Osmanthus often meet the situation that only leaves do not bloom. In this case, we need to find out the reason to rush flowers. Huahua summed up several reasons for not flowering, and even the solutions are available.
Reasons for non flowering:
One of the reasons why osmanthus doesn't bloom may be that the soil is not suitable. Sweet osmanthus likes the soil with good permeability. We can use humus soil, river sand and peat soil to mix soil in the proportion of 4:4:1. After matching, you can use pH test paper to measure the pH. Partial alkali needs to be adjusted to acid, and aluminum sulfate can be added.
Sweet osmanthus like sunny environment, is a long sunshine plant. If it is placed in a cool place, it will cause the leaves of the plant to turn yellow or even fall off. We can put osmanthus in sunny nanyangtai or outdoor for maintenance.
Although Sweet osmanthus likes to be warm and moist, it can't accumulate water. If it is watered too much, it's easy to fall flower buds or even fail to bloom. At ordinary times, water must be removed in time after watering. Winter is the dormancy period of Sweet osmanthus. Watering should be done as little as possible and once a half month.
If the plants don't bloom in vain, there may be problems in fertilization. Too much nitrogen and too little phosphorus will affect the flower bud formation of Sweet osmanthus. At this time, we can use some huaduo or fat cake water.
Osmanthus does not prune all year round is also an important reason for not flowering. For Sweet osmanthus to bloom more, pruning is necessary. For Sweet osmanthus, we need to cut off the long branches, the dense branches and the withered branches to avoid the consumption of nutrients.
The longer and denser the root system of Sweet osmanthus that hasn't been changed for many years, the former small flowerpot can't meet the growth needs of plants, which will lead to the improper absorption of nutrients by Sweet osmanthus, and the insufficient nutrient supply will not blossom. It is suggested to change the pot in a year and a half to two years. When changing the pot, add some slow-release fertilizer as the base fertilizer, and trim the roots properly, so that osmanthus can blossom better. The best time to change pots is in the spring.
1. The best time for cutting Sweet osmanthus is from May to June. If you miss this season and the temperature is too high, you should keep the ventilation and cooling. If the temperature is too low, the insulation film shall be covered to raise the temperature.
2. When selecting branches, we must pay attention to the selection of the semi lignified branches of Sweet osmanthus. If we choose fully lignified branches, the rooting will be slower. Cut the selected branches into about 10cm, leaving two leaves at the top.
3. The medium shall be loose and permeable soil, which can be prepared with river sand, perlite and vermiculite in the proportion of 2:2:1.
4. Rooting can take place about 30 days after cutting. After rooting and growing new leaves, they can be transplanted to the basin. At this time, do not apply fertilizer. If the new root cannot be absorbed, it is easy to be injured. Wait until the plant grows for another 20 days or so to apply fertilizer.
When we have osmanthus blooming in September, we can make some desserts with osmanthus. Huahua has prepared a few recipes for you. Try to collect them in September!
Soak the glutinous rice in clean water for 2 hours, fill the glutinous rice into the lotus root, and then poke it tightly with chopsticks. Put the lotus root filled with glutinous rice into the pot, cover the lotus root with clear water, add brown sugar and jujube, cook for half an hour, and then add the crystal sugar. Pour honey and osmanthus into the pot, and you will live!
Knead the glutinous rice flour into a ball with water, and then mix osmanthus, sugar and cooked sesame into the ball. After the package is done, boil it over a small fire, and then pour a handful of Osmanthus into the pot. It's fragrant and delicious!
Mix 250g of glutinous rice flour, 100g of flour, 80g of white sugar and some osmanthus flowers together to make a batter. Steam it on the steamer for 20 minutes, knead the steamed osmanthus cake with gauze while it is hot, until it is more delicate, cut into the shape you like, and sprinkle a handful of osmanthus, you can eat it!
