Secrets of care and planting fuchsia with photo flowers

Fuchsia is a fairly common home flower, loved by many flower growers due to its bright, lush and long flowering. Another plus was the fact that fuchsia does not require complicated care, and if certain conditions are met, it will delight with its beauty for more than one year.

Experienced gardeners know that it is better to grow the plant yourself than to get an adult flower in the store. What is the best way to plant a flower - seeds or cuttings? In the article you will find detailed answers to this and many other questions. Also watch a useful video on this topic.

How to sow at home?

When planting fuchsia at home, it is worthwhile to adhere to certain rules, the observance of which will ensure the plant rapid growth and abundant flowering.

Pot selection

In which pot to plant fuchsia? First of all, it is necessary to pay attention to the size of the process, since fuchsia does not tolerate excessive space, but also does not tolerate crowding. The best option for planting the plant will be a small dish the size of a plastic cup. As the flower grows and its root system grows, it needs to be transplanted into a looser pot, appropriate in size.

TIP: For planting fuchsia, plastic pots equipped with large drainage holes are most suitable. Clay pots are also suitable, but when using them, it is worth considering that in hot weather they heat up quite quickly, which can lead to the death of the flower. It will also require more frequent watering, since the water in them evaporates not only from the surface of the soil, but also through the walls.

The composition of the soil and its proportions

When choosing a soil for planting fuchsia, special attention should be paid to the possibility of air entering the root system; in structure, it should be quite porous and loose. For fuchsia, it is suitable as a ready-made, slightly acidic, (with a pH level not higher than 6.0), a universal soil for indoor plants containing peat, ash, sand. You can also use an earthenware mixture prepared on your own, you only need to observe the following proportions:

• leafy soil, peat, sand (3: 2: 1);
• turf land, compost, humus (2: 1: 1).

When planting fuchsia, you should definitely use drainage, which will ensure the absence of stagnation of water, due to which the roots rot. Small pebbles, expanded clay or broken brick can act as drainage.

In order for the shoot not to die and give roots, it should be provided to him:

1. timely and necessary watering, depending on the method and method of planting;
2. comfortable temperature conditions (18-23 degrees);
3. Adequate lighting and humidity, avoid direct sunlight.

Lighting and location

The most correct placement of a pot with fuchsia will be rooms located on the southwestern or eastern side. Having placed the plant indoors on the south side, it is worth installing the pot not on the windowsill, but on a table or shelf next to the window, thus protecting it from direct sunlight.

Placing fuchsia near the window on the north side, it is worthwhile to be prepared for the fact that the plant will bloom weaker and stretch more. It is also worth taking care of the absence of a draft, which leads to the fall of leaves and buds..

IMPORTANT: During the formation, blooming and blooming of buds, in no case should you rearrange the pot with the plant, this can lead to the fall of all flowers and buds.

Fuchsia is a light-loving flower, but prefers soft diffused light. It transfers the morning and evening sunshine without consequences, but it is worth protecting it from the daytime hot rays of the sun by covering the pot or obscuring the window.

Temperature and watering

Fuchsia is a fairly demanding plant regarding air temperature. In the room where the planted process will be located, it is necessary to achieve an optimally comfortable temperature within 18-23 degrees. After all, only if this condition is met, can good germination be achieved. After the shoots appear, the room should be aired once a day.

Proper and timely watering is the main condition for growing fuchsia (for details on the intricacies of growing fuchsia at home, read here, and from this article you will learn about the rules for caring for this plant in the garden). The amount of moisture needed and the frequency of watering depend on the time of year and on the condition in which the plant is located. In winter, when fuchsia is at rest, it should be watered no more than 2-3 times a month, provided that it is in a cool place. If the flower hibernates at room temperature, then the amount of watering should be increased to 3-4 times a month (how to keep fuchsia in the winter in the basement and in the apartment, read here, and from this article you will learn about whether to cut fuchsia for the winter and how to carry out this procedure).

With the onset of spring and until autumn, when fuchsia passes into the growing season, it is necessary to provide abundant regular watering, while avoiding stagnation of water near the roots, which can lead to their decay and death of the plant.

Flowering plants are most in need of water. When watering fuchsia, it is worth using warm boiled water, without the presence of chlorine impurities.

Fertilizers and their application

In order to achieve magnificent and beautiful flowering, during the growing season, fuchsia must be regularly supplied with fertilizers. What elements should be supplemented with nutrition depends on the period of plant growth:

• Young plants need fertilizers rich in nitrogen, which contributes to the rapid growth and acquisition of a bright green color.
• An adult plant should be fertilized with fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus, providing lush, abundant flowering.

