How to grow potted bougainvillea and precautions

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1. Breeding methods

2. Precautions

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Lighting: Ensuring sufficient light during breeding can increase the number of flowers and luxuriant branches; Pruning: Prune and top frequently during the growth period; Watering: Reduce watering from August until flowers grow in the leaf axils. Just water; fertilize: fertilizer can be made from rotten leaves, and urea can be added in the early stage; repotting: spring and autumn are suitable.

1. Breeding methods

1. Breeding methods

1. Sunshine

It likes high temperatures and strong light, so you should put it in a sunny area to help it grow better growth. Flowers grown in this way will have shorter branch nodes, more flowers, darker colors, and longer flowering times.

2. Pruning

Its growth period is relatively long and its growth rate is fast, so it needs to be pruned and topped frequently to keep it in a good-looking shape. And after topping, its branches will grow more and the flowers will bloom more, because its flowers bloom on the tops of the newly grown branches. It is usually pruned in spring and summer. If you prune it after mid-August, it will affect its flower growth, so you must pay attention.

3. Watering

Water less from mid-August. After watering once, wait until the leaves droop before watering a second time, as long as it does not dry out. Until flowers grow in the leaf axils, resume normal watering. Withholding water can help it increase the concentration of cell fluid and help flower buds appear and grow.

4. Flower fertilizer

If the time and dosage of fertilizer are not appropriate, its leaves will grow very dense but there will be few flowers, especially it is very sensitive to urea. Be careful when adding urea. It rains a lot during the high temperature season, so it is easy to grow leggy. You can't just add urea, but you can also use rotten leaves to make fertilizer. Urea can be added once at the early stage of flower appearance to promote its growth.

5. Repotting

It is generally best to repot it in spring and autumn every year. If you are experienced enough, you can also repot it in other seasons. If it is repotted in spring and autumn, more old soil and old roots should be removed. When repotting in other seasons, more old soil and old roots should be left. For those who are repotting for the first time, there is less risk by keeping the roots from spreading.

2. Precautions

1. It is best to change the pot when the soil in the pot is relatively dry, because it is easier to remove the original soil and old roots. Do not change it after watering.

2. When changing pots, it is best to remove half or one-third of the original soil to prevent the roots from spreading. This is safer. If you have no experience, don’t. Clean up all the flower soil.

2. Precautions

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