The latest fertilization method of Catharanthus roseus

Catharanthus roseus, also known as Rixin, represents its extremely long flowering period, and its flowers can be seen for a long time of the year. It is a relatively common bonsai plant. If you want to have greener leaves and brighter colors when planting, fertilization is a key point, so how to apply fertilizer to Catharanthus roseus? Let's take a look.

1. Apply base fertilizer

Catharanthus roseus likes loose and fertile soil, so appropriate amount of fertilizer can be applied to the soil before planting. Humus fertilizer is recommended to improve soil nutrient content. In this way, Catharanthus roseus can have enough nutrients after germination, so as not to cause some trouble in growth due to lack of nutrients.

2. Fertilization during the growing period

Changchun peanut has the greatest demand for fertilizer in the long term, and the lack of fertilizer may affect its growth and postpone its flowering. Therefore, it is generally necessary to apply fertilizer once in about 10 days in order to make it grow rapidly. compound fertilizer and liquid fertilizer can be applied on the fertilizer, and the best way is to apply compound fertilizer once and then apply liquid fertilizer once. Using this alternating way, it should be noted that whether it is compound fertilizer and liquid fertilizer, pay attention to the amount and scale of fertilizer application, too little fertilization, the plant will grow badly, fertilize too much, easy to cause fertilizer damage, damage the plant.

3. Fertilization at flowering stage

Catharanthus roseus will consume a lot of nutrients when it blossoms, which is insufficient, the flowers bloom less and the flower color is lighter, so fertilizer must be replenished before flowering in order to prolong the flowering period. Fertilization at flowering stage is mainly organic fertilizer, supplemented by compound fertilizer, once a month, or water-soluble fertilizer every half a month, the concentration is not too high, promote fertilizer to be absorbed by plants, make its flowers more bright, and increase ornamental.

4. Fertilization in winter

During the dormant period of Catharanthus roseus in winter, the plant will stop growing and the absorption of the root system will be weakened, which mostly depends on the consumed nutrients. Therefore, fertilizer should be applied once before the beginning of winter to supplement the nutrients of the plant, so that it can accumulate enough nutrients to survive the winter, increase the cold resistance and make it safe to survive the winter. However, there is no need to apply fertilizer during the dormant period, only after overwintering, fertilizers are applied during spring thawing to promote the growth of flower buds.

The above is the introduction of the fertilization method of Catharanthus roseus. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about it, please follow us.