Using these seven methods to maintain Begonia potted plants indoors can keep blooming for four seasons.

Begonia is very suitable for indoor potted flowers, it likes a cool, scattered light environment, but also with other flower combination cultivation, it is actually a tropical perennial flower, very suitable for indoor pot conservation, proper maintenance, can blossom every year.

There are thousands of varieties of begonia, and their leaf shape, size and color are all different. some people like begonia with beautiful flowers, while others like the leaves and beautiful patterns of leaf-shaped begonia. but their maintenance methods are similar.

We can often buy begonias in flower shops, including four seasons begonia, Rieger begonia, bulbous begonia, glass begonia and so on.

(the splendid potted begonia in the florist)

Among them, Begonia bulb is a difficult indoor flower to raise, because they will dormant in winter, and most other begonias are easy to raise.

In spring and summer, begonias can be raised outdoors to make them grow more exuberantly. Begonia raised outdoors in summer cannot be exposed to the sun and grow in a half-shady and half-sunny place.

Bolivian begonia

After getting cold in autumn, the potted begonia should be moved indoors for maintenance, and the minimum maintenance temperature should be kept above 7 degrees. Begonia is very afraid of cold and is prone to frostbite. Begonia can also keep thriving by giving appropriate scattered light on the indoor windowsill.

1. Potted begonia is watered.

Watering is the most important thing in the conservation of begonias. They are very sensitive to moisture. If there is water in the soil, it is very easy for beginners to grow beginners with rotten roots. The most common thing is over-watering, which is easy to die.

If you feel that the soil is completely dry, you can insert your finger into the soil and test it. If it is dry below 3 to 5 centimeters, you can water it.

Be careful when watering, do not pour directly on the leaves and flowers, the leaves are damp and easy to be infected with fungal diseases and rot. It is best to water the bottom of the plant to avoid watering the branches and leaves.

2. Maintenance humidity

In indoor maintenance of potted begonia, it is still necessary to maintain a high air humidity.

Begonia potted plants, like higher air humidity, when raised indoors should pay attention to regularly spray water around, or turn on the humidifier.

Winter maintenance of begonia, the most need to pay attention to humidity, because the indoor air is usually relatively dry, you can put some pebbles on the tray, pour water into the tray, the water level should not cross the pebbles, in begonia can be placed on the pebbles, conducive to increase air humidity.

3. Lighting demand

Begonia like bright scattered light, raised on the windowsill, or west-facing balcony is more suitable, they do not like exposure or direct light, like half-cloudy and half-sunny environment, if raised outdoors in summer, should be placed in a slightly shaded place to avoid direct sunlight.

4. Matters needing attention in changing the basin

The best time to change the basin is in spring, the container for the maintenance of begonia should not be too large, and it is easy to accumulate water. Every time you change the basin, you should choose a slightly larger container, and if you want to have good drainage soil, you can use general-purpose potted soil, which can be added to the soil. Appropriate peat soil, vermiculite, perlite or river sand.

5. Proper fertilization

Begonia can only be given appropriate fertilizer in spring and summer. After the spring is warm, the concentration of fertilizer given for the first time is lower than usual, and the concentration is the usual 1go 4. If it is maintained for about three weeks, it can be fertilized normally.

Fertilizer had better be organic liquid fertilizer, ordinary chemical fertilizer is easy to be sensitive to begonia, compost soil or organic liquid fertilizer can promote Qiuhaitang flowering and growth.

Begonia should stop fertilizing after it gets cool in autumn and no fertilizer at all in winter.

6. Pruning and reproduction

Begonia pruning is not too much, need to pay attention to, generally regular pruning, to avoid Begonia growing too messy on the line, if you see withered branches and leaves are to be cut off, flowers withered off.

Begonia house is also very simple, generally with branches cutting, occasionally can use leaf cutting propagation, breeding attention to maintain high air humidity, and sand or perlite cutting reproduction, keep moist, the temperature is about 20 degrees, so it is easy to take root and sprout.

When cutting branches can be stained with some rooting powder at the end, it is easier to take root.

7. Diseases and insect pests of begonia

The most annoying thing about raising begonia at home is the diseases and insect pests, so check regularly. If you see small black insects flying around the begonia, it will prove that you are overwatering and that you can make the soil completely dry and avoid the small black flying.

Diatomite can be sprinkled on the soil, do not water during the period, the soil can be completely dry before watering.

If you find that pests should be dealt with in time, you can use cotton swabs to dip some alcohol directly on the pests, so that you can kill the pests.

Conservation potted begonia, as long as maintain a suitable environment, give appropriate light, regular watering and fertilization, it can keep blooming all the year round, is a very beautiful ornamental flower.