How to fertilize the orchid in spring

Magnolia is a more fertilizer-loving crop, except in the hot summer, the rest of the seasons are often fertilized, spring is the season of vigorous growth of Magnolia, fertilization is naturally indispensable. But fertilizing in spring should also be noted that there are several fertilizers that cannot be used, otherwise they are either rotten roots or dead seedlings. So how to fertilize the magnolia in spring? Come and have a look with the editor.

First, misunderstandings of fertilization in spring

1. Raw fat

Many friends have the habit of homemade fertilizer at home, which can not only save fertilizer money, but also can be used as waste. But when fertilizing magnolia in spring, fermented manure must be used. Raw fertilizer without retting is not available. Fertilizer fermentation needs higher temperature, lower temperature in spring, many friends' fertilizers are made in autumn and winter, low temperature in winter, slow fertilizer fermentation, high temperature in summer, fast fermentation in January, and several months in winter. If the fertilizer is applied without fermentation, it will continue to ferment in the flowerpot, and the heat generated will burn out the root system of the orchid, causing yellow leaves to wilt and even the whole plant to die.

2. Thick fertilizer

The root system of Cymbidium is also fleshy root, the new root begins to sprout in spring, and the new root is relatively delicate, which will cause great damage if thick fertilizer is applied. To apply fertilizer in spring, if it is a solid fertilizer, it should be strictly in accordance with the grams in the instructions; if it is a liquid fertilizer, it should also be prepared strictly according to the proportion of water in the instructions. If it is self-made fertilizer, we should also adopt the principle of "less rather than more". After fertilization, it is found that the growth is slow, indicating that the fertilizer is applied less, and a small amount of fertilizer is applied after one month.

3. Abuse of fertilizer varieties

The demand for fertilizer in different growth stages of Magnolia is different, if you accidentally give it fertilizer that does not meet this stage, it will also affect its growth, so it must be targeted fertilization, do not abuse fertilizer.

II. Fertilization methods in spring

Spring is the growing period of Magnolia. After the temperature picks up, its growth rate will be very fast. At this time, it will mainly supplement nitrogen and potassium fertilizer to promote growth, but potassium dihydrogen phosphate is not suitable for use in this period. It is recommended to use various organic fertilizers such as bone meal, mature cattle and sheep feces. Spring is the flowering period of Magnolia. If there is no pollination at this time, fertilization will be relatively simple. Balanced application of bacterial compound fertilizer can satisfy the growth of Cymbidium, not too much at a time, 5-10 grains at a time, or slow-release fertilizer. The fertilizer effect of slow-release fertilizer is relatively long and can last for three months.

The above is the introduction of how to apply fertilizer in spring. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about it, please pay attention to us.