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How to spend the winter with cyclamen?

Published: 2024-11-06 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/06, Cyclamen is a widely cultivated ornamental flower, which can be planted on the ground or in pots, and attention should be paid to its winter problem when planting. How does cyclamen spend the winter? How to maintain it at ordinary times? How to spend the winter with cyclamen? Cyclamen is more hardy, so it is better in winter.

Cyclamen is a widely cultivated ornamental flower, which can be planted on the ground or in pots, and attention should be paid to its winter problem when planting. How does cyclamen spend the winter? How to maintain it at ordinary times?

How to spend the winter with cyclamen?

Cyclamen is more hardy, so it can live naturally in warmer areas in winter. But in the north or winter cold areas, it needs to be moved to a warm indoor, and reduce the frequency and amount of watering, stop fertilization, ensure light, so that it can pass the winter safely.

Second, how to maintain cyclamen at ordinary times?

1. Soil

Cyclamen grows best in cool environments and fertile sandy loam rich in humus, but also ensures that the soil is soft and breathable. It can be mixed with peat and rotten leaves, which can not only improve the drainage but also increase the fertilizer retention.

two。 Temperature

More cold-resistant, can withstand 0 ℃ of low temperature will not be frozen. The growth season is from autumn to spring in the second year. It is semi-dormant in summer, and the suitable growth temperature in winter is between 12-16 ℃. When promoting flowering, it should not exceed 18-22 ℃. Plants above 0 ℃ will enter dormancy. Plants above 35 ℃ are easy to rot and die, and can tolerate low temperature in winter, but grow slowly below 5 ℃, with dim flower color and less flowering.

3. Watering

Cyclamen needs to be watered depending on the situation. When watering, do not water on the leaves, directly on the flower soil can be, summer high temperature can not be watered, the flower soil should be kept dry. When watering, do not water too much, but enough, do not have excess water to flow out, too much water is easy to rot roots.

4. Fertilizer application

Cyclamen should be fertilized regularly, once a month.

5. Pest control

Root knot nematode disease, gray mold, virus disease, cotton aphid, peach aphid and so on are the main diseases and insect pests that harm cyclamen. Flower friends should pay attention to prevention and control.

Generally speaking, measures such as heat preservation and cold protection for cyclamen in winter can make it survive the winter safely.

 
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