Not every grower is taken to grow cyclamen, because a flower requires special watering. Even small errors in this procedure can disrupt its growth and flowering. Read more about how to properly water a plant.

The Importance of Proper Cyclamen Watering

Home gardeners appreciate cyclamen for their incredible flowering. In order for the plant to bloom profusely, it must be properly watered. Without regular moisturizing, flowering will cease, and therefore cyclamen will lose its decorative properties.

How often to water

The frequency of cyclamen irrigation depends on the period:

1. October - May. The plant blooms all winter and spring from late autumn. Watering should be moderate and regular at this time. Moisten the soil once every 1-1.5 weeks.
2. June - September. With the beginning of summer heat, the flower enters a dormant period - now it does not need a lot of water, but it is impossible to stop hydration. The optimal frequency at this time is 1 time in 2-3 weeks.

Important! The indicated periods are conditional; flowering can be extended. If the buds have blossomed, water according to the scheme for a flowering plant.

What water to water

Not all growers get long grow cyclamen.

It's all about the quality of water for irrigation - it should be:

• soft;
• with an acidity of about pH = 7;
• room temperature (+18 ... + 22 ° C);
• defended.

The main methods of watering

The plant is watered in two ways: top and bottom.

Top way - it is usual for many watering from a watering can.

• Advantages of the method:
• ease of implementation;
• lack of need to move a flowerpot;
• soil impregnation control.

• Among the minuses of the upper method:
• watering should be in 2-3 approaches, so that the soil is saturated evenly;
• with uncontrolled moisture, you can fill the soil too much;
• water can get on the flower itself;
• an hour after humidification, empty the pan;
• water partially leaches mineral salts;

Did you know? Other names for cyclamen are alpine violet, mongrel.

Bottom way - often cyclamens moisturize through drainage holes. For this, a flowerpot with a plant is placed in a container with water. When the soil is completely saturated, fluids are allowed to drain.

• The advantages of the method are as follows:
• the plant itself determines the amount of water it needs;
• even heavily dried soil is impregnated;
• the substrate immediately moistens evenly;
• the flower itself is not affected.

• However, the method has disadvantages:
• laborious process;
• the flower pot needs to be moved;
• through drainage, water cannot always reach the topsoil;
• excess salts accumulate in the substrate.

How to properly water cyclamen at home

Watering technology depends on the method.

Top watering produce as follows.

1. Fill the watering can with water.
2. Pour a small amount of water into the pot, holding the watering can at the very edge.
3. When water is absorbed, add a small amount of water.
4. Repeat the procedure.
5. When water drains through the drain holes in the drain pan, empty it.

At lower watering follow these instructions:

1. Draw water into a basin or bucket.
2. Place the pot without a pan in a container of water. She should not reach the top of the pot.
3. Leave the flowerpot for a while. Periodically check the condition of the plant.
4. When the top layer of the substrate is wet, remove the cyclamen pot.
5. Put it in a pan and let the water drain.
6. Drain the pan.

After transplant

Immediately after transplantation, cyclamen is watered only in the upper way. The procedure is carried out at the last stage of the procedure.

The technology is as follows:

1. When the plant has been transshipped into a pot filled with drainage and substrate, pour it with a small amount of water.
2. After the liquid is absorbed, water the soil a second time.
3. Pour the rest of the earth into the pot.

Important! The soil should be abundantly moistened, but without stagnation of water.

During flowering

During flowering, water the plant with any of the proposed methods. The main thing is regularity: moderate watering at least 1 time per week will ensure long-term flowering.

Depending on the season

As was written above, the frequency of hydration depends on the life span of the plant. The exact season does not matter.

The approximate flowering and dormancy frameworks are as follows:

• bloom - late autumn, winter, spring;
• peace - summer, the beginning of autumn.

Water blooming cyclamen more often, at rest - 2 times less often: this is the main rule for successful plant growth.

Video: Watering Adult Cyclamen

Adding nutrition

A special role in the care of cyclamen is played by fertilizers. They are applied in liquid form along with irrigation.

• Proper fertilizer positively affects the plant:
• the flower receives the necessary dose of minerals;
• the bush maintains vitality;
• flowering continues throughout the growth period.

• The disadvantages of top dressing are manifested when improperly applied funds:
• with excessive or frequent replenishment, leaves intensively grow, buds decrease;
• large doses lead to a burn of the roots;
• with an imbalance, lack or excess of substances, the size and color of the leaves changes;
• with irregular feeding, the leaves grow unevenly;
• fertilizer during the dormant period disrupts the life cycles of the flower, which is why it weakens.

Did you know? Alpine violet extract is one of the components of drugs against sinusitis.

There are several rules in top dressing:

• only weak liquid solutions can be applied to the soil;
• fertilize the plant only during the flowering period;
• frequency of top dressing - 1 time per month;

Of the available means, flower growers are advised to use the following:

• Floretta-1;
• "Kemira Lux";
• "Ideal";
• "Blooms";
• "Pokon";
• "Ferovit."

Subject to all the rules of feeding, the plant will develop well and bloom.

Signs of improper watering

Improper conduct of the procedure in question leads to disruption in the growth and flowering of cyclamen.

The result of scarce or excessively plentiful watering is:

• drying and yellowing of leaves;
• withering cyclamen;
• shortening peduncles;
• the appearance of gray, root, brown or non-infectious rot;
• the appearance of pests;
• lack of flowering.

If your plant has one or more symptoms, then first correct the watering.

Not only its flowering depends on the proper watering of cyclamen - the general condition of the flower is also disturbed due to improper care. Before buying a plant, be sure to study the rules of hydration. Good care guarantees abundant and long flowering.