How to raise crabapple flowers in four seasons

Four seasons crabapple as a potted flower is one of the household accessories, but also can be used as the preferred flower species for garden layout, very lovable, so how to raise four seasons crabapple flowers?

How to raise crabapple flowers in four seasons

1. Ecological habits: the four seasons crabapple prefers warm and humid climate, semi-overcast and sandy loam environment rich in humus, loose and good permeability. Afraid of the cold and. High temperature, the suitable temperature is 18-25 ℃.

2. Watering: the watering requirement of four Seasons Begonia is "two more and two less". Grasp the principle that if you don't dry, you will water thoroughly. That is, during the period of growth and flowering, that is, in spring and autumn, the moisture should be more appropriate, and the basin soil should be slightly moist, while in summer and winter, the four seasons begonia is usually in a semi-dormant state, with less moisture and slightly drier basin soil.

3. Fertilization: the principle of "thin fertilizer and more fertilizer" should be grasped in the fertilization of crabapple in four seasons. Too much will cause fertilizer damage, resulting in scorched leaves, plant death and other phenomena.

4. Pruning: the four Seasons Begonia is the same as the rose and jasmine, after the flower fades, it needs to trim the residual flowers and pick the heart in order to promote more branches and more flowers. if this part is ignored, then the four seasons begonia plants tend to grow long and thin, bloom less and the plant shape is not beautiful.

5. Diseases and insect pests: the main diseases are leaf spot disease, and the harm of ☆ disease prohibited by bacterial ☆, so topiramate, chlorothalonil and Jinggangmycin should be used to control. The fourth-grade crabapple white powder diseases and insect pests are mainly various pests that harm leaves and stems, such as slugs, thrips, leaf miners and so on.

The propagation mode of Begonia in four seasons

The four seasons begonia is mainly divided into three ways: sowing, cutting and dividing, which are commonly used to propagate by sowing and cutting.

If commercial cultivation, sowing and reproduction are used. The seeds of four seasons begonia are small and have a short life span. The seeds that naturally fall into the basin soil often germinate quickly and grow seedlings, but few seeds are harvested if they are not sown in time. Cuttings are mostly carried out in March-May or September-October, with plain sand as the substrate, or directly inserted into plastic flowerpots, and nodes need to be inserted into the soil. Under the condition of shade and heat preservation, it can be rooted in more than 20 days. Perennial old plants can split them and prune them at the same time to promote the development of new lateral branches to form an intact plant shape.

Sowing method

East China is generally the most suitable in April-May in spring and August-September in autumn. The seeds should be evenly removed and sown on the fine mud in the basin (no need to cover the soil). Then use the sowing pot to absorb enough water, then cover a piece of glass and put it in a half-shaded place, which can sprout after 10 days. The seedlings sown in spring can blossom in the autumn of that year.

Intercalation method

It can be carried out all the year round, but there are few branches after seedling, except for double-petal varieties, this method is not generally used to propagate.

Split-plant method

Perennial old plants can split them and prune them at the same time to promote the development of new lateral branches to form an intact plant shape.

How to make the four Seasons Begonia flowers and leaves green

In order to make the branches and leaves of the four seasons crabapple cultivated by the family to be green and colorful, we should pay attention to the cultivation:

The selection of ① seedlings. When buying seedlings, you should choose seedlings with large and complete leaves at the base and buds or branches in the axils. This kind of seedling has the characteristics of strong growth potential, many branches, flower reproduction and so on.

② protects against cold and warmth in winter. Begonia in the four seasons is afraid of the cold, so we should do a good job of preventing cold and keeping warm as soon as possible. Move the basin into the south-facing sunny place in front of Frosts Descent. When the cold wave comes, you can cover it with a plastic bag and take it off the next day after the sun comes out. You can't put it next to the heater, otherwise the leaves will burn. Pay attention to ventilation in air-conditioned rooms.

③ is cooled and ventilated in summer. In summer, the basin should be placed in a cool, ventilated place, the temperature should be controlled below 30 ℃, avoid direct light, suffer burns.

④ fertilizer and water management. In the growing season, thin liquid fertilizer is applied every 10 days or so, and quick-acting phosphorus and potassium fertilizer is applied during the formation of buds to make the flowers bright; watering should be dry and thoroughly, and pay attention to maintain humidity, and often spray water to the leaves, especially in hot summer and dry winter. The potted soil should be slightly dry in summer and winter, which is beneficial to increase resistance, but it should not be too dry and should be protected from the rain.