How to care for Impatiens in summer?

Impatiens summer care

Growth habit

Impatiens likes light and cannot grow in places with excessive humidity. If it is in a too humid place, powdery mildew will appear.

Watering

Summer is a very dry season, but you don’t have to pick up a kettle to water the plants every day. It is best to water when it is cooler in the morning and evening, not when the light is very strong. You can't water the Impatiens right after planting because the seeds are a little small and this will wash them away. Also pay attention to shade. When watering, be careful not to let water accumulate in the soil. Water the plant every four to six days. This can easily lead to root rot.

Fertilization

Do not apply fertilizer immediately when sowing. Generally, seedlings will grow about ten days after sowing, so apply fertilizer at this time. After that, you can fertilize once every half a month.

Pests and diseases

Generally speaking, the best time to sow Impatiens is in March or April. Specifically, it starts in March in the south, while in the north the snow has not melted in March. Most start in April. So what do we do in summer? If powdery mildew or leaf spot occurs, special chemical agents can be used to deal with it.

Impatiens has strong survival ability and good adaptability, and generally rarely suffers from diseases and pests. But there is a kind of insect called red swan insect, which usually appears when the weather is hot, and the most serious situation is in the morning. At this time, Impatiens should be given early prevention and control to prevent it from being harmed by insects.

Summer sowing

If you want to delay the flowering period, you can sow in early July. This way, more flower buds will form after September, and they will be able to bloom just in time for early October! The seeds of Impatiens are small, so you need to be more careful when watering. Secondly, when the Impatiens grows to 30-40cm, you need to remove the old leaves and pick off the top tips so that branches can grow.

Kind tips:

There is another way to avoid insect pests in the summer, which is to "strike early" and turn the soil early in the winter. In this way, the small insects preparing to hibernate are cleared away.