How to maintain family potted flowers in winter

In the twinkling of an eye, winter is coming, many netizens ask family potted flowers how to maintain in winter, what are the conservation and management methods of family potted flowers? the following is a brief introduction: the maintenance of family potted flowers in winter mainly pays attention to the following aspects: strengthening lighting, controlling fertilization, controlling watering, humidifying and dustproof and keeping warm and cold.

1. Strengthen the light

The sunshine time in winter is short, the sunshine intensity is low, and the indoor lighting conditions are worse than outdoors. Therefore, flower cultivation in winter needs to pay attention to strengthening the light before flowers can thrive. Flowers entering the house after late autumn can be placed in different positions indoors according to their ecological habits. Usually, flowers that like strong light and high temperature and bloom in winter and spring are placed on and near the south windowsill where there is plenty of sunshine. Flowers that like sunlight but can withstand low temperatures or are dormant can be placed in places with bright scattered light, while other flowers that are capable of low temperatures and have fallen leaves or are not strict with light can be placed in darker and cooler places. It should be noted that indoor ventilation should be maintained, windows should be opened and ventilated around noon when the temperature is high, so as to reduce the occurrence of diseases and insect pests. At the same time, we should also be careful not to put the potted flowers in the air leakage place of the window, so as to prevent the cold wind from blowing directly into the cold, and not directly on the radiator or near the coal stove, so as not to burn the leaves or roots because of the high temperature.

two。 Control water and fertilizer

In the northern region, due to the low temperature in winter, many flowers go into dormancy or semi-dormancy period one after another, which requires very little water and fertilizer. Therefore, except for the flowering species and most foliage plants in autumn, winter and early spring, water and fertilizer supply should be strictly controlled in general potted flowers according to flower habits or continued proper watering and fertilization. If the basin soil is not dry, do not water, if you water too much, it is easy to cause rotten roots and fallen leaves. Fertilization for potted flowers should also be reduced in winter, and fertilizer should be stopped for dormant or semi-dormant flowers, otherwise the roots will rot easily and even the whole plant will die. Especially for potted flowers placed in rooms with low room temperature or no heating equipment in winter, more attention should be paid to reducing watering times and watering water, so that the basin soil is often kept properly dry so as to avoid rotting roots or freezing damage. Watering in winter should be carried out around noon, not in the evening, lest the basin soil is too wet and the roots suffer from cold at night. Tap water for watering flowers can only be used after more than one day of sun exposure. If the difference between the water temperature and room temperature is more than 10 degrees, it is easy to hurt the roots and fallen leaves.

3. Humidification and dustproof

The dry indoor air in the north can easily cause dry tips or buds of flowers that like moist air. For this reason, branches and leaves should often be sprayed and washed with water close to room temperature during overwintering to increase air humidity. Potted flowers are placed indoors for too long, and the leaves are often covered with ash, especially in rooms heated by coal fire. This not only affects the photosynthesis of flowers, but also hinders ornamental, therefore, it needs to be cleaned in time. Small tweezers can be used to hold a small piece of Styrofoam or sponge and dip in a small amount of extremely thin neutral laundry powder to gently brush the branches and leaves. Immediately after brushing, wash the leftover liquid of the washing powder with clean water and let it dry naturally. When humidifying and dedusting potted flowers in winter, we should be careful not to add too much moisture to the potted soil. Causes the basin soil to be too wet, causes the rotten root.

For leafy plants, take 1 part of beer, add 2-5 times water, gently wipe the leaves with fine gauze, or spray Lu on both sides of the leaves, about once a month, it can make the leaves green and bright, and thicken the leaves, so as to improve the ornamental value.

4. Heat preservation and cold protection

Growing flowers in winter in northern China, moisturizing and cold protection is a key measure. When the temperature is below 5 degrees in winter, most warm flowers will suffer from cold damage. Appear discoloration, necrosis and other adverse symptoms; when the temperature drops to zero, it will suffer frost injury, resulting in plant death. Therefore, measures against cold must be taken. As long as the room temperature is kept above 15 degrees throughout winter, according to the temperature and light requirements of all kinds of flowers, the flowers can be cultivated well if they are placed in an appropriate indoor place for careful care. You can also make your own simple thermal insulation equipment. To keep the flowers safe through the cold winter.