Fuchsia cultivation and care at home

Even a beginner grower can grow fuchsia at home. With proper treatment, care and love, the flower will grow very bright, beautiful and will delight the eye for many years.

Description

Fuchsia flower is a representative of the family Cypress. This is a very large genus of plants, numbering about 100 different species. The plant is named after the German L. Fuchs. You can still meet wild fuchsia in the United States.

Fuchsia flower

Conditions

Each year, breeders discover new species, although ampel fuchsia is considered the most common. Its main feature in the growth of lateral shoots. Fuchsia is grown in pots.

Lighting

Fuchsia is not very capricious in leaving, but it does not tolerate heat well, it is better not to keep it in the sun in the summer and put it in the shade for a short period. The best option is to place the flower near a window facing the west or east side.

A flower makes it very quickly understood that it lacks light. With a lack of sun, fuchsia will become less presentable: lethargic, with yellow leaves.

Half Terry Variety

Temperature

To determine the optimum temperature, it is necessary to understand whether the flowering period has begun. When the first buds appear, the plant prefers less warm places with a temperature of 10-14 ° C. In other periods of flowering, fuchsia can calmly feel at temperatures of 21-26 ° C.

Air humidity

Humidity is determined by the time of year. Although the plant is not picky in this regard, simple spraying is enough for it: in the summer it takes 2-3 times a week, in the spring and autumn 2 times, and in the winter one is enough. During flowering, spraying can be increased, but you need to monitor the condition of the leaves and shoots.

Fuchsia Landing

Whole fuchsia (or its stalk) cannot be planted in a large pot. Its size needs to increase with time. To start, the pot should be a little more than 9 cm in diameter. As the roots grow, you need to transplant the plant, you can prepare a pot a little more than 12 cm. A layer of expanded clay is laid on the bottom. For planting, only soil and a bush are required.

Watering

Fuchsia does not require frequent watering, but during flowering or warm weather you need to water more than usual. All this so that the flower does not wilt. There are certain requirements - use only soft water. In winter, it is worth reducing the amount of water to 1 time per week. From mid-October to December, he will be missed once a month.

Watering

What fuchsia loves

The plant is very fond of bright diffused light. Not very fond of pot turns. If you violate the rules for the care begins to drop buds and flowers.

Fuchsia likes fresh air, but does not tolerate drafts. It is necessary to properly ventilate the room.

Fuchsia: growing and caring at home

Flower formation occurs at the ends of the shoot. Everything is simple - more shoots, more abundant flowering. A pinch is required for the formation of the bush, without it it will not be possible to strengthen the growth of side shoots. The pinch forms the branches of the flower.

Many species of fuchsia are not able to dissolve the shoots on the sides. Nipping makes you release new ones.

There are several types of nipping:

• classic
• D. Clark's method.

Fuchsia shoots

In the first case, with each new pruning, the plant has a place for flower growth, the size and number of peduncles increases.

The second method, Clark, provides faster forming compared to classic pinching. Doubles the number of shoots.

What is the best time to pinch? There is no exact one, it can be both summer and winter, the main thing is that the stalk is rooted.

Priming

Fuchsia flower perceives very well nutritious, as well as light soil with a slightly acid reaction and good drainage.

In theory, anyone who sells in garden stores can do. But in practice, its quality is very poor due to the fact that low-quality deliveries are possible. If you are lucky, it will be a maximum of peat, which begins to decrease when it dries and cannot contain nutrients. It is also found that there is a lot of garbage in which there may even be spores of mushrooms.

Coconut Flower Primer

There are several suitable types of land for fuchsia:

• Sand. Used to improve soil, it increases weight so that the roots are in the middle, and not around the perimeter. Career sand is not recommended for use, since it has poor properties, for example, when wet, it begins to cake in very hard lumps. The best option would be coarse river sand or it can be replaced with finely ground clay shards.
• Peat. This is a loose rock, which is extracted from the accumulation of moss residues, which did not have time to decompose with very high humidity and a small amount of oxygen (mainly in swamps). It absorbs water very well. Dried peat is best soaked the day before use. The best choice is granular. It gives structure and lightness. It must be well moistened before use.
• Turf. This is part of the uppermost soil layer (approximately 11-13 cm), collected from pastures, which is completely decomposed for 6-8 months. All this happens due to the remnants of fibers and various herbs. Sod holds water well and does not crumple.
• Leaf humus. These are leaves that rot during the year. It can be replaced with other soil from decayed trees or peat. It has few nutrients, but improves soil quality. Reproduction on this soil is the best.
• Coconut soil. This is a new product designed specifically for gardeners. It consists of the peel of a coconut, they sell it in a dry form, it is crushed and distributed in briquettes, after water gets in, it begins to swell greatly. It has a large moisture capacity, decomposition takes a large amount of time. It is almost impossible to fill this soil with water, which is very good for ampel fuchsia. Ideally, use 50% coconut, the rest is covered with ordinary soil. Very good for growing in the garden.

Fuchsia: growing and caring for winter at home

Fuchsia care likes the following:

• Remove the plant from the pot and perform a visual inspection for various diseases or parasites. The flower will have to be carefully pulled out of the pot so as not to harm. It is better to get rid of the old earth, because it can contain parasites or larvae, and it can also be infected with diseases.
• Make a full cleaning in the presence of parasites and cut off diseased areas of the plant. It is easy enough to understand which roots should be cut off, since they are blackish-grayish. It should be cut with the capture of up to 50 mm of the healthy part of the plant.
• Thoroughly flush the pot from the inside, sanitize the walls. Put new drainage and fill up fresh soil. Insert the bush in its place.
• After all the actions, you should put the plant in a secluded place where there is little light and more moisture. It is necessary to prevent drying of the earth and roots, it is required to periodically pour soft water.

How to grow fuchsia in spring

In the spring after wintering, you need to transplant the flower into a new pot or clean it and plant it in fertile soil. Trim excess and dry twigs. Get the plant from the basement and put it on the windowsill in the room where there is sun, and expect new shoots.

In dry air, the bush should be sprayed with soft, warm water. This very well helps the plant wake up and wake up the kidneys.

Keep fuchsia in the sun and ensure proper care. This is required so that the shoots begin to develop evenly.

After the shoots grow in several rows, a pinch is required for the splendor of the crown.

Pruning

When the weather is warm, the flower can be taken outside. First, for a day, and then gradually increase the time spent on the street.

How to feed in the spring

In the spring, fuchsia needs to be fed with fertilizers with a high nitrogen content for the growth of green mass. Bait should be made in moderation. If overfed, this can lead to a burn of the roots or a decrease in flowers and a loss of a presentable appearance. Properly fertilize the flower should be 1 time in 7-10 days.

Pest and disease protection

Mostly pests begin to appear in the spring, so you should carefully monitor the plant, conducting a regular thorough inspection. The most serious enemies are whiteflies and aphids. When they appear, the plant should be treated with special insecticides. It should be sprayed under the root and on top (sometimes for complete protection, cover with a bag).

Very bright, multi-colored indoor fuchsias are the favorite flowers of many gardeners. They are not too demanding in care, although there are some nuances. The main thing is to choose a suitable variety, pinch regularly and monitor the appearance of parasites.