How to care for alyssum? Planting for tips

How to care for alyssum Planting for tips
How to care for alyssum Planting for tips

What is the care method for Alyssum? From my own practice: loosening the soil, weeding, and timely watering. So how to care for alyssum? This article provides you the answers.

Protecting Alyssum from over-watering when watering is quite frequent is the main difficulty that can be encountered in the cultivation of Alyssum in its new form. They are very sensitive to both lack of nutrients and over-fertilization and respond extremely poorly to lack of pruning and hygienic cleaning.

For people who like to be in constant “communication” with their plants, they can be advised to keep Alissums around and take good care of them. Growing them as an indoor crop is only made better by the experience of moving other annuals indoors.


WATERING AND HUMIDITY

Alyssum in potted form requires more careful watering than Alyssum in the garden. They have fully inherited their drought tolerance and will not suffer if the substrate briefly dries out completely.

However, they are susceptible to overwatering and humidity. Excessive and frequent watering and waterlogging lead to plant death.

When watering Alyssum, the substrate should be allowed to dry out at least halfway. During flowering, the topsoil can be dried out and watered instead. It is best not to allow water to stagnate in the tray.

Drought shortens the flowering period. But the sluggish appearance of the shoots should not be feared: the plant usually regains its sinews soon after watering.

In summer, Allissums are quite active and may require daily watering. The dryness of the substrate should be checked more often.

During the dormant period, if keeping Alyssum as a perennial, allow the substrate to dry out almost completely and slowly reduce watering by adjusting the temperature of the premises.

Only boiled, melted, rainwater or filtered water is suitable for growing Alyssum indoors.

Watering Alyssum requires great care. Getting greenery and shoots wet in indoor conditions can quickly lead to the loss of ornamental plants.

Air humidity is not important for Alyssum. But not when kept in high temperatures.

In summer, additional water treatment should be observed to compensate for uncomfortable temperatures by spraying misted water and setting up trays and containers of moist ornamental material. In autumn, winter, and early spring, any wetting measures should be avoided.


This is a beautiful Alyssum flower
This is a beautiful Alyssum flower

FERTILIZATION AND FERTILIZER COMPOSITION

Despite its abundant flowering and dependence on soil quality, Alyssum does not like overactive fertilization. For him, fertilizer is applied in liquid form, plus water for irrigation, at a concentration half the manufacturer’s recommendation.

The optimal frequency of fertilization is every 3 or 4 weeks. Fertilize more during the flowering period and less during the pre-summer and second half of summer. Fertilize Alyssum only from the beginning of the active growth period until the end of the flowering period.

General-purpose all-mineral fertilizer is suitable for water poplar. Fertilizing plants with organic fertilizers is only beneficial under ambient conditions. However, you should choose from a range of biofertilizers and humus mixtures with controlled properties of good quality. During the flowering period, you can start using fertilizer composition changes to make the crop bloom beautifully.


PRUNING AND SHAPING ALYSSUM

Alyssum looks better with the more regularly removed faded inflorescences. A sloppy appearance with continuous coverage of flowers spoils the overall impression too much.

Pruning the shoots at the beginning of development speeds up the plant’s denaturation and growth. Alyssum can be subjected to several pruning operations in summer, especially if the houseplants have fewer flowers. Not only do they recover well, but they also rebloom quite quickly.

The standard pruning level for this houseplant is considered to be 1/3 of the height. removing damaged or wilted shoots, dry leaves will allow you to maintain the neat shape of the shrub. And removing lateral, most sprawling shoots around the perimeter of the bush stimulates the main mass of branches on the bush to bloom more profusely.

If Alyssum is maintained over the winter, prune the bush more intensively after transplanting in early spring, leaving short branches or 1/3 of the height to encourage renewal.


PESTS AND DISEASES AND PROBLEMS IN ALYSSUM CULTIVATION

Alyssum is not always easy to grow in rooms. The slightest disturbance in stable humidity can cause the plant to lose buds, and improper fertilization can lead to excessive green mass buildup or an overly untidy appearance, and poor buffer growth.

Alyssum is often threatened by rot, not only by improper watering but also by careless watering and getting water on the stems. They can be infected with powdery mildew, rust, foliar bloom, and phylloxera, especially when kept outdoors.

If they are attacked by rot, you can try to save the shrubs by quickly correcting the conditions and applying fungicides. In other cases, it is easier to replace the shrubs with new plants than to control the disease.

This type of pest farmed on indoor forms is extremely rare. Chamber maidenhair is a favorite of pink insects. However, insect problems only threaten plants in infested collections when they are adjacent to already diseased plants.

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