What should you pay attention to when growing flowers at home in spring?

Although flowers are beautiful, they need care. Only under your careful care can the flowers bloom more beautifully and bring you greater rewards.
When growing flowers in spring, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1. Repotting

Generally, flowers and green plants are potted when purchased. It is best to plant them in the original pots after taking them home. Do not repot them easily, especially at this time when the weather is warm and cold. Many plants have deep roots. Repotting will hinder the flower roots from absorbing nutrients, causing the death of the plants. When purchasing, you should also pay attention to whether the potted flowers have been repotted when they are sold. Generally, the soil of flowers that have not been repotted is harder and has lumps, while the soil of flowers that have been repotted is looser. Of course, some flowers have been planted for many years, and you can choose to repot them once from March to April, because the climatic conditions in these two months are conducive to the survival and growth of flowers.

2. Watering

For fruit-viewing plants such as bergamot and kumquat, not only should the soil in the pot be kept moist, but the leaves, flower buds and fruits must also be sprayed with water. This will allow the leaves to remain green, the flower buds to expand rapidly and the fruits to remain brightly colored. If you buy cymbidiums, poinsettias, etc. grown in greenhouses, the temperature and humidity in their original environment are very different from those at home. If you don’t spray water on the leaves frequently, the leaves will often shrink and dry up. For various bromeliad flowers such as Lucky Star and High Red Star, if the room temperature is lower than ten to fifteen degrees, not only should watering be controlled, but also too much water should not be injected into the leaf tube to prevent heart rot.

3. Fertilization

Camellia, sasanqua, azalea, Clivia, red plum, cymbidium, etc., as long as the room temperature is not lower than 15 degrees, compound fertilizer can be applied once every 15 to 20 days. For tree stump bonsai and potted foliage plants that have entered a dormant state, all forms of topdressing should be stopped.

4. Pruning

From March to April, for potted ornamental plants, the dead branches, yellow leaves and branches and leaves infected with pests and diseases should be cut off and destroyed. Some varieties, such as rubber trees and lucky trees, need to be "topped", that is, the tallest tender heads should be cut off, with a length of two or three centimeters. After cutting, the cross-section can be sealed with bottom ash from the pot for disinfection.

5. Protect against cold weather

Because it is still a season of sudden change from warm to cold, the potted plants placed on the balcony should be determined according to the lower temperature that different ornamental plant species can tolerate. Before the cold wave comes, they must be moved indoors to avoid the cold, or a double-layer plastic shed should be directly built above the plants to protect them from the cold.

6. Disease and pest control

Scale insects, whiteflies, etc. that appear on potted plants should be wiped off with a damp cloth in time; aphids that appear on potted plants can be killed by soaking cigarette powder (silk) in water.