary care, you can use self-made compost, but the dilution ratio should be doubled compared with usual to ensure safety. Grandpa says this flower likes iron, so when fertilizing, it is best to water it with organic fertilizer with balanced trace elements, or spray the leaves 1-2 times with a 0.2% ferrous sulfate solution.

Grandpa says that although this flower is easy to grow, if you want it to bloom into a full pot, you still need to pay attention to details. Many flower lovers think that since blooming is lively, it likes heavy fertilizer; for this flower, that is very fatal. When caring for Million Bells, if flower lovers have any other "little tricks," why not share them with everyone.