Azalea breeding methods and notes: potting soil selection, pot selection, reasonable watering, scientific fertilization, notes.

1, potting soil selection

Azaleas like loose, permeable soil, good drainage, PH value between 5-6, try not to use clay or alkaline soil. Especially some varieties such as summer azalea, foreign azalea, can only choose mountain soil.

2, pot selection

Molding of azaleas, not to have been modeling azaleas, usually choose the beautiful and elegant alabaster pot. Purple clay pots delicate texture, colorful, beautiful shape, can double the ornamental value. Clay pots have better ventilation and water permeability, and most of them are used for outdoor maintenance.

3, reasonable watering

Azaleas are best used with rainwater, followed by river water, pond water. However, most families now use tap water, which can be left for 1-2 days to allow the chlorine to evaporate and then used. You can add a small amount of ferrous sulfate when watering, watering once every 7-10 days during the growing season, and use it often to keep the soil acidic.

4, scientific fertilization

Azaleas do not like fertilizer, especially avoid raw fertilizer, thick fertilizer, so don't drink the rest of the tea water, milk, etc. to the azalea pot, the fermentation process is likely to lead to azalea a large number of yellow leaves, leaf drop. In the potting soil kind of adding appropriate amount of slow-release fertilizer, for breeding azaleas, is a good choice. Usually the fertilizer can be used in rotted soybean cake water.

5, notes

On weekdays it should be appropriate to prune off the weak branches, dense miscellaneous branches, so that both beautiful and neat can also promote the absorption of nutrients from other strong branches, more vigorous growth.