How to grow clematis

1. Soil

Clematis prefers relatively fertile weakly alkaline soil. In addition, it is not tolerant to waterlogging, so when cultivating it, you need to choose soil with relatively high drainage capacity. When raising it at home, you can mix leaf mold, coconut coir and peat and use it as its culture soil.

2. Lighting

It needs sufficient light to grow. You can usually put it in the sun for cultivation and give it full-sun lighting conditions. However, when the light is very strong in summer, proper shading is still needed, otherwise the leaves will be burned.

3. Moisture

When watering it, you need to follow the principle of "water when dry and water when wet", that is, do not water before the soil is dry. The soil needs to be kept in a state of alternating wet and dry cycles. But it should be noted that the drying here refers to the surface of the soil, not the inside. Generally, you can water the plant as soon as the 2-3 cm of soil below the surface is dry.

4. Fertilization

Because there are so many varieties of clematis, there is no fixed standard for fertilization. Here is the general principle of fertilization, which is to apply small amounts of fertilizer frequently. The fertilizer needs to be decomposed before applying fertilizer to it, and raw fertilizer cannot be applied. The fertilizer needs to be diluted when applying it. Do not apply too concentrated fertilizer, nor apply too much fertilizer at one time.