Rhododendron potted plant watering methods in summer
For many girls, the experience of watering rhododendron potted plants in summer is a small plant cultivation skill. If there are any mistakes, please feel free to correct them!
How to water rhododendron in summer? Flower friends left messages saying that they hope to talk about this topic. So today, let's introduce in detail the watering methods for rhododendron in summer.
Rhododendron potted plant watering methods in summer
When watering rhododendron potted plants in summer, we need to consider different situations. Different maintenance environments and different seedling conditions require different watering methods. Therefore, in summer, do not manage all seedlings uniformly, otherwise, there is a high probability that you will end up with empty pots again in the summer.
Our rhododendron potted plants can mostly be divided into three categories: one is the vigorous and very healthy seedlings, one is in a slow-growing or dormant state but still looks okay, at least with many leaves, and the worst is with very few leaves or even completely bare stems.
1. Strong potted seedlings
Strong rhododendron potted plants should be in a vigorous growth period now, with the second batch of flowers just finished blooming or still blooming, and continuously growing new buds and new shoots.
Such seedlings have a strong transpiration effect and consume water quickly, so summer watering should be done when the soil surface is dry. What is "dry-wet"? It means watering when the soil surface becomes dry.
Rhododendron potted plant watering methods in summer
Flower friends who often read articles on the Green Plant Enthusiast website know that the website has always recommended keeping the soil completely dry before watering, that is, waiting for the top 2 cm of the soil surface to dry before watering. Then why do we need to water "dry-wet" for strong rhododendron plants?
Here we need to understand the channels of water loss in the potting soil. How is the water in the potting soil consumed? First, the surface soil may be exposed to sunlight and dried, and second, the influence of wind can accelerate water evaporation. These two types of consumption mainly consume the water in the surface soil.
The water in the inner soil of the potting soil is mainly consumed by the plant's transpiration. Strong seedlings have lush branches and leaves, and fast leaf transpiration will force the roots to absorb a lot of water. Therefore, when the surface soil becomes dry, the inner soil is basically dry as well, which is the time to water.