How to raise potted osmanthus fragrans?

Potted sweet-scented osmanthus should choose short and strong plants. A plant with a thicker trunk and symmetrical branches and leaves. Pot soil requires loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam, too heavy or loose soil, is not suitable for sweet-scented osmanthus growth, generally with rotten leaf soil 50%, garden soil 40%, rice chaff ash 10% mixed use.

Osmanthus fragrans send new shoots in spring and autumn every year, but spring shoots are the best. It generally germinates in March, develops in late April, grows into semi-old branches at the end of June, forms flower buds at high temperature in August, and blossoms at the end of September. The next year, the branches also have flowers, but the flowers are few and the quality is poor. Therefore, it needs to be pruned after blooming in autumn. When pruning, according to the growth potential of the plant, the overdense branches should be thinned properly, so that the sturdy branches are evenly left on each side branch, and the branches are too dense, which will affect photosynthesis, which will lead to physiological disorders and affect the budding and flowering. At the same time, the overgrown branches in summer and autumn should be cut off. The second pruning was carried out before the bud germinated in early spring, cutting off all the withered branches, weak branches, disease and insect branches after winter. If the plant is too high and the lower branches are not beautiful, the top of the trunk can be trimmed so that adventitious buds occur in the lower parts and new branches germinate. In addition, the sprouting shoots should be often cut off during the growth period, so that nutrients are concentrated, which is conducive to spring growth and flower growth.

Although sweet-scented osmanthus is not strict with light, it blossoms more and has a strong aroma in a sunny and well-ventilated environment. If you put it in a semi-overcast place for a long time, it will blossom less and the aroma will be light. Potted cinnamon is not cold-resistant, it should be placed indoors in the sunny place in winter, and it can survive the winter if it is more than 4 ℃. Poor light, low temperature is easy to cause fallen leaves. The pot plant can be moved to the outdoor sunny place for maintenance in late March of the following year.

The management of fertilizer and water should be strengthened during the growing period. Potted sweet-scented osmanthus plants use larger pots, which are generally watered every 4-5 days in spring and autumn. Sweet-scented osmanthus avoid dampness, especially when it blossoms in autumn, too wet will cause falling flowers. You can keep the basin soil moist at ordinary times. Summer is the peak season for plant growth. when the temperature is high, the basin soil is easy to be watered and watered enough. watering once every morning, depending on the degree of dryness and wetness of the basin soil in the evening, you can water a little water again. The plum rain season and summer showers should pour water into the side basin in time to avoid rotting roots.

Sweet-scented osmanthus is very fond of fertilizer, and 30% cake fertilizer and human feces (which must be fully mature) are applied every 7-10 days during spring germination to promote sprouting. After July, 30% cooked chicken and pigeon dung water or fish mixed water was applied, or 0. 5% 1% superphosphate was added to the above fertilizer solution to promote flower bud growth and produce good flowers. Do not apply fertilizer immediately when the basin soil is too dry. Water the basin soil a little bit and then apply it to prevent the leaves from burning and curling.