Dahlia cultivation methods in winter
The editor answers everyone's questions about the cultivation methods of dahlias in winter and the tips for planting dahlias in the aspect of green plant maintenance. Here is a detailed introduction.
Grow dahlias, meet three conditions, bright colors, large flower buds, continuous blooming, stunningly beautiful
There are many types of dahlias. If you grow them at home, you can plant dahlias in a larger space, and smaller ones in a smaller space. Dahlias have many varieties and are easy to take care of. On the balcony, terrace, or courtyard garden, you can plant three or four varieties at the same time, which will bloom in different colors and shapes, very beautiful.
They come in large and small flower types, all very beautiful, with an uncountable number of petals on a single flower. Dahlias are grown from bulbs; don't think that growing dahlias is difficult, in fact, it's very simple. For large dahlias, we can plant them in the ground, and for smaller dwarf varieties, planting them in pots is especially beautiful, with larger flower diameters and more beautiful blooms.
1. Dahlias like fertilizer
The potting soil should be loose, fertile, and breathable, with the addition of a certain amount of decayed leaf soil or peat soil, nutrient soil, etc. It is also necessary to supplement fertilizer in a timely manner because if you want a long flowering period, you must fertilize, especially phosphorus fertilizer cannot be lacking. With sufficient phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, the flowers will be larger, there will be more flower buds, and they will be stunningly beautiful.
Phosphate potassium is also good, as well as some organic fertilizers, animal manure, after fermentation, buried some around the flower roots, its branches will grow rapidly, and the growth is very vigorous, and many flower buds will also sprout.
Dahlia cultivation methods in winter
2. How to care for dahlias in summer
In summer, it is not only necessary to water in a timely manner to keep the potting soil moist but also pay attention to the fact that for potted plants, they can be slightly shaded from the sun, and during the rainy season, make sure there is no standing water in the pot. At the same time, ventilation should be enhanced. If there is high temperature, high humidity, and exposure to the sun, it can easily lead to blackened leaves, etc.
However, even if dahlias have yellowed or blackened leaves, you can just remove them, and they will grow new leaves. Dahlias grown in the ground have strong vitality, and it's fine to expose them to the sun in summer, as long as you pay attention to not letting the soil have continuous standing water during the rainy season.
3. How dahlias survive winter
In winter, as long as the temperature does not drop below zero, not particularly low, you do not need to dig up the rhizomes and can survive the winter smoothly.
If planted in a pot, use a larger pot, at least a two-gallon pot, with fertile and loose potting soil. Otherwise, if the soil is too poor and lacks nutrients, it will easily lead to stunted seedlings, resulting in fewer flowers and fewer flower buds.