How to grow forget-me-not flowers

Forget-me-not growing conditions

Forget-me-nots have a wide adaptability to the environment and prefer a dry, cool, sunny environment. The suitable growth temperature is between 20-25 degrees. They are suitable for planting in fertile, loose, well-drained slightly alkaline soil. They are often distributed on the edge or under forests in mountains, on hillsides or in valley grasslands.

How to grow forget-me-not flowers

To grow forget-me-nots, you need to provide an ambient temperature of 20-25 degrees, more than 6 hours of diffuse light every day, and do a good job of water and fertilizer management to avoid waterlogging. Apply fertilizer once in February to March to supplement nutrients, ventilate frequently, and do a good job of disease and pest prevention.

Watering the forget-me-not flowers

Forget-me-nots cannot tolerate waterlogging, so the amount of watering should be controlled. Each time you water, you should water along the periphery of the flowerpot, slowly pouring the water into the soil. Do not use too much force. This will ensure that every inch of soil is evenly watered, which is beneficial for root absorption.

Fertilizing Forget-Me-Nots

Nitrogen and potassium fertilizers are more important in the growth process of forget-me-not, accounting for 70% of the total amount of fertilizer. Phosphorus fertilizer can be used as base fertilizer and can be applied once a season. The plant needs fertilizer once every 20 days after transplanting. When applying solid fertilizer to forget-me-not, it is best to bury it in the potting soil.

Forget-me-not pest control

Forget-me-nots are prone to root rot. You can trim the rotten roots, soak them in potassium permanganate solution, and replant them. Then spray aluminum phosphine ethyl phosphate wettable powder. If brown spot disease occurs, control watering, increase ventilation, reduce humidity, and trim diseased leaves in time. In the early stage of the disease, you can spray mancozeb wettable powder and carbendazim wettable powder.

How to grow forget-me-not flowers at home

1. Substrate selection: The choice of substrate for forget-me-nots is also very critical. The better the soil quality, the higher the success rate. Use loose, breathable, nutritious and alkaline soil.

2. Sowing: After the forget-me-not seeds are processed, they can be scattered into the soil. Be careful to scatter them evenly and cover them with a layer of soil. Not too thin, so that the seeds are covered. Otherwise, the seeds may not germinate when exposed to sunlight.

3. Maintenance: After sowing the forget-me-not, you must ensure the humidity and the soil must be moist at all times. Then there is the temperature. It is best to keep it around 25°C, but do not exceed this temperature. Too high a temperature is not suitable for germination. It will germinate in about half a month.

Forget-me-not flower care precautions

When the forget-me-not flowers have insufficient water, add water in time. Do not let them gradually wither due to lack of water. Pick off the withered petals to keep the bouquet in the most perfect posture. If they are grown in water, be sure to clean the vase when changing the water to avoid the breeding of bacteria, especially in water with preservatives, which is more likely to breed bacteria, so the vase must also be cleaned carefully.