Begonia is a deciduous shrub with many varieties of flowers, long life, resistance to pruning, is a commonly used bonsai material, and is one of the eighteen bachelors in bonsai. Begonias bloom in early spring, "occupying the most windy spring color", the flowers are red and green, and they are interesting; the autumn fruits are abundant, golden and attractive, typical flowers and fruits and ornamental flowers and trees.
Sticker begonia flowers are large and delicate, the flowering period can reach more than 30 days, if it can be opened during the Spring Festival, such as red plum spring should be how good it is. In fact, this is not difficult, do the following points, let your sticker begonia bloom as scheduled during the Spring Festival.
First, the role of vernalization management
Vernalization generally refers to the phenomenon that plants must experience a period of sustained low temperature to change from the vegetative growth stage to the reproductive stage, which we call vernalization. The vernalization time of Begonia sticking to the stem is not less than 40 days, and the temperature is below 6 °C. Therefore, after the fallen leaves, the potted begonias do not rush into the greenhouse, and can be placed outdoors.
Second, flowering management
Potted begonias can generally bloom after 35 days after entering the room, for example, the Spring Festival in 2018 is February 15, so the start of heating time should start before January 10. The temperature of potted sticker begonias is controlled at 8-10 ° C in the first week of entering the room, breaking the dormancy; after a week, the temperature rises to 15-17 ° C, and the sticker begonias spit out beautiful after more than 20 days, and the temperature of individual flowers after opening should drop to about 10 ° C to prolong the flowering period.
Third, water and fertilizer management
After the potted begonia is warmed in the room, a shallow burial of diammonium phosphate is applied once along the edge of the pot, and the amount of fertilizer is about 20 grains; 7-10 days to pour a thin bean cake fertilizer solution, a small amount of potassium dihydrogen phosphate can be added, and the flowers bloom more vividly. Stop fertilizing after flowering. Maintain an adequate supply of water, do not accumulate water, do not dry, generally 5-7 days to pour once permeable.
Fourth, pest control
Common diseases and insect pests of begonias are aphids, red spiders, rust, etc., aphids can be controlled by aphids, red spiders can be controlled by enemy mites or mites, rust can be controlled by triazolone, and the dosage is slightly greater than the recommended amount in the instruction manual.
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