How to grow flowers and buttercups on the balcony
To create a colorful flower landscape on urban balconies, buttercup has become a popular choice for its peon-like graceful flower appearance. Although this bulbous plant is elegant and charming, balcony planting requires special maintenance skills to show its best condition. This article will analyze in detail all maintenance plans from soil ratio to light management. Key points for environmental control of buttercup balconies are classified management of light intensity. buttercup is a typical photoperiod sensitive plant. It is recommended to set up a double-layer sunshade system: in spring and autumn, after receiving 3-4 hours of direct light in the morning, switch to a 50% sunshade net, and in summer, it is necessary to maintain a 70% shading rate throughout the day. You can judge whether the light is suitable by the condition of the leaves-it is best when the leaf color is oily emerald green. Accurate control of temperature and humidity. The temperature difference between day and night is ideally controlled within the range of 8℃. The strategy of "opening windows at night and covering curtains during the day" can be adopted. When the temperature exceeds 25 ° C, the atomization system is started to maintain the air humidity of 60%-65%, and the surface of the basin soil is kept dry to avoid root rot. The soil formula of the Ranunculus substrate cultivation system is optimized with a "sandwich" substrate structure: a 3cm ceramite drainage layer is laid on the bottom layer, a ratio of peat soil: perlite: decomposed pine needles =5:3:2 in the middle layer, and a surface layer is covered with 1cm coconut bran for moisture retention. Add 200g of bone meal and 50g of slow-release fertilizer granules to each cubic meter as base fertilizers. The smart irrigation solution installs a soil moisture monitor and activates the drip irrigation system when the value falls below 30%. In spring and autumn, 200ml/pot is replenished every 5 days, and in summer, spray water is replaced by morning water replenishment. Special attention should be paid to appropriate water control during the flower bud differentiation period (2 weeks before bud appearance). Ranunculus nutritional management strategy students use 20-20 -20-20 water-soluble fertilizer for a long time and spray it every week on the leaf, and switch to a high-phosphorus formula (10-30-20) during the budding period. Cut off residual flowers in time after flowering, and apply high-content potassium fertilizer to promote the expansion of bulb roots. It is recommended to use seaweed essence to irrigate roots every month to enhance stress resistance.
Through systematic environmental control and precise maintenance, balcony flower buttercup can achieve the amazing effect of 15-20 flowers blooming per plant. It is recommended to establish a maintenance log to record daily temperature and humidity data and plant status, and gradually optimize and form a personalized maintenance plan. When you master these key technologies, you can create a buttercup landscape comparable to a professional garden in a limited space.