How to cultivate narcissus
This article provides an introduction to the cultivation of narcissus and related information about narcissus growing methods for green plants and flowers. Let's learn about it together below.
When you love a plant and want to cultivate it, the prerequisite is to understand its growing habits well, so that you won't encounter any problems when cultivating your favorite plants. Here, I will introduce to you the last of the top ten famous flowers in China, the narcissus. I believe everyone likes it! So, how do you cultivate narcissus? Interested flower lovers can come to understand it together!
【Narcissus Cultivation Methods】
<1. Soil>
Narcissus is highly adaptable to soil and prefers loose texture, good structure, and sandy soil with strong water retention. It can be planted in light soil, alluvial soil, and other soils rich in organic matter and good drainage.
<2. Light>
Narcissus enjoys sunlight but is a short-day plant. It can be placed in a room with plenty of sunlight, and during its growing period, more light will promote faster growth. Maintaining 10 hours of sunlight per day is sufficient.
<3. Temperature>
Narcissus prefers cold and fears heat, with an optimal growing temperature of 8°C to 12°C. After flowering, it requires a lower temperature. If the temperature is low after flowering, the flowering period will be longer, otherwise, it will be shorter. If you want to extend the flowering period, you can place the narcissus in the refrigerator for storage.
<4. Watering>
How to cultivate narcissus
Narcissus is a moisture-loving plant. When planting narcissus bulbs initially, less water is needed, just keeping the soil moist. During the growing period, more water is required, and watering should be done in a timely manner. In the mature period, water can be reduced.
<5. Fertilizing>
When fertilizing narcissus, it is necessary to fertilize reasonably. Generally, flowering plant fertilizer can be used, and it can be fertilized before the narcissus flowers, but not during flowering. In autumn and winter, when the temperature is not up to 15 degrees Celsius, do not fertilize or fertilize less.
<6. Pruning>
When a pot of narcissus grows well, it should be pruned in a timely manner.剪掉 some yellow leaves or overly long branches to make it look more aesthetically pleasing and reduce nutrient consumption. After pruning, the leaves should be cleaned and exposed to moderate sunlight.
<7. Diseases and Pests>
Common diseases and pests of narcissus include large brown spot disease, rot disease, nematode disease, narcissus fly, and刺足根螨. The diseases usually occur from March to May, and it is best to spray insecticide every 1-2 weeks. When spraying, use a 75% carbendazim solution at 700 times, and immerse the bulbs in clean water for about an hour, then in nutrient solution for 30 minutes before planting.
<Conclusion>
The above sharing on how to cultivate narcissus and the full content of related narcissus cultivation methods are hoped to be helpful to green plant enthusiasts!