How to grow azaleas at home, how to save them from wilting

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1. Family culture

2. How to save wilting

When raising azaleas at home, use acidic soil with good drainage. Do not use alkaline soil. The temperature is better between 15-25℃. In winter, it should be between 5-10℃. When it is higher than 32℃, it needs to be cooled down. Use acidic water for watering, as long as the soil is moist but not wet, and fertilize at the beginning of spring or after flowering, but you need to stop fertilizing in winter.

1. How to grow rhododendrons at home

1. Soil: To grow rhododendrons at home, you need to use suitable soil. It likes to grow in acidic soil with good drainage. Try not to choose alkaline soil. For breeding in the area north of the Yangtze River, a mixture of leaf humus soil, sandy soil and other soil can be prepared at a ratio of 7:2:1.

2. Temperature: The ambient temperature for maintaining it should be used, which is better between 15-25℃. When the summer temperature is higher than 32°C, cooling is necessary. In winter, the temperature needs to be kept at 5-10°C. When the temperature is lower than 5°C, it will stop growing.

3. Watering: When growing potted plants, do not let them There is accumulated water in the soil, and it is best to keep the soil moist but not wet. Do not use alkaline water when watering, and the water temperature should be close to room temperature. There should be no shortage of water in summer, water less in autumn and winter, and only water after the soil is dry.

4. Fertilization: In early spring, organic fertilizer is generally applied as base fertilizer. After it blooms, it needs to be topdressed every half month. Fertilization is generally not needed in autumn and winter. Fertilizer can be made from fruit peels and rice water, and a thin layer of fertilizer should be applied. When repotting, there is no need to add base fertilizer.

2. How to save wilting

The causes are different, and the rescue methods are also different. It is necessary to find out the cause of wilting based on daily maintenance. If too much watering causes root rot, you need to stop watering first and wait for it to recover slowly. If it is wilted by the hot summer sun, you need to move it to a cool place and add a little water. If the soil is too dry and lacks water, you need to gradually increase the amount of watering, and there cannot be a lack of water in the soil.

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