How to care for a newly purchased azalea?
Today's sharing: How to care for a newly purchased azalea? And some small experiences of keeping a potted plant alive with just one method, the specific content is as follows:
Caring for an azalea is very simple, just use one method, and it will thrive in a pot. For a newly bought azalea, as long as you master the watering aspect, it is easy to keep it alive.
When you bring a new azalea home, first check if the potting soil is already thoroughly watered. If the soil is very moist when you buy it, there is no need to water it. If it has dried out, water it. How to know if it is dry or not? Pick up the pot and feel the soil. If it feels very damp and heavy in your hand, it means it has been thoroughly watered. If it feels light, and the soil in the pot is very dry, it needs watering. You can also soak the pot, which should be done for about an hour.
After its first bloom, if there are still some flower buds that do not open, you should help remove them, as they will not fall off by themselves. Once the buds are removed, three or four branches will quickly grow, which can reduce the consumption of nutrients and allow the nutrients to remain in the leaves, thus promoting better growth and fewer diseases.
Do not repot the newly bought azalea in any season. Especially for beginners, it is not recommended to remove the soil and repot. You can change to a new pot, but it is safer to keep it in the original pot. Because azaleas grow very slowly, very slowly, it takes two months for cuttings to grow roots.
How to care for a newly purchased azalea?
Since azaleas are prone to diseases, if you repot and the roots have not grown well, it is easy to encounter various disease problems. Only when the plant has lush growth will diseases be less likely to occur.
In daily maintenance, when the soil is dry, you can add two spoons of compound fertilizer to 1000 times water and soak the pot for about an hour. Do this every 7 to 10 days. Then place it in a sunny area for care. In summer, when the temperature is above 30 degrees, keep it in a shaded and well-ventilated place.
Apply fungicide twice a month, alternating between metalaxyl-M and mancozeb to prevent black spot, brown spot, and leaf spot diseases. Mix 1 gram (half a spoon) with 1000 times water to spray on both sides of the leaves. This is sufficient. If you wait for the disease to appear, it will be difficult to save the plant. Now it is May, and one of the azaleas in my house has already started to grow flower buds, and the other leaves are growing lush and green. I share this with you all, hoping you can all keep your azaleas alive and thriving.
The above is a comprehensive introduction to how to care for a newly purchased azalea and how to keep a potted plant alive with just one method, hoping to bring some knowledge about potted plants to greenery enthusiasts.