How to remedy the drying of camellia buds

1. Increase lighting

If the flower buds dry up in winter, it is most likely due to insufficient light. Many people have heard that camellia prefers partial shade, so they provide shade all the time. In fact, in winter, the sunlight is not so strong, so the flowers can receive sunlight for a long time, which can help improve the phenomenon of drying up of flower buds.

2. Reduce watering

The characteristics of dryness caused by water problems are quite obvious, that is, the leaves are fine, but the flower buds are withered. If the soil is still relatively moist, it means that you have watered too much before and the roots have been soaked and rotted. In this case, you need to take the camellia out of the pot, cut off the rotten roots, and fill it with loose and breathable soil.

3. Increase fertilizer

Since camellia has a long bud period, some beginners are accustomed to stop fertilizing, but this is actually wrong. During the bud stage, fertilizer should be applied every 10 days. You can use dilute alum fertilizer water, or you can increase the application of phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer. The amount of nitrogen fertilizer should be controlled appropriately.

4. Disease and Pest Control

If both the flower buds and leaves are drying up, it may be due to disease. The most common diseases are anthracnose and dieback, which can be prevented and treated by mixing thiophanate-methyl or carbendazim with water. The main pests are red spiders, aphids, etc., which can be killed by spraying pesticides.