For sure, many people know the beautifully flowering plant heather, which adorns the glades. But it can be successfully grown at home. On the insulated balcony in pots or pots, you can grow many varieties of heather. You can also keep the plant in the room.
Heather home in a pot - how to care?
In order for the heather in the pot to develop well at home and to please you with its flowering, you need to follow certain rules of care for it. They are as follows:
- maintaining the optimum temperature regime. In spring and summer, the flower should be kept at room temperature. But in autumn and winter, he must ensure coolness. The most optimal option would be if the temperature in the room is 6-10 ° C;
- so that the heather of the house in the pot is in full bloom, he needs to ensure the presence of a bright color. The flower can be safely placed in a place where direct sunlight falls;
- an important condition for keeping the plant is to observe the rule how to water the heather in the pot. During the continuation of the vegetative period it is necessary to carry out abundant watering. In the winter season, the flower can be watered less often. But, at the same time, it is necessary to control the volume of irrigation, in order not to allow waterlogging of the plant. It is best to use standing water. It should be room temperature and exclude the presence of chlorine and lime in its composition;
- spring and summer spraying of heather leaves;
- in the period of active growth (in summer and autumn), it is necessary to feed the flower with mineral fertilizers. They are placed in the soil around the plant, avoiding falling on the leaves;
- follow the acidity of the soil , for this purpose add a spruce or gray bark;
- in case the plant is kept on an open balcony, with the onset of frost it must necessarily be brought into the room.
Heather transplantation
If the plant grows, it is transplanted so that the root system feels free. At the same time ensure compliance with such requirements:
- selection of soil mixture. It can be universal, with the addition of agroperlite or vermiculite. A good option is to plant the flower in the ground, designed for azaleas;
- the correct choice of the container in which the plant will be planted. The best option would be a fairly wide pot, small in depth. It should be selected taking into account the size of the root system of heather.
The implementation of the necessary recommendations for the care of heather in a pot will help you grow a beautiful and healthy plant.