How to make yellow apricot blossoms bloom in time for the Lunar New Year 2025

How to make yellow apricot blossoms bloom in time for the Lunar New Year 2025

Every Lunar New Year, the apricot blossoms display their magnificent beauty. But how can you get a beautiful apricot blossom branch to display during Tet 2025?

How to properly strip the leaves from apricot blossom trees.

Properly and timely leaf removal from apricot blossom trees will ensure they bloom in time for Tet (Vietnamese New Year). The best time to remove leaves is around the middle of December in the lunar calendar. By the 23rd of December, the apricot blossoms will show signs of shedding their outer layers, ensuring they bloom precisely for Tet.

Apply NPK fertilizer in a ratio of 10-55-10.

One way to get apricot blossoms to bloom quickly for Tet (Vietnamese New Year) is to fertilize and provide the plant with sufficient nutrients. You should fertilize with NPK fertilizer at a ratio of 10-55-10. Dissolve it in water at a ratio of 10g of fertilizer to 8 liters of water. Then, water the plant every 5 days, and then water as usual.

On the 23rd day of the lunar month, the day of the Kitchen God festival, if you see the flower buds bursting open their husks, it's guaranteed that the flowers will bloom just in time for the Lunar New Year. At this time, to keep the flowers beautiful and lasting longer, fertilize with NPK fertilizer in a 6-30-30 ratio.

Water with warm water at 40 degrees Celsius.

If the 23rd day of the lunar month, the day of the Kitchen God festival, has passed, but your apricot blossoms haven't yet bloomed, you can use warm water at 40 degrees Celsius (very hot to the touch) to water the base of the plant. You can water twice a day, but make sure your apricot blossom pot has drainage holes.

Alternatively, you can place the plant in a location with plenty of sunlight, or use an incandescent light bulb to warm it.

Using LED lights to stimulate plum blossoms to bloom.

Temperature and weather are also important factors in determining whether apricot blossoms bloom early or not. In sunny conditions, high temperatures accelerate the blooming process. Conversely, unfavorable climate conditions and cold air will cause apricot blossoms to bloom more slowly.

You can induce early blooming of apricot blossoms using temperature. Using LED lights or solar energy will stimulate faster blooming. At night, avoid exposing them to dew; instead, keep them in a sheltered place, protected from rain and cold, which can prevent the buds from breaking through the husk.

How to deal with apricot blossoms that bloom before Tet (Lunar New Year).

What should you do if your apricot blossoms bloom too early? If you notice signs of early blooming, you can use some of the following helpful methods.

Place the plant in the shade or wrap it in a cloth to protect it from direct sunlight.

Water with cool water every evening to lower the temperature and inhibit the hatching process.

Applying urea fertilizer to plants stimulates leaf growth, but flowers will bloom later.

How to handle apricot blossom trees after Tet (Lunar New Year)

To ensure your apricot blossoms thrive and continue to bloom the following year, you need to know how to care for them after Tet (Lunar New Year). Typically, you'll prune about one-third of the branches. The purpose is to remove excess flowers and leaves, allowing the plant to focus its energy on growth and shape it beautifully for the next Tet.

Next, we mix 1 teaspoon of urea fertilizer with 10 liters of water and spray it onto the tree. This stimulates growth and nourishes the tree in a standardized way, supporting its recovery after Tet.

If you observe that the branches of the apricot tree are not growing much, add 1g of GA3 to 30-40 liters of water and spray it onto the tree and water around the base.

Once the plant has recovered, move it into the sun to allow it to gradually adapt. When exposed to sunlight, the plant will sprout many leaves and new shoots. Combined with sunny and humid weather, this will make it more susceptible to pests and diseases.

Therefore, you need to mix two pesticides containing the active ingredients Hexaconazole (Anvil) and Fipronil (Regent) and spray them the first time about 10 days after pruning, the second time when the plant has just sprouted new shoots, and the final time after the leaves have matured.