If you grow bougainvillea like this, it only takes 4 steps to turn it into a big flower ball that will bloom 365 days a year!

1. Selection of substrate and watering!

Careful flower lovers will find that the bougainvilleas growing freely in the streets and alleys can grow to several meters high, and the flowers can bloom so well that only the leaves can be seen! However, the bougainvilleas that are carefully cared for at home bloom only sparsely, which is really a headache.

The bougainvillea grown outside, first of all, has good sunlight, and secondly, there is no one to water it, so it depends on the weather.

In fact, Bougainvillea is different from other plants. It needs "water control" to promote the differentiation of flower buds. Bougainvillea that is left unattended outside often lacks water, so its flower buds grow more!

Bougainvillea flower buds:

Now we know that if we want Bougainvillea to bloom more, we need to "control water", so what does this have to do with our choice of substrate? If your substrate has a strong ability to retain water, it will not dry out easily and the water control effect cannot be achieved. When planting bougainvillea, you must choose soil with good drainage.

Pengpeng used garden soil and river sand, about five parts garden soil and three parts river sand. River sand has good drainage ability and can enhance drainage performance after being added.

You can also use peat for planting, just mix the soil according to the ratio of five parts peat and two parts perlite. This kind of soil has a significant water control effect and is conducive to the formation of flower buds.

Next, let’s talk about “water control”. Water control refers to controlling the frequency of watering. The principle is to inhibit the conversion of vegetative growth of Bougainvillea into reproductive growth.

As for water control, in the southern region, it is generally not watered for two or three days, until the leaves of Bougainvillea become slightly dehydrated and wilted. Due to regional issues, the time for water control varies, but remember to use "Bougainvillea leaves appear slightly wilted" as the standard for water control. After controlling the water for about a month, you can find flower buds at the top of the branches.

2. Fertilize and prune!

After seeing the bougainvillea flower buds, we can resume normal watering. You can use a little fertilizer at this time to promote the growth of flower buds. The fertilizer used at this time cannot contain nitrogen, otherwise it will cause the branches and leaves to grow wildly and the nutrients will be diverted, and then all our previous efforts will be wasted.

I recommend you use potassium dihydrogen phosphate, which does not contain nitrogen fertilizer and can promote root growth. Use this fertilizer once a week, spray the leaves at 1200 times the concentration, and stop using it until the bougainvillea flowers grow up.

Most of the flowers of bougainvillea grow on new branches, so if you want them to bloom well, you need to prune them frequently. After the flowers of bougainvillea wither, cut off one-third of the branches. This can break the apical growth advantage and facilitate the return of nutrients to the buds, preparing for the next bloom.

After each pruning after flowering, fertilizer should be added in time. I used ordinary chemical fertilizer for growing vegetables, and sprinkled about ten grains in each pot.

In addition to pruning after flowering, you should also pay attention to cutting off thin branches. Thin branches produce fewer flowers, so nutrients should be concentrated on thick branches.

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