How to Care for Family Flowers in Late Autumn
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Recently, the weather has become cooler in the morning and evening, with decreasing temperatures and shorter daylight hours. The physiological activities of flowers also transition from peak periods to a slower phase or dormancy. It is necessary to care for them according to their characteristics. How to care for family flowers has become a challenge for amateur flower enthusiasts. Here are some views on how to care for family flowers in late autumn to share with everyone.
Winter Protection: Warm-loving flowers like hibiscus, poinsettia, begonia, jasmine, and monstera should be moved indoors when the temperature drops to 10°C; for plants like spider plant, asparagus, schefflera, and rubber tree, they should be moved indoors when the temperature reaches 5°C. Most flowers should be brought indoors before the first frost. Potted flowers indoors should be kept well-ventilated, with windows and doors opened for ventilation during the warm midday hours. Flowers like jasmine, gardenia, azalea, kaffir lily, cyclamen, and orchid cacti should be placed in sunny areas to ensure sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis, timely nutrient supply, and safe wintering.
Watering: For ornamental plants like banyan, rubber tree, schefflera, Brazilian wood, money tree,米兰, jasmine, plum blossoms, camellia, and camellia sasanqua in balconies and bright halls, it is necessary to control watering by reducing frequency and amount. For winter and early spring flowering plants like wintersweet, plum blossoms, and camellia, watering should be further controlled with more misting to aid in bud formation. The best time for watering is between 10 am and 3 pm. For potted foliage plants like monstera, nephthytis, dracaena, bird's nest fern, anthurium, and calathea brought indoors, misting should be the primary method, with watering as a supplement, to keep the soil moist.
Fertilizing: For plants like kaffir lily, caladium, cattleya orchid, and pineapple, a mixture of 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate and 0.1% urea solution can be applied; for plants like kumquat, pyracantha, and firethorn, a small amount of low-concentration fast-acting phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be applied; for plants like米兰, aglaia, and jasmine, a light application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be beneficial for wintering. For most foliage plants, nitrogen fertilizer should be stopped, and low-concentration potassium fertilizer can be applied to increase cold resistance.
Pruning: Potted landscapes and flowers moved indoors should have their dead and diseased branches, dense branches, and weak branches pruned; for overly long branches, strong pruning can be done; for potted landscapes that have been shaped for 1-2 years, the binding materials can be removed or re-tied after removal to prevent long-term binding at fixed positions, which can damage the cambium layer and cause leaf and branch death. Tree stump landscapes on balconies, such as zelkova, Japanese apricot, trident maple, banyan, podocarpus macrophyllus, juniper, and dragon juniper, need necessary pruning. Plants like jasmine, crape myrtle, and pomegranate can be pruned in late autumn to reduce nutrient consumption during winter and promote more nutrient storage for more blooming the following year.
Pest Control: Late autumn is still a season with serious pests and diseases, with plants easily suffering from pests like scale insects, spider mites, aphids, and whiteflies. Diseases include leaf spot and stem rot. Before potted flowers are brought indoors, these pests and diseases must be thoroughly treated to prevent them from harming the flowers indoors.
Seed Saving: In the north, many perennial flowers begin to turn yellow and prepare for winter dormancy at this season, such as hosta, canna, and dahlia. The roots of these plants should be kept in pots for dormancy. After the blooming period, chrysanthemums will also have faded flowers and yellow leaves. At this time, the branches should be cut close to the root, leaving the old roots for seed saving. The seeds of gourds, luffa, and common jasmine are mature at this time and should be collected and saved for sowing next year.
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