How to take care of the newly bought camellia

1. How to deal with newly bought camellia

When you first buy the camellia, you need to let it adapt to the environment at home. Place it in your living room or other places at home, give it some appropriate light, and avoid large temperature changes. If the soil in the pot is good, you can continue to use it. If it is a black plastic pot, it is best to replace the pot, because this type of pot does not retain water and is not suitable for long-term planting. The best time to repot is November in winter and February to March in early spring. At this time, the flower buds are relatively large and the flowers are in full bloom, making it most suitable for potting. If you want to repot when the flowers are withering, you must be especially careful not to damage the roots.

2. How to deal with specific details

1. Soil: When preparing to repot, choose slightly acidic, loose, fertile and well-drained soil as the potting soil. Special attention should be paid to avoiding the use of calcareous soil, as waterlogging may easily occur. You can use sandy loam type nutrient soil.

2. Environment: When you first bring it home, you need to let it adapt to the environment at home. Place it in the living room or other places. Avoid strong direct sunlight and strong temperature changes. Just give it a mild room temperature. It will take some time for it to start growing, then you can move it to the balcony to receive good light.

3. Watering: Camellia is a moisture-loving plant, but when it is first bought, it grows slowly and will not absorb too much water, so you need to avoid water accumulation at its roots and water it less often.

4. Fertilization: When you just buy it, you don’t need to apply fertilizer to avoid burning the roots and causing counterproductive effects. During the growing period after repotting, you can use some decomposed fertilizer appropriately, and when flower buds appear, you can use some fertilizer cakes to promote flowering.