Fertilization skills of crape myrtle bonsai

Crape myrtle should apply a slightly thicker organic fertilizer as base fertilizer after autumn, but generally speaking, crape myrtle pile should not apply heavy fertilizer to prevent branches from growing too much.

When applying crape myrtle, attention should be paid to the combined application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer. Rotten fertilizer is applied every half a month during the growing period.

Nitrogen-based fertilizer should be applied once after each pruning, and 0.3% urea can be added to the fertilizer solution to promote the growth of new buds and branches, and then apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to provide the necessary nutrients for flowering in time.

Fertilization should be carried out in the evening and watered the next morning. It is not suitable to apply fertilizer on rainy days and wet soil.

Crape myrtle bonsai fertilization is mainly applied with sufficient base fertilizer in winter, and cake liquid fertilizer and other phosphate-free potassium fertilizer should be applied once a week during the growing period. 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution can be used for foliar spraying before and after budding to promote flower bud differentiation and bud expansion.

It is necessary to apply sufficient basal fertilizer after each flower. In particular, the formed crape myrtle bonsai, when blooming to 2-3 times in the same year, must be combined with pruning and shaping, and it is particularly important to apply sufficient basic fertilizer, otherwise, there are branches without flowers, or flowers are rare, flowers are not colorful, and the best ornamental effect can not be achieved.

Time: 2019-06-13 Click: