Cultivation methods and precautions of morning glory

Farming methods

Soil selection

It is best to plant morning glory in pots in early April, using half ordinary culture soil and half plain sandy soil. Potted morning glory can be either sown or dug directly from outside. When potting the seedlings, be careful to plant one plant at a time and avoid damaging the root system. A small amount of soil covering the roots can reduce damage.

Water and fertilizer requirements

Morning glory is easy to grow. As long as the environment has sufficient light and good ventilation, the only problem left is watering. If the potting soil is selected appropriately, you can water it when the surface of the soil turns white. As for fertilizing, it should be done once every half a month. Choose nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer. Be careful not to use too much nitrogen fertilizer to avoid the stems and leaves being too lush.

Timely pruning

Morning glory is a vine plant with strong reproductive ability of branches and leaves, so it is best to set up supports after planting. Insert a bamboo pole in the middle of the flower pot, or place the flower pot on the guardrail and let it grow around it.

But this is not enough. Timely pruning is also required. When the branches grow to 6 to 7 leaves, the tops should be pinched off. This can ensure that the flowers are larger and bloom continuously, and can also prevent the morning glory from growing too fast and becoming difficult to control.

Pest control

Morning glory is very susceptible to white rust, which can affect the leaves, petioles, and tender stems, and cause light green spots to appear on the leaves. Once discovered, remove the diseased plants in time to reduce infection. Then spray 500 times Bordeaux liquid, once every 10 to 15 days, to avoid infecting other plants.

Precautions

Clean water

Do not use fertilizer water or mud water to water the leaves, and try not to let soil get on the leaves when watering.

Pinching flowers

Flowers will bloom only when the branches and vines grow healthily. Ideally, the first leaf of the branch and vine will produce axillary buds, and the second and third leaves will produce flower buds. When the flower buds differentiate, you can pinch off some of them to be more conducive to flowering.