Crab claw orchid

Before flowering:

1. Fertilization is the key to more flowering of crab claw orchid. In the flower bud differentiation stage of crab claw orchid, 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution or calcium superphosphate solution can be sprayed towards the plant, about once every 7-10 days, which can promote flower bud differentiation and bud pregnancy, making crab claw orchid bloom more

2. Usually, more nitrogen-containing fertilizer should be applied, and topdressing should be carried out once every 7-10 days. Granular compound fertilizer can be buried in the flower pot and gradually dissolved with watering. It can also be mixed with fully decomposed bean cake fertilizer, traditional Chinese medicine residue fertilizer and peel fertilizer to make the crab claw plant strong and prosperous

(author: Lilium 721721; source: crab claw bar)

After flowering:

If you want to make crab claw blossom many times, pruning after flowering is the key

1. After flowering, all the remaining flowers should be trimmed off to reduce the excessive consumption of nutrients. As shown in the figure, the place marked with the red line is the residual flowers that need to be completely trimmed

(author: Lilium 721721; source: crab claw bar)

2. Before the summer dormancy period or semi dormancy period, a pruning should be carried out to cut off all the thin, wilted, overgrown and pest prone stem nodes, and all the overlapping stem nodes in the middle. This can not only concentrate the nutrition on the strong branches, but also increase the ventilation and light transmittance of the plant and reduce the occurrence of diseases and pests

Before trimming:

(author: Thirteen Piao source: crab claw bar)

After trimming:

(author: Thirteen Piao source: crab claw bar)

Geranium

Before flowering:

1. If you want Geranium to blossom more, you should apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer before flowering. 2.0% potassium phosphate solution can be used to fully spray the mature fruit such as geranium and rotten leaves, and the self-made Geranium can also be fully sprayed with 2.0% potassium phosphate solution

2. In order to promote the normal growth of geranium, compound fertilizer can be applied 1-2 times a month, mainly buried at the edge of the flower pot, not close to the root system; Or about 10 days, combined with watering, applying rotten cake fertilizer, or bean dregs, can promote the growth and development of Geranium

(author: sunflower terrace garden source: Geranium bar)

After flowering:

1. After the flowering period of geranium, the residual flowers should be cut off to avoid unnecessary nutrient consumption

(author: JGL Mo 2013; source: Tibetan Flower Pavilion)

2. In addition to the residual flowers, the branches should be pruned during the dormancy period in summer to prevent black rot of the branches. At the same time, because the geranium flowers are opened at the upper end of the new branch, and the flower buds will not be bred on the old branch after flowering, the long branches that have been opened will be shortened, which is conducive to the extraction of new branches and continued bud pregnancy and flowering

(author: Yan Huihui, source: Tibetan Flower Pavilion)

Milan

Before flowering:

1. Fertilizer is the key to Milan's flowering. Because there are many times of flowering, each flowering will consume a lot of nutrition, so more nitrogen-containing fertilizer should be applied at ordinary times or after flowering to promote vigorous plant growth. If there are moldy soybeans at home, they can be used as fertilizer and watered with water after ripening, about once a month

2. Since May, Milan has entered the period of pregnancy and bud. At this time, we should reduce the content of nitrogen fertilizer and apply more phosphorus fertilizer. Chicken manure, eggshell fertilizer and rice washing water are good phosphorus containing fertilizers. At the same time, spray 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution or 0.5% calcium superphosphate solution on the leaves, which can promote multiple flowering of Milan

(author: shine AIHAI source: Milan bar)

After flowering:

1. Milan's post flower pruning is generally carried out within a week when the flower is about to fail, cutting off all the residual flowers, and then cutting off all the over dense branches, long branches and thin branches. Milan is not afraid of pruning. The more pruning, the better. After pruning, Milan can be seen as a circle and an umbrella on the side

(author: n if love w# source: Milan)

2. Every 1-2 years, change the basin for Milan flowers. When changing pots, it can be carried out together with heavy cutting, mainly in spring, which can make Milan have more lateral branches and bloom more

Before re shearing:

(author: Tianyu Xiaoxiao 1, source: Milan bar)

After re shearing:

(author: Tianyu Xiaoxiao 1, source: Milan bar)