How to cultivate hanging bamboo plum to make it more vigorous

Growing conditions of hanging bamboo plum

The hanging bamboo plum generally grows in shady and moist places. It is afraid of sunlight and is not cold-resistant. It can withstand low temperatures of 8°C. It is afraid of heat and can grow normally above 14°C. It requires higher air humidity. The leaves dry in dry air. It is not strict about the pH of the soil.

How to grow hanging bamboo plum

If you want the hanging bamboo plum to grow luxuriantly, it must grow in the best environment, and make necessary and reasonable adjustments in terms of soil substrate selection, nutrient supplementation, light management, and water supply.

Watering the hanging bamboo plum

When watering the hanging bamboo plum, you should pay attention to the principle of watering when the soil is dry and wet when the soil on the surface of the pot is dry. You can water it when you see the soil on the surface of the pot is dry. Do not water it too much.

Fertilization of Prunus mume

Compound fertilizers and cake water can be used for hanging bamboo plum to promote its healthy growth. Occasionally, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers can be supplemented to improve its resistance to diseases and pests. Homemade cake water should be fully decomposed and then used for dilution with water to prevent fertilizer damage caused by excessive concentration.

Pest and disease control of hanging bamboo plum

1. How to deal with mealybugs: Eliminate mealybug pests. If the branches and leaves are severely withered and yellowed, they should be cut off in time and sprayed with a solution of Suposuction emulsion.

2. How to deal with gray mold: Keep ventilation, keep the temperature above 25 degrees, keep the environment ventilated, and spray with thiocarbamide.

How to grow bamboo plum at home

1. Soil: When cultivating hanging bamboo plum at home, it is necessary to ensure that the soil is loose and fertile. The most suitable cultivation soil is a mixture of leaf mold, garden soil, and river sand.

2. Sunlight: Hanging Bamboo Plum is afraid of strong light. It must be placed in a cool place during normal maintenance. However, if bright light is not guaranteed, it will affect its growth.

3. Temperature: The suitable growth temperature of Hanging Bamboo Plum is between 18 and 30 degrees. In winter, in order to prevent frost damage, the temperature should be above 10 degrees. It will enter a dormant state if it is below 4 degrees, and it will freeze to death if it is below 0 degrees.

4. Fertilization: Hanging Bamboo Plum likes fertilizer and has many requirements for fertilizer, but do not apply fertilizer indiscriminately, such as concentrated fertilizer, nitrogen-biased, phosphorus-potassium fertilizer. The fertilizer concentration should be lower and the application frequency can be more frequent.

Precautions for the maintenance of hanging bamboo plum

The hanging bamboo plum has very high requirements for the air permeability of the flower soil, but the flower soil tends to clump after a period of time. It is important to change the pot regularly. Generally speaking, it is necessary to change the pot every two or three years. When the clumping is very serious, the pot needs to be changed. The root system can be repaired at the same time.