With just a branch and a flower pot, you can grow osmanthus at home and smell the fragrance of flowers without spending any money.

I believe everyone must have seen a lot of this kind of flower in life, that is osmanthus. The fragrance of osmanthus is very pleasant to the touch, and the picked osmanthus flowers can be made into various foods. If you keep a pot of it at home, it will have many benefits. In fact, it is not difficult to grow osmanthus in a pot. As long as you find cuttings, you can enjoy the osmanthus and smell its fragrance at home without spending a penny!

The first thing to do when taking osmanthus cuttings is to choose the right time. Generally, the survival rate is highest in spring and autumn. Now is autumn, so friends who are interested can start! We usually choose healthier branches that are not infested by insects for cuttings, so as to ensure the germination speed after cuttings. After we find the branches, we need to trim them into small sections of about 10 cm. Remember to only leave one or two leaves at the top.

In order to facilitate cuttings into pots, we can also trim the bottom of the branches into an oblique shape. After the branches are processed, the next step is to choose the soil substrate for cuttings. Osmanthus generally grows in sandy soil, so when choosing the cutting substrate, it is best to use sandy soil with good air permeability and drainage. Once you are ready, you can start taking cuttings!

When cutting, be sure to only insert one-third of the branch into the soil, leaving a bud outside. After cuttings, we water the branches thoroughly and then move them to a cool place to wait for germination. Because osmanthus likes to grow in a warm environment, we can also cover it with plastic wrap to keep it warm, and then water it regularly to increase the germination speed.

In this way, it will take less than a month for the osmanthus branches to take root and sprout after cuttings. When the roots grow more and more mature, they can be transplanted into a large flowerpot. This way we can say that the cuttings were successful. However, we still cannot take it lightly in the later maintenance.

Osmanthus does not like water, so try to water it as little as possible under normal circumstances, especially during the period when new buds are sprouting and in rainy weather. During the high temperatures in summer, you can water more appropriately, which can promote the flowering speed of the osmanthus potted plants. Osmanthus likes fertilizer, so we must keep it adequately supplied with fertilizer during maintenance, especially during the germination period in spring. Fertilizer should be applied almost every ten days. Fertilizer usually consists of thin fertilizer water or compound fertilizer containing phosphorus. Only by fertilizing regularly can the osmanthus buds bloom faster.

If you want the osmanthus potted plant to grow quickly, regular pruning of the branches is essential. We need to regularly prune off rotten branches and insect-infested branches to ensure that the osmanthus potted plants do not grow too tall and bloom as soon as possible. Friends who like osmanthus can try to grow a pot of osmanthus at home by cuttings. This way you can smell the wonderful fragrance of the flowers without spending any money!