Azaleas are considered one of the most beautiful flowers. They are not too demanding, but they need certain conditions to bloom. They do best in acidic, permeable and humus soil. If you don’t have such a place in your garden and you want to plant an azalea, you need to prepare a position for it. To do this, weed them in advance and dig them up with manure or compost.
How to strengthen azaleas? Sprinkle a handful around the plant
It is worth planting azaleas close to each other, because this way you will emphasize their charm even more. They will create a sea of colorful flowers that will be visible from afar. Dig a hole under each bush and pour acidic peat mixed with the soil and pine bark into it. The proportions should be as follows: 1/3 peat, 1/3 substrate, 1/3 pine bark.
Immediately after planting the azalea, water it abundantly and mulch it. You will need fresh bark from coniferous trees for this purpose. Sprinkle it on the ground around the plant and it will reduce water evaporation. Azalea will grow well in both sunny and semi-shaded positions. Use soft water for watering, preferably rainwater.
Homemade azalea fertilizer pexels.com/Alexandra Georgieva
Homemade azalea fertilizer. All you need is one teaspoon and some water
When spring arrives, azaleas need reinforcement. They should be fertilized from the beginning of April to mid-July. It is best to do this every two weeks to ensure that it grows healthily and abundantly. Acidic fertilizer is what the azalea likes the most. If you don’t want to buy ready-made mixtures in the store, make a nutritional mixture yourself. Mix 10 liters of water with a teaspoon of citric acid. Pour into a bottle, store in a shaded place and water the flowers regularly. Instead of citric acid, you can add a glass of coffee grounds to the water.
Source: Gazeta
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