How to grow red berries in pots?

How to grow red berries

Red berry is a plant of the Crassulaceae family, genus Crassulaceae. It likes a warm, dry environment with sufficient light and good ventilation. It will hibernate when the temperature is too high in summer. It is intolerant to low temperature and excessive humidity. How long it takes for the red berry succulent to burst into bloom depends on the maintenance method. If properly maintained, it will burst into bloom soon.

1. Prepare the soil

Red berries are suitable for planting in loose, fertile, well-drained soil. It is best to choose larger granular media, and mix in some sand, gravel, and coconut palm soil. Mix them well and use them. Do not use ordinary soil, which is prone to water accumulation and cause root rot. Even if there is no root rot, it will cause excessive growth.

2. Remove soil and prune roots

Before potting the red berries, you can remove the soil at the roots and then carry out necessary root pruning, mainly cutting off old, weak and diseased roots to avoid wasting nutrients and hindering the absorption and transmission of nutrients.

3. Planting in pots

The red berry succulent plants that have been root-trimmed and have had their wounds dried should be planted in new pots with new soil. Generally, moist soil should be used for planting to avoid the risk of increasing root rot by watering after potting, and at the same time, it will not affect acclimatization due to lack of water.

4. Water and fertilizer management

After the red berries have successfully adapted to the pot, you can water them once and apply fertilizer at the same time. In the early stage, in order to promote the vigorous growth of the plants, you can apply some flower fertilizers with high nitrogen content. This will also help to enhance the color and improve the ornamental value of the potted plants.

5. Pinching and topping

When the red berries grow stably, you can pinch and top them to encourage more red berries to sprout and head out. Mainly, remove the leaf core at the top. This can effectively promote the sprouting of new buds from the stems. As the new buds continue to grow, they will eventually head out.

Red berry care precautions

During daily care of red berries, it is necessary to reasonably control water and humidity, and no water accumulation should occur. The environment should be kept ventilated and dry, while providing sufficient light. Provide shade when the light intensity is high in summer. Of course, it is best to have a large temperature difference between day and night, which can help the red berries to color, and the plants will have a better ornamental effect after turning red.