Why decembrist not bloom? restore justice

Hello, fans of indoor plants!

It is not difficult to guess that the December accounts for the peak flowering Decembrists (Schlumbergera, Zigokaktus, rozhdestvennika - the names of plants at home a lot). But sometimes the window is already the first month of winter, with friends it had already dissolved the placer buds, and a favorite Decembrist in their own window sill does not want to bloom and grow only leaves. In this article you will find out what may be the perpetrators of such unfortunate obstinacy.

Author's advice: Read the article to the end to find out about the 4 possible reasons why Schlumberger does not want to bloom in winter, as it should. Analyze your growing conditions and find a match. The rest - a trick!

vermin

From my own experience I would say that the Decembrists, fortunately, rarely affected by pests. The point is thick skin. It is not to everyone's teeth. But this does not mean that the flower can not live parasites.

Pests of indoor plants in the truest sense of the drink green juices pets. Do not leave a chance to set and complete dissolution of the buds. Therefore, first of all take a look: whether on the crown Zigokaktus intruders?

spare diet

Here everything is as simple as possible. No nutrients (such as potassium and phosphorus and trace elements) - blooming does not occur. Speaking of everyday language, in such a situation, Schlumbergera simply "no power."

🔹 Think back to when you last transplanted her favorite flower. Young plants should be handled at the fresh soil every year in the spring. They are growing strongly and are spending a huge amount of chemical elements. Adults - every 2-3 years. Unfortunately, sometimes decembrist transplant waiting for several years, and the earth is transformed into a completely infertile dust.

🔹 Schlumberger, as well as any abundantly flowering houseplants, need feeding. Especially sharply the plant needs them before flowering and during it. And on the "agenda" - potassium and phosphorus. The most convenient way to buy a complex mineral fertilizer in liquid form where these elements in abundance, and used according to instructions.

Author's advice: Increase the number of buds helps single spraying with a solution of boric acid or potassium monophosphate.

Too careful watering

Do not forget that the Decembrists - a typical succulent and epiphyte in more additives. In the wild, its greenery hanging from the trees like an orchid. This kind of "forest cactus."

Constantly wet soil - a condition foreign to the very nature of the plant. Exception - the very period of flowering. Then the earth in the pot should always be a little wet. But I stress: a little! By the way, oddly enough, a sign of the Bay - leaves, cloth, as well as in a drought.

Author's advice: Planting Schlumberger in new soil, add a little baking powder to the ground. Perlite, pieces of pine bark for planting Phalaenopsis, but at least a major river sand... so the roots will not breathe and rot

And, most importantly: give up the pots for growth. Firstly, regular transplants are only for the benefit of the flower. Secondly, in a large bowl and sour earth, again, to rot the roots.

Little light

Flowering Decembrist depends on the light and it's a fact. It is not necessary to put the pot into the room. Him a place on the window sill where the sun will shine for 8-10 hours a day. Schlumberger standing, say, on a shelf away from the window, bloom only on one side or will not do it at all!