Summer maintenance of Impatiens

Growth habit

Impatiens likes light and cannot grow in places with too much humidity. If it is in too humid places, powdery mildew will appear

Watering

Summer is a very dry season, but you don't have to pick up a small kettle to water every day. It's best to water when it's cooler sooner or later, not when the light is strong. The Impatiens cannot be watered immediately after planting, because the seeds are a little small, which will wash them away. Also pay attention to shade. When watering, pay attention not to let the basin soil have ponding, and water it every four to six days. This can easily lead to rotten roots

Fertilization

Do not apply fertilizer immediately when sowing. Generally, seedlings can grow after sowing for about ten days. Apply fertilizer at this time. Then you can apply fertilizer once a half month

Diseases and insect pests

Generally speaking, Impatiens is sown in March and April. Specifically, in the south, the snow starts in March, while in the north, the snow does not melt in March. Most start in April. So what are we going to do in summer? In case of powdery mildew or leaf spot disease, special chemicals can be used

Impatiens peanut has strong viability and good adaptability. Generally, there are few diseases and pests. However, there is a kind of insect called red Swan insect, which usually haunts when the weather is hot, and the more serious time is in the morning. At this time, the Impatiens should be controlled in advance to avoid the Impatiens from being damaged by insects

Summer sowing

If you want to delay the flowering period, you can sow in early July. In this way, more flowers will be formed after September, so that they can bloom just in time for the beginning of October! The seed particles of Impatiens are small, so you need to be more careful when watering. Secondly, when the small Impatiens grows to 30-40cm, you need to remove the old leaves and remove the top tip, so as to grow branches

Warm tips:

There is another way to avoid pests in summer, that is to "start first, and turn over the soil as early as winter. In this way, the small insects ready to survive the winter are cleaned up