Methods and precautions for cultivating firecracker flowers

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How to grow firecracker flowers

Precautions for cultivating firecracker flowers

When raising firecrackers, you need soil with good drainage and deep soil. Usually put it in a warm and bright place for maintenance. During the growing season, it needs timely watering and timely supplementation of fertilizers to help it grow. In winter, the temperature should be maintained above 10°C to prevent it from freezing.

Cultivation methods of firecrackers

Pot soil selection

For potted firecrackers, large-scale TV deep-tube flowerpots are generally chosen. The soil requirements are not high. When cultivating firecrackers, you can choose soil that is rich in organic matter and has good drainage. The soil layer should be deep. Generally, you can use soil mixed with leaf mold, garden soil, and sand, and put some decomposed fertilizer or bean cake as the base fertilizer.

Light and temperature

Firecracker flowers like a growing environment with sufficient light and a warm climate. They are not cold-tolerant and need to maintain higher temperatures in winter. Overwintering generally needs to be above 10℃. In northern areas, it can be placed indoors in a sunny place and overwintered indoors.

Water and fertilizer management

One principle should be followed when watering firecrackers, which is to see dryness and wetness, and there should be no accumulation of water in the pot soil. Generally, you need to water more when the temperature is high in summer. Sometimes you need to sprinkle flower pots and the ground to increase the air humidity and cool down. Watering in autumn requires less watering.

When fertilizing firecracker flowers, thin liquid fertilizer is usually applied once every two weeks during the growing season. Apply phosphorus fertilizer once or twice during the budding period of the flowers, and apply nitrogen fertilizer once after the flowers fade. During the winter, control the amount of watering and stop fertilizing.

Precautions for the cultivation of Firecracker Flower

Pruning and shaping

When cultivating firecrackers, in order to improve the viewing effect, timely pruning and shaping is required. When the firecracker plants grow to a certain height, you can set up a flower stand to guide them to climb and form a unique shape. Topping should be carried out when necessary to promote the germination of new branches and more flowers. Cut off old branches, diseased branches and residual branches in time to avoid nutrient consumption.

Pests and diseases

Common diseases of firecracker flowers are leaf spot and powdery mildew, which can be treated with carbendazim. The main pests are whiteflies and scale insects, which can be sprayed with omethoate cream.

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