How to grow and care for Gloxinias

Gloxinias is also a common family flower plant, so how to grow Gloxinias well? First of all, we know how to maintain Gloxinias for soil, light, watering, and different seasons. Here is growing Gloxinia care.

1. Soil care for growing Gloxinias

When we grow and care for Gloxinias, the pot soil of the gloxinias flower can be mixed with leaf rot soil, garden soil, barnyard manure, etc. It can also be mixed with 3 parts peat, 1 part perlite, 1 part river sand, and a small amount of base manure.

2. Lighting care for growing Gloxinias

Gloxinias is a semi-shady flower plant. Generally, Gloxinias peanuts should not be exposed to too much light in the long term, otherwise it will slow growth and shorten the flowering period.

When we grow and care for Gloxinias from annual spring rises commonly along with light enhancement, we need to block step by step the strong light around noon.

3. Watering care for growing Gloxinias

When we grow and care for Gloxinias, water the Gloxinias plants properly during the summer heat, and leave the pot dry in the summer.

When the temperature drops in autumn, the Gloxinias can gradually be watered less and the Gloxinias plants gradually become dormant.

Winter dormant periods to stay dry, such as humidity is too high, the temperature is low, the tuber is perishable, so winter water as little as possible.

4. Fertilization care for growing Gloxinias

Gloxinias flowers are fertile. When we grow and care for Gloxinias, typically, Gloxinias flowers need to be applied once a week when they are in full bloom. When the buds form, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied once or twice a week.

5. Growing Gloxinias care for pests control

Gloxinias flowers are prone to insect pests such as cochlea, which can cause the leaves to turn yellow and fall off, and in severe cases lead to death of the flowers.

When we grow and care for Gloxinias, if there is a red spider on the leaf, you can spray 5% nisolang emulsion 1000 times liquid, the prevention and control effect is very good.Generally every 1 week spray 1 times, continuous spray 2-3 times.

There are a number of emerging acaricide specific drugs on the market that are low toxicity, long acting and can be used correctly according to instructions.