What to do if you fertilize camellia too much

Performance

If camellia is fertilized too much, it will suffer fertilizer damage. The nutrient level outside the plant will be too high, the internal water will be lost, and the plant will slowly wither and die.

If camellia is fertilized too much, many symptoms will occur, such as root burn and root rot. Some milder symptoms can still be improved, such as poor flowering, for example, no flower buds or no flowering, bud loss and bud falling, as well as leaf falling and yellowing, inability to grow new leaves, etc. If these symptoms can be discovered early, measures can be taken to improve the growth of the plant.

However, if the camellia shows some difficult-to-treat symptoms, such as the bud core turning black, the new leaves turning yellow or even falling off, and the plant wilting, this is a serious fertilizer damage. At this time, the plant may be difficult to recover, and the leaves may fall off or the entire plant may wither.

This is very dangerous, so you should always observe the growth of camellia plants. It is best to treat them in the early stages of fertilizer damage to prevent the plants from withering and dying.

what to do

The first thing is to do a good job of prevention. Be as reasonable as possible when applying fertilizer, try to use organic liquid fertilizer, the concentration of the fertilizer should not be too high, and do not apply fertilizer too frequently.

The second thing is to change the pot and soil frequently. After the camellia has grown for a period of time, such as a plant that has grown for one or two years, the soil in the flowerpot is all old soil.

It may be that too much fertilizer has accumulated. Another phenomenon of fertilizer damage is abnormal water accumulation in the pot. Therefore, it is best to change the pot and soil frequently. When repotting, raise the flower pot and try not to let it touch the ground.

Finally, if you find that the camellia is suffering from fertilizer damage, it is best to change the pot immediately, or prune the plant, and re-propagate it by cuttings or grafting to make the camellia grow again.