What are the cultivation methods and precautions of azalea

Azalea is one of the top ten famous flowers in China. It is a beautiful ornamental flower. It can be planted in the ground or in pots. However, if you want to grow azalea well, you must master the correct cultivation method and understand the precautions of growing azalea in advance. If you want to learn more about this, you can follow the editor to have a look.

How to grow azalea

1. Azalea likes loose, fertile, and well-breathable sandy soil. The pH value should be maintained between 5 and 6. Do not use alkaline or clay soil to grow azalea. In addition, clay pots or purple clay pots are suitable for growing azalea. Such pots should be soaked in clean water before planting azalea.

2. Azaleas have a high demand for water during normal cultivation, but when watering them, try to use natural rainwater, river water or pond water. If you use tap water at home to water azaleas, you must let it sit for 2 to 3 days before using it, otherwise the azaleas will absorb some chlorine, which will affect its normal growth.

Things to note when growing azaleas

1. When growing azaleas, you must pay attention to the fact that the roots of azaleas are very thin, just like human hair, and it has relatively few trunks, so it is particularly afraid of moisture and fertilizer. Therefore, during normal breeding, you must not water it too much, and you must not allow water to accumulate in the flowerpots. In addition, you must follow the principle of applying thin fertilizers frequently when fertilizing.

2. When growing azaleas, you should also pay attention to its placement. It is best to place it on the southeast balcony. Keep the environment ventilated and move it as little as possible during the breeding period. If the ventilation conditions of the environment for growing azaleas are not good, it is easy for the azalea to develop black spot disease and cause a large number of leaves to fall off.

After learning about the cultivation methods and precautions of azalea, you can fully understand how azalea should be cultivated. If you want to cultivate this beautiful ornamental plant in the future, you can do it. It can make the azalea have vigorous vitality and make it bloom sooner.