Planting and maintenance of peony flowers need to pay attention to soil selection, planting time, planting method, watering, fertilization, illumination, pruning and pest control.
1. Select soil
Peony likes fertile, well-drained neutral or slightly acidic soil. Too sticky soil will affect the growth and flowering of peony.
2. Planting time
Peony flowers are usually planted in autumn or spring. Planting in autumn is beneficial to the recovery of root system, and planting in spring is beneficial to the germination of new buds.
3. Planting method
Before planting, clean the roots of peony seedlings, remove the weak roots, then plant the plants in soil holes, cover the soil and compact them, and water them until they penetrate into the soil.
water
Peony likes humid environment, but it is not suitable for stagnant water. The newly planted peony needs to be watered once, and then watered appropriately according to the weather conditions. When it is hot every day in summer, you can appropriately increase the number of watering.
fertilize the soil or land
Peony likes to be fat, but not too much. When planting, you can apply some decomposed organic fertilizer as base fertilizer. When new buds germinate in spring, some nitrogen fertilizer can be applied appropriately. Some phosphorus and potassium fertilizers can be applied before flowering to promote flowering.
lamplight
Peony needs plenty of sunshine and should be placed in a sunny place.
prune
After germination in spring, weak branches, diseased branches and dead branches can be cut off to promote plant growth and flowering.
8. Pest control
Regularly check the growth of peony flowers and find and deal with pests and diseases in time. Common pests and diseases include root rot, leaf spot, aphid and so on.