How to care for Decembrist after flowering and when it is necessary to transplant
While the Decembrists are on the windowsill in all its glory. Beetroot, white, salmon. But soon the beauty starts to fade - so arranged flower and nothing can be done about it.
We watched, admired, and were glad... We changed for a potted plant care. To decembrist properly rested again pleased with lush flowering, when he comes next time.
After flowering period begins in the rest of the Decembrist
The first change schedule dressings. While the plant is resting after the violent flowering, fertilization does not need to! Decembrists have to, as they say, "to sleep." A dressing made only during active development.
Surely you've seen recommendations to rearrange the pot with a plant in a cool place to stimulate bookmark sets buds. Oddly enough, it is recommended to do the same after flowering of the Decembrists. This time drop in temperature will cause the plant to slow the development of all processes. That is, you will give the flower a good rest.
If you do not have cool balconies or verandas, do not worry. Nothing wrong. Dekabrist well and will have a rest in the room conditions. Leave it on a light windowsill, slide the pot closer to the cool glass - even if the temperature is below here only a couple of degrees, but still.
Just please make sure that the Decembrist not appeared frozen by cold air due to ventilation flower is very heat-loving. And sensitive to winter drafts.
Watering - it's the most important. Note now a great risk pour Decembrist and make root rot. If, during the flowering earth in the pot should always be a little wet, but now again go on a shoestring watering regime.
It is necessary to humidify the soil where it is already well dried out on top. The lower the temperature, the slower ground dries. Therefore, you should always just look at her condition.
New life
Decembrist asleep in January, will rest until about the end of February. In any case, be guided about a month rest. Then the scheme and course of care change again:
🔹 If it's time - transplant Decembrist. Young flowers is recommended to repot every year, and age - once in 2-4 years.
🔹 In March, all the flowers are back with vengeance cool winter and begin to feed. At the beginning of the growing need, the nitrogen fertilizer that will help build more flower lush greenery. And then go back to the phosphorus-potassium after flowering.
Pour 🔹 still scanty, but now due to the activation of the growth of indoor plants and the land of the sun dries faster. Hence, to take up the watering can have a little more often.
Simultaneously 🔹 prischipnite decembrist by removing unnecessary part of the "leaves". Bush starts to branch out and will be a magnificent beauty. And the more "leaves", the more will then buds.
🔹 Spring - it's time to root cherenochki Decembrists.
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