How to care for newly purchased marigolds

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1. Soil

2. Temperature

3. Watering

4. Lighting

5. Fertilization

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When you first buy marigolds, you should first check the soil quality. If the original soil quality is too poor, you can replant them with soft and fertile soil. Then, let it adapt to the environment at home, giving it a temperature of 15-20°C and a well-ventilated environment. Don't let it come into contact with strong light. It can grow well under scattered light. Don't be in a hurry to water or fertilize. Wait for it to adapt to the environment before watering and fertilizing normally.

1. Soil

1. Soil

If the soil quality is not good enough after you have just bought it, you can change the pot and soil. Both acidic and alkaline soils are suitable for growing marigolds, and they can grow in slightly acidic to slightly alkaline soils. When changing pots, you should choose suitable soil. Fertile, well-drained sandy loam is the best pot soil. You can use mud pots with good ventilation. Be sure not to damage the root system when repotting. You can cut off the damaged root system.

2. Temperature

Marigold likes a warm environment very much. It is best to give it an indoor temperature of 15-20℃ when you first take it home. The temperature during winter should not be lower than 5℃, and the temperature in summer should not be higher than 3℃. Improper temperature control may extend its life cycle.

3. Watering

Don’t water it in a hurry when you first buy it. Although it likes a humid environment, avoid water accumulation at the roots. But during the growth period, you need to provide it with plenty of water. Watering should be done twice a day when the temperature is the hottest in summer, and once every four or five days in winter when the temperature is low.

4. Light

Don't expose it to too strong sunlight when you first buy it home. Give it mild light to adapt to the environment. If there is insufficient light its stems and leaves may become soft and spindly, resulting in few and small blooms. It is relatively sensitive to light. You can use short daylight hours and less exposure to sunlight to promote early flowering.

5. Fertilization

You cannot fertilize when you first buy it, but marigolds have needs for fertilizers and need to use fertilizers to supply nutrients. Try to apply nitrogen fertilizers. Fertilizing once a month can satisfy it. growth needs. Spread the fertilizer on top first, and then water it thoroughly, so that the fertilizer can fully penetrate into the root system of the chrysanthemum with the water.

2. Temperature

3. Watering

4. Lighting

5. Fertilization

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