How to grow freesia

Freesia, also known as Xiang Xuelan, has a long flowering period and blooms in New Year's Day and the Spring Festival. There are yellow, white, purple, red, pink and other colors, suitable for potted or cut flowers. Then how does it grow?

How do you grow freesia?

1. Reproduction

It is usually used for sowing and bulblet reproduction, mainly for bulblet reproduction. Where:

(1) sowing: the seeds are usually sown in a shallow basin in time after the seeds are collected in May. After sowing, move the pot to the leeward and sunny place, keep it moist, and germinate at 20-22 °C.

(2) bulbs: after entering dormancy, the corms were removed. At this time, the old corms had withered, and 1-3 new bulbs would be produced on them. After peeling, graded storage or cold storage, the bulbs were planted in August-September. The new bulb has a diameter of more than 1 cm and can blossom in the same year after planting.

two。 Containers and soil

Earthen pots are good, and they are planted in pots with loose, fertile and well-drained soil in early September.

3. Water and fertilizer

At the beginning of the basin, the water demand is not much, but once a week, watering the flower stem should be sufficient, but the basin soil can not accumulate water, otherwise the root is easy to rot. After that, the watering times and water quantity gradually increased with the growth of the plant. When it enters the flower bud differentiation period, thin bean cake water or other phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are applied every 10-15 days. After flowers and plants appear, fertilizer should be stopped.

4. Light and temperature

The suitable temperature for growth is 18-20 degrees during the day and 14-16 degrees at night. The overwintering temperature is 6-7 degrees. Freesia is a light-loving plant, so sufficient light is required. But when the summer is hot, enter dormancy, at this time to shorten the light often.

5. Pest control

During the maintenance period, we should pay attention to the occurrence of freesia leaf disease and necrotic disease spots, spray chemical control in advance, and remove the diseased stems and leaves in time.