What are the cultivation methods and precautions for Dianthus caryophyllus?
For many girls, what are the cultivation methods and precautions for Dianthus caryophyllus and how to share the pruning method diagram of plant cultivation? Next, the editor will introduce to you.
Having a few pots of flowers and plants on the balcony at home will make our home look beautiful and full of the atmosphere of nature, warm and comfortable. Summer is approaching, and the temperature is gradually rising, with very strong sunlight. Some succulent plant flower pot plants need to start shading and sun protection. So, if the sunlight is very strong on the balcony and you also want to grow some flowers, you can choose some flower pot plants that do not need shading. This way, even in the hot summer, there will be beautiful flowers blooming.
Among them is a flower that is very common but has bright colors and a very long flowering period. It does not fear the sun and the more it is exposed to the sun, the more vibrant its flowers become. It is Dianthus caryophyllus, which is very worthy of being grown on the balcony and can be planted through cutting propagation or sowing, with a simple planting method.
Firstly, how to propagate Dianthus caryophyllus
If you want to grow Dianthus caryophyllus, you can plant and propagate it through cutting or sowing. The cutting time can be chosen in March and April of spring, or May can also be suitable for cutting, as long as the temperature is maintained at around 20 degrees. Generally, it can take root about twenty days after cutting. If sowing seeds, the germination and growth rate is relatively fast, and it usually takes one to two months to bloom.
Choose some young lateral branches of Dianthus caryophyllus for cutting, directly break off the branches without using scissors, insert them into the sand, with a cutting depth of about two centimeters. After cutting, spray water in time to maintain a certain humidity. This will speed up root growth and increase survival rate.
What are the cultivation methods and precautions for Dianthus caryophyllus?
Secondly, how to make Dianthus caryophyllus bloom more and have a longer flowering period
1. Timely pinch the top
Firstly, in order to make it bloom more and have a large number of flowers, we need to let it have more branches, grow more branches. To make it have more branches, the first thing to do is to pinch the top. When Dianthus caryophyllus grows to have more than five pairs of leaves, you can start pinching the top.
Keep five pairs of leaves, and after the lateral branches grow out, pinch the top again. After this pinching process, each Dianthus plant will grow to about fifteen branches, which will result in more flower buds, a beautiful plant shape, and vibrant flowers, making the blooming very beautiful.
2. Give the potted Dianthus caryophyllus more sun exposure
Dianthus caryophyllus enjoys plenty of sunlight and cannot be grown in shaded areas. In places with insufficient sunlight, during summer, it is appropriate to shade it a bit. For potted Dianthus, you can often supplement with some fertilizer, such as cake fertilizer, other organic fertilizers, or compound fertilizers.
When watering Dianthus, be careful that, except for frequent watering during summer, it is not necessary to water too frequently. It is afraid of waterlogging and waterlogging, so it does not require too much watering. If grown in the ground, just water it during summer. A flower that can be propagated by cutting or sowing, grown on the balcony to bloom for 200 days, with abundant and colorful flowers!
The above are the detailed introduction of the cultivation methods and precautions for Dianthus caryophyllus and the sharing of the pruning method diagram, have you understood?