Planting Erqiao peony to use soft fertile, drainage better, neutral or weak alkaline sandy soil, pay attention not to use acid soil, in acid soil Erqiao peony is easy to grow bad.
In the second tree peony is more drought resistant, in the period of vigorous growth, it is better to water properly, rather dry than wet, avoid standing water in the basin, otherwise it is easy to rot.
The demand of Erqiao peony for fertilizer varies with the seasons. Generally, the mature organic fertilizer should be used in autumn, and the fertilizer should be used mainly in spring and summer, combined with watering. Potted Erqiao peony is also suitable to apply liquid fertilizer.
The peony planted in this year only needs to keep about five branches after sprouting in spring, and all other redundant branches are cut off, which can reduce the consumption of nutrients, make the remaining flower branches more concentrated in nutrition, and make the flowers bigger and brighter. In autumn and winter, cut off the dead flowers and the thin and flowerless branches at the right time. Potted plants can trim the whole plant at the same time.
In the growth period of Erqiao peony, it is necessary to weed and control pests in time, and loosen the soil for the plants with more than two years. After three or four years of potted Erqiao peony growth, its body will grow much larger. At this time, it is necessary to change soil for potting or plant trees separately in autumn.
Erqiao peony likes warm and dry environment, full sunshine and half shade environment. However, Erqiao peony is not heat-resistant and hates exposure to the sun. When breeding, it should pay attention to proper shading. The temperature is about 17-20 ℃, which is suitable for the flowers to open. When the temperature is higher than 25 ℃, the peony will enter into dormancy. The flowers are relatively cold resistant, but in the cold area in the north, we should pay attention to take some warm keeping measures to prevent the plants from frostbite.
If you want to make Erqiao peony bloom in advance, you can heat up the peony in advance, control the daily temperature at about 10-25 ℃, the average temperature is about 15 ℃, and increase the water properly to keep it moist. Pay attention to more ventilation and more light after bud germination. If flowers are urged for festivals or activities, these operations should be carried out 50 days in advance.
