When to fertilize Clivia, what is the best fertilizer to apply?

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1. Time

2. What kind of fertilizer is best to apply?

3. Precautions

It is best to fertilize Clivia in the morning, not during hot weather, and avoid fertilizing at noon. Top dressing in spring and autumn is generally applied once every 10-15 days. Fertilization should be reduced when the temperature is too high. To fertilize it, use animal bone meal, animal manure, fried castor beans, hemp seeds, or potassium-containing charcoal, plant ash, etc. Nitrogen fertilizers are mainly applied in spring, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are applied in autumn and winter.

1. Time

It is necessary to choose a good time to fertilize Clivia. Generally, it is better to fertilize in the morning. Fertilizing should not be done when it is too hot, so be sure to avoid midday. Spring and autumn are the peak growth periods for plants. At this time, regular top dressing is required, usually once every 10-15 days. When the temperature is high in summer, its growth almost stops, and the frequency of fertilization is reduced. In addition, you can also apply a small amount of fertilizer in winter, mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.

2. What kind of fertilizer is good?

Regular top dressing is required during the maintenance of Clivia. You can use animal bone meal, animal manure, fried castor beans, hemp seeds, or potassium-containing charcoal, plant ash, etc. Whether it is homemade fertilizer or purchased fertilizer, it must be in a mature state. Raw fertilizer cannot be applied to Clivia. Fertilization in spring is mainly nitrogen fertilizer, in summer liquid fertilizer is generally applied, in autumn an appropriate amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers should be supplemented, and in winter when flowering is about to begin, fertilizers mainly added with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are applied.

3. Precautions

1 . When fertilizing it, do not apply fertilizer on the leaves and leaf cores, as it is very easy to cause rot. Don't apply fertilizer when the plants are diseased, as fertilizer damage will occur.

2. Fertilization is also required when changing pots. This time, base fertilizer is added to the soil. You can use bean cake fertilizer, animal manure, etc., which can provide certain nutrients for the later growth of the plant.

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