Winter maintenance methods for fruit-bearing flowers

temperature

According to the cold resistance of fruit-bearing flowers, they can be divided into cold-resistant flowers and non-cold-resistant flowers.

Flowers that are not cold-resistant are sensitive to low temperatures and will grow poorly, their stems and leaves will turn yellow and dry, and their fruits will become soft and rotten under low temperatures, making them lose their ornamental value. Therefore, for some fruit-bearing flowers that are not cold-resistant, the ambient temperature should be kept at around 10℃ at night and around 15℃ during the day. In this way, the branches and leaves of the plant will be upright, and the fruits will be plump and fresh. This type of flowers includes oranges, bergamot, tiger tongue red, and fortune seeds.

Cold-resistant fruit-bearing flowers have strong resistance to low temperatures, so it doesn’t matter if the ambient temperature is around 0℃, and the stems, leaves and fruits will not freeze and deteriorate. This type of flowers includes wolfberry, winter red fruit, pyracantha fruit, thornless holly, etc.

Moisture

Water is an important component of fruit. Fruits that lack water will have wrinkled skin and feel soft. In severe cases, they will become shriveled. Therefore, only by ensuring that the fruit contains sufficient water can it look firm, plump and juicy.

For general flowers, water them thoroughly after they are completely dry. However, for flowers that already have fruits, the soil in the pots should be kept relatively moist, which is especially important for evergreen fruit-bearing flowers. Because the plant temporarily lacks water, it will produce a self-protection function, causing part of the water in the fruit to be transferred to the stems and leaves, thus causing the fruit to lack water.

If the plant is short of water for a short period of time, the fruit will recover after watering. If the plant is short of water for a long time, even if watering can make the stems and leaves recover, the fruit will still lose water and shrivele permanently, and will have no ornamental value.

illumination

Fruit-bearing flowers are best placed in a well-lit area, with sunlight being the best. This is especially important for some plants whose fruits are still green. Because the more anthocyanins there are in the fruit, the brighter and redder the fruit will be. The synthesis of anthocyanins will be enhanced under the action of sunlight, making the fruit more ornamental.

ventilation

The environment in which fruit-bearing flowers are located during the fruit-bearing period must have good air circulation to prevent the fruits from becoming suffocated and falling off prematurely.

Fertilization

Fruit-bearing flowers generally no longer need to be fertilized in the middle and late stages of fruiting, as fertilization will cause the fruits to fall off and shorten the fruiting period.