Organic fertilizers are also suitable for fuchsia, but still they should be alternated with mineral. Before you fertilize, you need to make sure that the soil in the pot is quite moist. Experienced growers are advised to fertilize every 2 weeks. Otherwise, exhaustive search with fertilizers can lead to leaf overgrowth, but flowers on it will become a rarity.

It is important to know that in winter, when the plant is at rest, the use of fertilizers should be discontinued. It is also impossible to use top dressing for:

1. Diseased plants.
2. Young cuttings, in which the root system is not yet fully formed.

Breeding

Seeds

How to plant flower seeds in a pot? Growing fuchsia seeds implies some features:

• landing in the period February-March, when daylight hours are increasing;
• to increase germination, use only fresh seeds;
• dishes for planting should be wide enough and not high (a plastic container will do).

In the bowl in which the seeds will be planted, it is necessary to make more drainage holes, fill it with prepared soil, compacting it so that 2-3 cm are left to the edge. Next, evenly distribute the seeds on the ground, pushing them a little deeper. Dishes with seeds sown must be covered with a transparent lid.or a plastic bag to create a greenhouse effect.

It is better to place a container with seeds on a sunny, warm windowsill, while avoiding direct sunlight. It is necessary to open the dishes several times a day, this will help remove condensate and saturate the earth with oxygen. After 20-30 days, seedlings will appear, from this moment they should be carefully watered under the root using a pipette or syringe. When the sprouts appear on two pairs of leaves, they need to be planted in separate pots.

Cuttings

How to plant fuchsia with cuttings? What to do to give the shoot roots? It is worth adhering to some rules:

1. use cuttings with 2-3 knots;
2. plant in the spring.

In detail about how to properly root fuchsia with cuttings, we talked about in this article.

Rooting in water

This method is the simplest, and is perfect for beginner gardeners. Place the handle in a container of clean water. To ensure high humidity, the dishes should be covered with a plastic cup or bag. Place a container with cuttings in a warm, lit room. When the roots of 2-2.5 cm appear, the sprouts should be transplanted into pots with prepared soil.

In the ground

Pour the prepared soil into glasses, pour lightly. In the center, make a small depression and carefully place the stalk there, then sprinkle with soil for stability. Cover glasses with cuttings with a plastic bag or cover with the same plastic glass. It is important to open them periodically in order to avoid decay of the process. After 2-3 weeks, when the young roots completely cover the entire earthen lump, you can proceed to transplant the plants into a pot.

In order to guarantee the plant a long beautiful life, it is necessary not only to provide it with proper care, but also to carry out some important procedures throughout the year (about what should be the proper care for fuchsia at home, read here).

Watch the video on the propagation of fuchsia:

Breeding

Fuchsia propagates in three ways:

1. Seeds. Basically, this method is suitable for breeders, as it is quite time-consuming. Its main condition is the artificial pollination of the mother plant.
2. Cuttings. It is necessary to separate young cuttings 10-20 cm long from the plant, remove the lower leaves, then place the cuttings in water and cover with a bottle or bag. After the appearance of the roots, about 5-10 days, you can plant in the prepared soil.
3. Leaves. A leaf with a leg comes off the plant, placed in the ground, it must be regularly sprayed with water. After 1-1.5 months, shoots will appear at the cut site, after which spraying can be stopped.

Transfer

ATTENTION: Fuchsia cultivation includes the annual transplantation of a plant into a larger pot, which ensures its further development and obtaining seedlings for propagation.

The plant is transplanted into a new pot by transshipment, very carefully, trying not to damage the root system. At the edges of the pot, add new soil and water it abundantly..

We spoke in detail about the intricacies and nuances of a fuchsia transplant in this material.

Photo

And it looks like blooming fuchsia in the photo.

Disease

Fuchsia has a fairly strong immunity to various diseases and pest attacks, but if the growing conditions are not respected, it can be subjected to the following violations:

• Foliage falling. The reasons are lack of light, watering or an excess of dry air.
• Flower fall. It occurs with irregular watering, as well as the location of the pot on the sunny side.
• Yellow stripes and brown spots on foliage. They are a consequence of waterlogging in the winter.
• Short flowering season. Various factors can affect: lack of light, fertilizer, moisture, too warm a room.

Conclusion

Fuchsia is a fairly unpretentious flower for home breeding, but when growing it you should not ignore certain factors. Observing all the rules for planting this beautiful flower, there is no doubt that fuchsia will be the pride of the owners, and will thank the lush and bright flowering.

Watch the video: How to Propagate Cuttings of Fuchsia. Rooting Cuttings of Plants (May 2024).