How to grow firecracker flowers planting methods and matters needing attention

In the ancient poem, "the old year has been driven away by the sound of firecrackers", this ancient poem describes the lively and lively atmosphere during the Spring Festival. But if you can cultivate a flowering plant at this time to respond to the situation, it is the icing on the cake. And the well-known firecracker flower is such a kind of flower. What is the method of cultivating firecrackers? What are the precautions?

How to grow firecracker flowers

1. Basin soil

The firecracker flower is not strict on the soil, but the heavy soil is disadvantageous to its growth, and it grows best in the fertile sandy soil with smooth drainage and rich organic matter.

2. Lighting

Firecracker flowers should be properly shaded just after planting or potting, and can not be fully exposed to sunlight until the growth is restored. Firecracker flowers like light, can also be slightly shade-resistant, the cultivation land should be well ventilated.

3. Watering

Firecrackers are not resistant to drought and slightly resistant to water and humidity. They are fully watered after planting, once every 2-4 days, and 1-2 times a day during the growing period. Water in time when the weather is hot.

4. Fertilization

Those cultivated in open field are fertilized 2-3 times a year, and those cultivated in pots are fertilized once a month. During the growth period, when the rotten cake fertilizer and water is applied once a month, the growth is exuberant and the flower blossoms luxuriantly. The liquid fertilizer of hoof horn bubble system can be applied once a month in summer, and the fertilization should be stopped when the plant enters the dormant period after autumn. Appropriate reduction of watering in winter, mainly according to soil moisture, irrigated every 2-3 days.

Planting methods and matters needing attention of firecrackers

I. Culture methods

1. Selection of basin soil

Potted firecracker flowers, generally choose large deep tube flowerpots, firecracker flowers do not have high requirements for soil, when breeding firecrackers flowers can choose soil rich in organic matter, and good drainage soil, the soil layer should be deep. Generally, you can use rotten leaf soil and garden soil, sand mixed soil, and put some mature fertilizer or bean cake to make base fertilizer.

2. Light and temperature

Firecrackers like the growth environment with plenty of light, like the warm climate, is not resistant to cold, and need to maintain a high temperature in winter. Overwintering generally needs to be more than 10 ℃, the northern area can be placed in the indoor sunny place, indoor overwintering.

3. Watering

Firecracker flower watering should follow a principle, that is, dry and wet, basin soil should not have stagnant water. In general, it is necessary to water more when the temperature is high in summer, and sometimes it is necessary to sprinkle flowerpots and the ground to increase air humidity and cool down. Watering in autumn requires proper watering.

4. Fertilization

The fertilization of firecrackers is usually applied with thin liquid fertilizer once every two weeks in the growing season. Phosphate fertilizer should be applied once or twice during the flower budding period, and nitrogen fertilizer should be applied once after the flower fades. The amount of water should be controlled and fertilizer should be stopped during overwintering.

II. Points for attention

1. Pruning and shaping

In order to improve the ornamental effect, timely pruning and shaping is needed when cultivating firecracker flowers. When the firecracker flower plant grows to a certain height, it can set up a flower rack and guide it to climb to form a unique shape. Topping should be carried out if necessary, which can promote the germination of new branches and blossom more. Cut off old, diseased and residual branches in time so as not to consume nutrients.

2. Diseases and insect pests

The common diseases of firecrackers are leaf spot and powdery mildew, which can be treated with carbendazim. The main pests are whitefly and shell insects, which can be sprayed with omethoate EC.

What if the firecracker loses its leaves?

1. Overwatering

A large amount of watering can lead to stagnant water in the soil or leave it in a wet environment for too long. At this time, plants are very easy to lose their leaves.

Solution: if the drainage effect of the basin soil is not good, it is recommended to take out the whole plant soil for drying; if the permeability of the basin is good, it can be placed in a well-ventilated place for a period of time. Daily watering, do not blindly carry out, observe the condition of the soil, the soil surface is dry, in the watering. When flower buds grow in autumn, you must reduce watering. At this time, it is best to keep the soil slightly dry.

2. Soil caking

Soil caking is mostly due to long-term watering, but after soil caking, the roots can not absorb water and nutrients normally. If the time is too long, the leaves will fall one after another.

Solution: if caking is more serious, first of all, the soil should be thoroughly watered until water flows out from the bottom of the flowerpot. Watering should be done slowly, not at once. At the same time, we should also do a good job of drainage, do not let stagnant water in the basin for a long time. After dealing with it, leave it for a period of time, it will slowly recover.

What if the firecracker flower leaves turn yellow?

1. Too much water

If there is stagnant water in the basin or too damp, it will lead to the root in a "suffocating" state, and at this time the root can not absorb water and nutrients to supply the plant leaves, so the leaves are very easy to yellowing.

Solution: put the plants in a well-ventilated and sunny place and evaporate the moisture from the soil as soon as possible. When it is cloudy and rainy, we should reduce watering, or suspend watering directly; when flower buds grow, we should also reduce watering; try to choose places with good ventilation when placing, so as to reduce the retention of water.

2. Lack of nutrients

If the nutrients are not sufficient for a long time, the leaves will turn yellow. It should be noted that we need to increase the amount of flower fertilizer before flowering, because during this period, the blooming of flowers will consume a lot of nutrients, once there are not enough nutrients to supply the leaves, it will turn yellow.

Solution: when planting, we have to choose soil with sufficient nutrients; fertilization should be carried out in about 15 days during the growing period. Apply an extra fertilizer before flowering to ensure that the nutrients of the leaves will not be absorbed by the flowers when they bloom.

The cultivation of firecrackers is not difficult, as long as it is generally not a problem according to its growth habits. Firecrackers bloom is extremely bright, looks like a string of festive firecrackers, it also implies a series of happy events. The editor is also here to wish you all good luck.