How to grow hanging bamboo plum in autumn

1. Control the amount of watering

Early autumn is still its growing season. At this time, you need to increase the amount of watering to meet its needs. In addition, because the climate in autumn is relatively dry, you need to spray water mist on the air to increase the humidity. In late autumn, it will go dormant and the amount of watering needs to be controlled. At this time, many of its abilities will be weakened, and its ability to absorb water will also become lower. Following the previous watering method will increase its metabolic burden, so change to watering once a week.

2. Increase Lighting

It is not tolerant to strong light, but if it is kept in a dark place for a long time, its growth rate will slow down and the color of its branches and leaves will become lighter. The light in autumn is not strong, so it can receive light all day.

3. Topdressing

It will hibernate in winter, so stop fertilizing in winter. It needs to be fertilized in autumn so that it can store nutrients in advance for use during winter dormancy. Fertilization should mainly be with light fertilizer, and it is best to use compound fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

4. Pruning

After it stops growing, you need to prune it, cut off the poorly growing, dry, and yellowed branches and leaves, and then spray it with sterilizer to prevent infection of the cut. When watering, avoid the incision. Water contains a lot of bacteria, and the incision is easily infected if it comes into contact with raw water.