How to cultivate Disocactus to make it bloom luxuriantly
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How should Disocactus be cared for in autumn to make it grow enough leaves and burst into bloom during the flowering period? Because many flower enthusiasts say that their Disocactus wilted due to improper watering in the summer, and even in the autumn, it didn't recover, making it even harder to make it bloom. Even if it blooms, it will only produce one or two flowers. Today, Xiaoqi will tell you about three "steps" for autumn care. If you follow the sequence, it will easily become lush and will have no problem blooming in abundance.
1. Dormancy Recovery
After entering autumn, we need to observe the temperature. Generally, when the temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius, it will start growing. With a significant temperature difference between day and night, the growth rate is relatively fast. If you see that it starts to grow small leaves, it means it is recovering. If your Disocactus has wilted severely in the summer, you need to cut off the top two to three leaves of the wilted leaves. Don't worry about it; by removing these leaves, the remaining ones can recover quickly and become plump, and new leaves will grow rapidly. If you don't cut them, the wilted leaves will hinder the recovery even if you water and fertilize. You should cut off some leaves from each branch and keep the branches shorter.
After cutting the leaves, place it in a location with sufficient light and ensure good ventilation. Watering should be adequate, generally watering thoroughly when the potting soil is half dry. If the pot is large, water it thoroughly when the soil is almost dry. Don't add anything to the first watering, but you can add some root stimulator and carbendazim. Subsequent waterings should include a high-nitrogen fertilizer, such as Huaduo No. 10, which will help it absorb nutrients and recover the leaves quickly. Once the leaves are plump, new leaves will grow rapidly.
2. Promoting Leaf Growth
If you follow the first step and make the leaves recover and start growing new ones, what you need to do is to let it grow enough leaves in autumn. The more leaves it grows, the more flowers it will produce. Therefore, when the leaves are plump, place it in full sun to ensure adequate light, and provide sufficient water and fertilizer. Generally, water it thoroughly when the potting soil is half dry, as long as the ventilation is good.
Choose a fertilizer high in nitrogen content but also containing other elements, such as Huaduo No. 10. Water it with the fertilizer two to three times a month. Spread some multi-element slow-release fertilizer or well-fermented sheep or cow dung on the surface of the potting soil, and apply it every three months. By doing this continuously, once the leaves recover and become plump, it will grow many leaves within a month to a month and a half, becoming lush and leafy. When it grows lush, you can change the care method to make it bloom.
How to cultivate Disocactus to make it bloom luxuriantly
3. Flowering Assistance
If the first two steps are done well and it has already grown lush, what you need to do is to pinch off some leaves. Since it has been growing leaves in autumn, some leaves are small, some are just sprouting, and some are malformed. You need to pinch off one to two leaves from the top, small leaves, newly sprouted leaves, and malformed thin leaves, leaving behind the broad and thick ones. This will result in more flowers on the leaves and ensure they fully bloom.
Place the remaining thick leaves in a location with sufficient light. Autumn is a short-day season, which allows it to quickly differentiate and sprout. Ensure the potting soil is almost dry before watering thoroughly. Change the fertilizer to potassium dihydrogen phosphate because it doesn't lack nitrogen in the early stages. Use potassium dihydrogen phosphate two to three times a month until the flower buds appear. When the flower buds appear, pinch off some of them. Because the remaining leaves are thick, one or two flower buds will grow at the beginning, which should be pinched off immediately. Once all the leaves have flower buds, keep two similar-sized flower buds on each leaf and pinch off the rest. Let these flower buds grow uniformly on the leaves and continue to supplement with high-phosphorus fertilizer. It will quickly grow all the flower buds and make them bloom. Stop using potassium dihydrogen phosphate when the flowers bloom. Following Xiaoqi's flowering method, as long as there is sufficient light, water, and fertilizer, the flower buds will grow uniformly and bloom all at once, resulting in a full bloom.
If you don't know how to care for Disocactus and it doesn't recover from wilting, following these three steps in autumn will make it recover quickly, grow lush, and eventually bloom abundantly. If you want it to bloom again, you can follow this method and make appropriate adjustments, such as pinching off some small wilted leaves, supplementing it with high-nitrogen fertilizer to make the leaves plump, and then supplementing it with plenty of phosphorus fertilizer to make it bloom. It can bloom multiple times a year and even into summer, as long as it is short-day.
That is a detailed introduction to how to cultivate Disocactus to make it bloom luxuriantly and the simplest method to promote flowering in Disocactus, hoping to bring some knowledge of flowers to green plant enthusiasts.