How to make the Hippeastrum bloom more
The editor explains the introduction of Hippeastrum, a bulbous flower, on how to make Hippeastrum bloom more, with the specific content as follows:
How to make Hippeastrum grow strong, produce more flower spikes, and bloom several times a year? Based on Hippeastrum's preference for warmth, aversion to cold, love for sunshine, and tolerance for fertilizer, this is how I cultivate and manage it:
Firstly, use a fertile loamy soil rich in humus and mix in some bone meal when potting.
Secondly, during the entire growing period, apply a well-rotted castor cake residue liquid fertilizer every seven or eight days, with a dilution ratio of three parts fertilizer to seven parts water. Do not apply fertilizer during the blooming period, and continue to apply fertilizer after the flowers fade.
Thirdly, after each flower fades, promptly cut off the flower spike to prevent seed formation, which may affect the second blooming.
Fourthly, place it in a location with ample sunlight. Water thoroughly on sunny high-temperature days.
Fifthly, allow for winter dormancy. In the Nanyang area of Henan Province, stop fertilizing in the late October and reduce the watering amount. Stop watering in mid-November, cut off the leaves, move it indoors for winter dormancy, and keep the room temperature around three degrees Celsius, not too high. There is no need to water throughout the winter.
Sixthly, start watering in the late March of the following year, and move the pot outdoors for care at the end of the month or early April. Begin fertilizing after the leaves emerge, and increase the amount of fertilizer when flower spikes appear.
Seventhly, repot every three years. When potting, keep two or three larger offsets in addition to the mother bulb, which can help the Hippeastrum produce more flower spikes and bloom more.
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