Picture: osmanthus bonsai
1, potting soil selection
Osmanthus is a very adaptable counting on the soil requirements are not high, clay soil can also grow, but still slightly acidic soil is more conducive to its growth. Potting soil can be used humus or peat, garden soil, sand or river sand (ratio of 5:3:2) mixed, made after the pH should be maintained at 5.5 to 6.5. culture soil before potting with 0.1% potassium permanganate solution for sterilization.
2, proper watering
Osmanthus likes high temperature, dry, so watering must master the "two less and one more" principle, that is, before the sprouting of new shoots should be less watering, rainy days also less watering, summer and fall drought should be watered, and usually watering to keep the soil moisture content of about 50% is good. Be careful to prevent the pot from stagnant water and rotting roots. In the summer when the temperature should not exceed 35 ℃. So in the summer high temperature and dry, watering must be enough, watering once a day in the morning, evening to see the potting soil dry and wet, if dry then water again, at noon to shade, to avoid the impact of high temperatures, it is best to often spray water around the pot to cool down.
Photo: Osmanthus potted plants
3, fertilizer fertilizer has a wonderful trick
Osmanthus is very like pig manure, if you can get pig manure, you can apply rotted thin pig manure liquid, ten days and a half a month of the application, then in August when the osmanthus will bloom very lush, but also particularly fragrant. If there is no pig manure can also be used to rot cake fertilizer liquid, preferably containing more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, which can promote the growth of osmanthus and flowering Oh.
4, appropriate pruning
Potted osmanthus is best to choose a short, strong, thick trunk, branches and leaves well-proportioned. If you can't meet the requirements, you can cut the short pruning after potting. Generally can be carried out twice in spring and fall pruning, the first pruning in the fall after flowering, pruning should be appropriate according to the plant growth pruning overgrowth of dense branches, so that each side branch evenly left on the thick and short branches, the long branches cut off. The second pruning in early spring before the sprouting, the winter of some of the dead branches, weak branches, disease and insect branches cut off.
Photo: Osmanthus bonsai
5, pest control
Osmanthus has a lot of pests and diseases, mainly brown spot disease, leaf blight, anthracnose, etc., insect pests such as red spider, shellfish, etc., the specific prevention and treatment and medication methods here florist uncle is not to explain one by one for you, we remember to pay attention to the observation, to take precautions, and to find the disease and pests in time to spray the prevention and control can be.
Tips potted osmanthus is best to choose resistant varieties, indoor culture should pay attention to ensure that osmanthus has sufficient light, in addition, every 1-2 years to osmanthus pot, pot time is best to choose in the early spring, the new pot should be a little bit more than the original pot, change the soil at the same time also want to cut off part of the old roots and dead roots Oh, so that the next year osmanthus can grow better.
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