How to raise peony flowers

Answer 1

Peony cultivation should pay attention to the following aspects:

** 1. Soil **
Peonies were suitable to grow in loose, fertile, and slightly salty soil with good ventilation. Some cured lime powder can be mixed into the soil to adjust the ph value. It is necessary to avoid using raw soil, swamp soil, clay, and slag soil. If the clay has poor air ventilation, it should not be used.

** 2. Watering **
1. Follow the principle of "do not water until it is dry, but water it thoroughly".
2. Don't fertilize the new plants for half a year. Peonies are drought-resistant and afraid of waterlogging. When the weather is hot, you can water them more. When the temperature is low, you can water them once or twice a week to keep the soil slightly dry. To be specific, watering was generally done once a month in spring, once every four days in summer due to the high amount of water evaporating, once every half a month in autumn, and once every winter to prevent the soil from being wet and causing rotten roots to affect spring growth.

** 3. Illumination and temperature **
1. Peonies like light but are not resistant to low temperatures. In spring and autumn, when the temperature is suitable and the light is mild, they can be placed outdoors to receive sunlight.
2. Although peonies like light, they don't like strong light. Especially at noon in summer, they should pay attention to shade. At 10:00 - 15:00, they can take the shade by pulling the curtains. They can't sprinkle water on the leaves under the strong light in summer to avoid burns and diseases.
3. Peony is a freeze-resistant plant (refer to the temperature in Henan Province. Winter freezing and wind have no effect on its growth in the coming year).

** 4. Fertility **
1. Peonies were deep-rooted fleshy roots, so they had to be careful when applying fertilizer. If it was a new plant, it should not be fertilized for half a year to avoid fertilizer damage.
2. The fertilizer could be applied three times a year, once a month before flowering, once half a month after flowering, and once when the leaves withered. The second fertilizer application was crucial for the flower bud division and the number of flowers. After the third fertilizer application, watering could increase the ground temperature, which had a good protective effect on the peony's winter. It is also possible to apply fertilizer three to four times a year. It is recommended to use organic fertilizer. It is recommended to apply fertilizer once in spring and add fertilizer once after flowering. If seeds are not needed, try to pick the fruits to avoid wasting nutrients. In autumn, it is recommended to apply organic fertilizer once to prepare for flowering in the next year.

** 5. Trimming **
1. Peonies grew fast. Generally, the roots were trimmed once every 1 - 2 years. It was best to cut off the main roots during the seedling stage to prevent the roots from being too deep and affecting the extension of the roots.
2. Before sprouting in spring, it was necessary to trim the branches, cut off the dense branches and thin branches in the inner hall, and cut off the remaining flowers in time after blooming to reduce nutrient consumption, which was beneficial to the growth of the plant and the flowering of the next year. The best time to trim was in the autumn and winter after the leaves fell, but remember not to over-trim to avoid trimming the flower buds and causing them to not bloom in the next year. Peony branches were thick and hollow. When trimming, attention should be paid to prevent the branches from cracking, which would affect the beauty and growth of the plant.

** 6. Reproduction **
The methods of reproduction could be divided into sowing and cutting. The sowing method was to bury the mature seeds in the soil about 2 cm deep in August every year and wait for them to take root. The cutting method was generally chosen in the spring. The branches were about 15 centimeters long, soaked in the rooting agent for a period of time, and then cut into the soil.

** VII. Pest Control **
Peony flowers were most prone to brown spot disease and knot worm disease. Brown spot disease can be sprayed with 50% carbendazim wetting powder 1000 times. If it was nematodes, the soil should be changed in time and disinfected with pesticides such as Bromopropan, Aldicarb, and Kexiphos.

In addition, the peony should be planted on a high terrain with no water and half a day of sunlight, especially in the summer where there was a certain degree of shade and could not be exposed to the sun. The potted plant should be purchased and planted in a larger flower pot in autumn so that its roots could grow.

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