How to grow potted azalea

one. Matrix:

Because the roots of this plant are very thin, it is best to choose some loose soil that is very fluid for both drainage and irrigation when choosing the cultivation medium. Generally, it is made of finer particles such as leaf mold or peat soil plus coarser particles of perlite. They are usually mixed evenly to form the culture soil for the plant. Before transplanting into the pot, you can put a little bone meal on the substrate as base fertilizer, and then cut off some old and dead branches, which will be conducive to the germination of new roots.

two. ventilation:

Potted plants should be placed outside the house in a well-ventilated place. Not in a hot and poorly ventilated place, nor in a closed room, otherwise the leaves of the plant will turn yellow and fall off until it dies.

three. illumination:

This flower does not require too strong light, scattered light is enough. In addition, when the temperature is above 35 degrees, be sure to shade it.

Four. Fertilizer and water:

1. Because its roots are relatively thin and weak, and it is afraid of waterlogging and cannot adapt to a lack of water, so soil that is too dry or too wet will cause it to grow poorly. So wait until the soil in the pot is dry before watering it. If it is not dry, just leave it alone. It goes dormant in winter, so you need to stop supplying water and fertilizer. If the temperature is high, you can water it once every 3 to 5 days. Once a day during flowering. In addition to replenishing water in summer, you should also spray the branches, leaves and ground. Just keep the soil in the pot moist in autumn.

2. When applying fertilizer, mainly use organic fertilizer. During the peak growing season, you can add a thin layer of fertilizer every week. When the flower buds are forming, spray some special solution to make the flowers more colorful. Fertilization should be stopped in summer and during flowering, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be added twice after flowering.

five. prune:

It grows relatively slowly and does not need to be pruned when it is young. However, after a few years, when it has grown many branches, we need to prune off the weak, overlong, and diseased branches in early spring, and remove the axillary buds around the flower buds to concentrate the nutrients. After the flowers bloom each year, you need to trim the remaining flowers to ensure the retention of nutrients, which is conducive to flowering in the second year.