If your balcony is not bright enough, but you want a beautiful plant, then bulb begonia must not be missed, bulb begonia not only colorful flowers, but also long flowering period, can continue to bloom for half a year, but also very shade-resistant, especially suitable for indoor balcony cultivation.
Introduction to Begonia bulbs
Begonia bulbs, also called begonias, are perennial bulb herbaceous flowers. The height of the plant is usually 20~60 cm, the flowering is large and colorful, the amount of flowers is large, the flowering period is long, from May to the end of November every year, like warm and humid semi-shade environment, very suitable for balcony potted plant viewing.
Bulb begonia culture method and precautions
If you want to raise a bulb begonia and keep it in a continuous flowering state, Blue Goblin recommends the following points to start.
1. The potting soil should be breathable
Bulb begonia is a shallow root plant, potting requires loose and breathable potting soil can not accumulate water, it is recommended that the pot is not too large, you can choose a pot with a diameter of about 15 cm for planting, pay attention to choose a pot with good air permeability, do not use ceramic pots and other pots with poor air permeability, easy to cause rotten balls or rotten roots.
The potting soil is recommended to be mainly humus soil, which can be planted with 7 parts of humus soil, 2 parts of peat soil, 1 part of fermented organic fertilizer, and mix evenly.
2. Correct planting
The bulbs of the bulb begonia should be soaked in cool water for 2 hours before planting to help the bulbs germinate quickly. Bulb begonia bulbs should not be planted too deeply, cover the soil 1cm on it, after planting, water it once permeable, and cover it with newspaper, and put it in a warm place to wait for germination.
When the new shoots of the bulb begonia grow to about three centimeters, the newspaper can be removed and the light gradually increased. It should be noted that the bulb begonia should be watered less before it germinates to keep the potting soil slightly moist, if it is watered too much, it will cause the seed bulb to rot, resulting in planting failure.
3. Control the lighting
Begonia bulbs do not need to be exposed to the sun when they are first planted, and can be placed in a bright astigmatism place to wait for germination, and when new shoots grow, the light can gradually increase. Begonia bulbs are light-loving but not tolerant to sunlight, usually managed, can give bulb begonia sufficient soft light, noon light is strong when shading. Indoor balcony planting, can be placed on the east balcony or south balcony, summer can be placed on the north balcony for maintenance.
4. Proper watering and top dressing
Bulb begonia watering one insist on dry and watering thoroughly, can not let the potting soil accumulate water, otherwise it is easy to horseradish. During the growth period of bulb begonia, sufficient fertilizer and water should be maintained, because the flower volume of bulb begonia is large, the flowering period is long, and the demand for fertilizer is more. It is recommended to apply water-soluble fertilizer once in the growing period for 5-7 days.
5. Control temperature and summer management
Bulb begonia is not heat tolerant, when the temperature exceeds 30 ° C, there will be stem and leaf withering, flower buds fall off, into a dormant state, want bulb begonia from spring to continue to flower, need to pay attention to keep the temperature between 15-21, which is the most beneficial for the growth and flowering of bulb begonia.
Therefore, in summer, not only to shade the bulb begonia, but also to cool down, the most direct way is to put it in the air conditioning room for maintenance.
6. Seed ball storage
Bulb begonia generally blooms to November after the gradual wilt, into the dormant period, when the stems and leaves begin to appear a large number of wilt, you should stop watering, after the ground is completely withered, the seed bulb is dug out, put in 800 times carbendazim solution to soak for 30 minutes, and then take out to dry, after drying can be placed in a small carton or wrapped in newspaper after storage, spring can be planted again.
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