How to cultivate azaleas
Compared to the common knowledge of how to cultivate azaleas and the maintenance of azaleas for most people, the editor of this site will introduce some small gardening tips to everyone next.
Azaleas are a very common type of potted flowering plant with many varieties. If you are tired of camellias, unable to cultivate gardenias or jasmines, and enjoy flowers with rich and bright colors, consider keeping a pot of azaleas.
Especially the recently popular Anku variety of azalea potted plants, which are not only suitable for outdoor planting but also for balcony potting.
Its advantage is that it does not shed leaves in winter, remaining green all year round, and it has a longer blooming period than ordinary azaleas, lasting about one to two hundred days.
The most important thing is that it is quite hardy, not fearing heat, cold, or even direct sunlight, making it a plant with high aesthetic value and a relatively perfect shrub, with a long blooming period and easy to burst into flowers.
One branch can simultaneously produce more than ten flowers, with relatively large petals and various colors.
XYA thinks that if you like azaleas, you should keep a pot, which can make your balcony more colorful and vibrant, with flowers outnumbering leaves when in bloom.
I. Issues with Azalea Potting Soil
To cultivate any type of flowering plant, especially potted ones, the soil or medium is the most basic and crucial element. If the soil is chosen and used correctly, it is half the success, and basically, there won't be any problems in maintaining it.
There is also specialized soil for azaleas, but you can also mix some yourself, adding some decomposed pine bark, diatomaceous earth, and mainly some decomposed leaf soil or peat soil.
In short, the potting soil should be loose and breathable, fertile and well-draining, with slightly acidic soil being more suitable for the growth of azaleas. After planting, the soil around the pot should be pressed down firmly to help it adapt better.
How to cultivate azaleas
When planting, you can also loosen some of the bottom roots. When the roots are very developed, loosen some of them.
II. Issues with Watering Azaleas
It is a very tough potted flowering plant, but special attention must be paid to watering. When first planted, it is essential to water it thoroughly, ensuring the water reaches the roots.
Even the method of watering by immersion can be used. Usually, attention should be paid to watering issues because although it has a certain drought tolerance.