How to raise four Seasons Begonia Culture methods and matters needing attention

We should all know very well about the four seasons crabapple, because it belongs to a common kind of flowers, the flowers are bright and gorgeous, and have high ornamental value. Many people like to breed the four seasons crabapple at home. But the cultivation of four seasons crabapple also needs to master certain breeding skills! Let's go with the editor to get to know it.

How to raise Begonia in four Seasons

1. The best time to reproduce

The four seasons begonia is sown from July of that year to January of the following year, and can blossom from October to May of the following year. If it is sown in February-April, it can blossom in June-July.

2. The best growing soil.

Four seasons crabapple culture basin soil is best mixed with river sand, rotten leaf soil and so on. Begonia likes the semi-shady environment, so it should be transferred indoors in summer to prevent it from withering and yellowing due to strong light.

3. Growth humidity requirements

Four Seasons Begonia prefers a warm and humid climate. Therefore, when breeding, the basin soil should be kept relatively moist, and when watering, it should not be watered too much, otherwise it will lead to rotten roots; if the basin soil is too dry, it will also cause leaves to wither and turn yellow, as long as the basin soil is slightly moist.

4. The best growth temperature

The growth temperature of four-season begonia is suitable at 15-20 ℃. At this temperature, the four-season begonia can germinate normally, and the germination time is about 2 weeks. Due to the influence of temperature, growth will become slow in summer and winter, so it is necessary to strengthen fertilization and watering.

In the high temperature environment in summer, some measures should be taken to prevent direct light exposure, and the surrounding temperature should be reduced to create a good environment below 30 ℃ for breeding and maintenance.

5. The best growth light

In the hot summer, the sun exposure season, do not let the four seasons crabapple receive strong light, this will sunburn the four seasons crabapple.

Culture methods and matters needing attention of four Seasons Begonia

1. Pay attention to applying fertilizer

During the growing period of four seasons crabapple, fertilizer should not be added indiscriminately, and reasonable fertilization should be carried out according to the color of the plant leaves and observing the growth of the leaves, so as not to make the lungs too much, otherwise the leaves of the four seasons crabapple will grow too long, lead to overgrowth, and affect flowering. It will also lead to poor growth, affect the light, and lead to the phenomenon of yellowing leaves.

Four Seasons Begonia should apply appropriate amount of phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer before flowering, which can help the four Seasons Begonia improve the quality of flowering.

2. Main points of reproduction

The pot planting of four seasons begonia should be planted in April-May in spring or sown in autumn. The seeds should be scattered evenly in the soil in the basin, and there is no need to cover the soil.

Sow the pot from the basin by absorbing enough water, then cover it with a piece of glass or plastic film, place it in a semi-shady environment, and it will take about 10 days to take root and sprout. Sow in spring and blossom in autumn.

3. How to trim

The maintenance of the four seasons crabapple needs to pay attention to the heart-picking, after the flowers of the four seasons crabapple flowers, several residual flowers, diseased leaves for heart-picking maintenance, in order to make it more branched and flowering, if the important pruning steps are ignored, the plant is easy to grow long and thin, the plant shape is ugly, the impact on beauty, flowering will be less.

Does four Seasons Begonia need to bask in the sun?

Like most plants, Begonia is very fond of light and is more sensitive to sunlight. Sunlight is a kind of energy for Begonia. Begonia which has not been exposed to light for a long time is not only not growing well, but also prone to diseases and insect pests.

However, note that for the four seasons crabapple that has just changed the basin, it is best not to be busy basking it in the sun, but to put it in a place where the indoor light is relatively weak. Because the root system of the plant is damaged at this time, it can not absorb water very well. at this time, if you bask in the sun, it will aggravate the evaporation of leaves and lead to a large amount of water loss, but it can not be well replenished in a short period of time. in serious cases, it may even cause the plant to dehydrate and die. Therefore, wait until the root system of the plant is almost restored, and then move it to a place with better light and bask in the sun.

How does four Seasons Begonia survive the Winter

1. Before entering the room

Before entering the house, the four seasons begonia should be properly exposed to the low temperature period in autumn, in order to adapt and improve their disease resistance, cold resistance, watering capacity should also be gradually reduced at this time, the use of artificial intervention to force plants into a dormant state.

2. After entering the room

After China's entry into the WTO, we should often spray water mist on the pages of the plants to improve the humidity of the surrounding air. And keep the 24-hour indoor temperature difference should not be too large, as far as possible between a certain temperature, the lowest temperature can not be lower than 5-8 ℃. Control the watering of the four seasons crabapple, watering once every 2-3 days in winter, you can survive the winter safely and smoothly.

As mentioned above, four Seasons Begonia generally likes a moist and humid environment. In winter, we need to pay more attention to the four Seasons Begonia, because the winter weather is very cold, which can easily cause the four Seasons begonia to freeze to death.