When potting hawthorn, first of all, you need to choose a pot suitable for the growth of hawthorn. Hawthorn root system is relatively developed, the use of larger, deeper basin or bucket, and put on fertile soil, rotten leaf soil or garden soil can be.
Hawthorn like sunshine, can also withstand shade; like warm growth environment, but also has a certain cold resistance. Suitable light and temperature play an important role in the growth of hawthorn. Hawthorn requires sufficient light and appropriate temperature, which should be between 18 ℃ - 32 ℃. During the growth of hawthorn, the light must be sufficient, otherwise it will grow badly. Maintain a certain growth temperature, pay attention to the temperature can not be too high or too low, pay attention to the appropriate shade in summer, winter should be placed indoors for winter, pruning branches to increase light.
Water and fertilizer are very important for the growth of hawthorn. Hawthorn has a large demand for fertilizer. During the growth period, it is necessary to supplement nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other nutrients at any time, and combine with watering.
Common diseases and insect pests of hawthorn, including powdery mildew, yellow disease and other diseases, and red spider, insectivore, scale insects and other pests. These diseases and insect pests will threaten the growth of hawthorn and need to be controlled in time.
Hawthorn has a certain cold resistance, but potted Hawthorn still needs to do well in cold protection measures. You can dig a pit to bury the Hawthorn potted plants, or you can put the potted plants in the room for maintenance, water them properly, and move them out of the room after March.
Hawthorn pruning, mainly in summer and winter. Summer cutting is mainly re cutting before flowering, to ensure the growth of Hawthorn through flower thinning. Winter pruning prunes long, over dense, dead and diseased branches, and increases the light transmittance of the plant, so that it can grow healthily.
