How to grow Carnation in potted plants

Carnation, also known as carnation, is a kind of flower with gorgeous flowers and long-lasting flowering. It has exquisite posture and pleasant fragrance. It neither likes pursuing splendor like peony, nor dazzling like rose, nor does it keep fragrance and fragrance like lilies, while carnation is elegant and contented, which wins people's favor. The flowering period of carnation is long, and its color, smell and smell are good, giving people a warm feeling and pleasing the mood of flower collectors.

So, how to raise such fragrant and pleasant carnation? How can we make its flowers bloom for a long time and full of fragrance? The following editor will tell you about the breeding method of potted carnation.

1. Soil

Carnation likes the soil environment of fertile, loose and good drainage, so it is recommended to use calcareous or sandy loam when potted. Mainly do not replant or plant in conjunction with other kinds of plants.

2. Lighting

Carnation is a kind of sunny flower, which should be cultured in sufficient light environment except in seedling stage and flowering stage, because the longer the sunshine time is, the more it can promote the differentiation of plant flower bud, and then improve the quantity and quality of flowering. Artificial lighting should be done on long-term cloudy and rainy days in winter. if there is no light for a long time, the plant will become fragile and prone to various diseases.

3. Temperature

Carnation likes to be cold and cool, so it is suitable to grow at 19-21 ℃ in the daytime and 9-10 ℃ at night. Try to avoid the large-span temperature difference between day and night, because too large temperature difference can easily lead to slender branches, narrowed leaves and too small flowers. When the summer temperature is higher than 35 ℃ and the winter temperature is lower than 9 ℃, the plant will stop growing or appear condition. Therefore, it is necessary to take measures to adjust the temperature in these two seasons.

4. Watering

The humidity requirement of carnation is relatively high, it is recommended to keep it between 70-80%, but in winter, due to short light and weak light, water should be properly controlled to prevent branches from growing too thin. The watering of carnation should be determined according to the situation of the plant, if the leaves are bright, crisp and tender, and the leaves should be folded off, it means that there is no shortage of water; if the leaves are not easy to break, it means that they are short of water and need to be replenished in time. In addition, water shortage can be judged by inserting dry branches into the bottom of the basin. When watering, you should water thoroughly and be careful not to wet the leaves.

5. Fertilization

When potted carnation is planted, the basal fertilizer containing potassium, calcium, nitrogen and phosphorus should be fully applied at the bottom of the pot. during the growing period, thin mature liquid fertilizer should be applied every two weeks, and topdressing should be applied after anthesis. Pay attention to the summer high temperature season can not be fertilized, otherwise it is easy to cause fertilizer damage, causing plant wilt and even death.

6. Pruning

In order to make the potted carnation maintain a beautiful plant shape, make the posture more beautiful, and make the flowers more beautiful, we should prune the plants at the right time. When the bamboo plant grows to about 20 cm, it is necessary to remove the top and usually retain 6 or 7 lateral buds; after that, it is necessary to properly pick the heart to let the plant sprout lateral branches; the cloud bud should be properly relaxed and the lateral buds and lateral buds in the lower axils should be removed; the second time should be carried out before the middle of August.

7. Disease

Carnation is easy to be eroded by rust, leaf spot and other diseases. In addition to observation, prevention and management should be strengthened at ordinary times. According to the specific symptoms, the corresponding drugs should be taken to deal with them in time.

Time: 2019-05-30 Click: