Culture methods and matters needing attention of Camellia

Camellia, also known as camellia, is a general name for many plants of the genus Camellia. It is loved by people because of its famous plants, rich leaves and colorful flowers. It is a traditional ornamental flower in China, and it is one of the top ten famous flowers. It is widely planted in Asia now, and it has extremely high economic value and medicinal value. The following Xiaobian brings you its breeding methods and matters needing attention. Let's understand it together.

1. Selection of basin soil

First of all, the cultivation of camellia should choose fertile, loose, well-drained and slightly acidic soil. What we need to pay attention to is that the drainage of the soil must be good. Remember that the calcareous soil is too alkaline, which is disadvantageous to the growth and development of camellia. It can also be made with red loam, fine sandy soil and rotten leaf soil in a certain proportion. According to the use and seedling size of camellias, choose a medium-sized pot, or plant it directly in the courtyard.

2. Watering and fertilizing

After planting or potting the seedlings, the seedlings should be watered once to keep the soil moist. After February, the seedlings can be watered normally. The watering times should be carried out according to the weather and the principle of keeping the soil moist. Generally, plants need a lot of water to sprout and shoot in spring, so they should be watered more in spring; high temperature in summer, large evaporation, usually need to be watered twice a day, but to avoid the period of bright light at noon, it is appropriate to water in the morning and evening; when it is dry in autumn, it is also necessary to water; and at low temperature in winter, the plant needs less water, but in order to avoid soil freezing, it is appropriate to water properly at noon. Watering water should not be too much at one time, so as to avoid stagnant water and rotten roots, and pay attention to drainage in the rainy season. Camellia do not like fertilizer, generally do not need to apply too much fertilizer, generally fertilize 2-3 times in the flowering stage, mainly phosphate fertilizer, as a supplement.

3. Pruning

Under the condition of sufficient fertilizer and water, camellia is easy to grow branches and reduce flowers. in addition, if there are many buds, it is easy to cause nutritional load and poor plant growth. Therefore, for these cases, it is necessary to prune the overgrown branches in time, avoid excessive consumption of plant nutrients, increase the number of flowers, cut off the buds that are too dense, and prune the branches that suffer from diseases and insect pests in time, so as to avoid further spread of diseases and insect pests.

4. Points for attention

When breeding, we should pay attention to the change of temperature and climate. The suitable growth temperature of camellias is about 18-25 degrees, and the temperature in winter is relatively low. It is necessary to take measures to guard against cold, or move to greenhouse culture. High temperature in summer, spray water to cool down, lest branches and leaves wither and affect ornamental. When growing outdoors, you should pay attention to shelter from the rain and drain water in time after being drenched by the rain. When pruning, you should pay attention to disinfecting the tools to avoid germs invading from the wound, which is disadvantageous to its recovery.

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