Tips to keep peach branches and apricot pots fresh all Tet holiday

For a long time, many people have believed that burning the base will help peach branches stay fresh longer thanks to the effect of killing bacteria and mold that penetrates the vascular bundles of the trunk and branches, and limiting the peach branches from leaking sap. However, this does more harm than good.

According to folk experience, after cutting a peach branch, you should burn the base of the branch to prevent the sap from flowing out, which will lose nutrients and cause the peach to quickly wither. This also keeps the water clean, requiring a long time to change the water, and also prevents bacteria and mold from attacking the inside of the branch and damaging the peach.

However, he affirmed that this method also requires technique and is not simply lighting a fire and burning the base. If done too much, the fire will burn the base, damaging the vascular system, preventing water from reaching the branches, which will causepeach blossom branch for Tetquickly wither, flowers quickly fade.

To have a beautiful, long-lasting peach branch during Tet, you should place the peach branch indoors, in a place protected from the wind to keep it warm. You can add a few vitamin B1 tablets or potassium fertilizer to the water to increase the nutrition for the peach branch.

In addition, if the weather is cold, peach players can water with warm water to stimulate peach blossoms.

Southern yellow apricot trees are also chosen by many flower lovers to display during Tet. However, the way to care for these "fickle" apricot trees depends a lot on weather conditions.

Many people think that Southern apricot trees like hot sun so they need warm water to keep the flowers beautiful and lasting, but in fact that is not the case.

Usually, around December 23, the apricot buds will open their silk shells, which is just right for Tet. If your apricot pot still hasn’t opened its silk shells after this date, you should “push” it by taking it out to dry in the sun and watering it with warm water at about 40 degrees around noon, and if necessary, even turn on an electric lamp to warm it up at night.

If the buds have burst open and are beginning to bloom, the potted plant should be placed in a shady place and watered only in the early morning or late afternoon. Water frequently, making sure to thoroughly water the plant, but the pot must have drainage holes to avoid waterlogging the roots.

If the buds are too full and are at risk of blooming before Tet, add a little urea fertilizer to the watering water to stimulate the apricot tree to grow new leaves, which will have a slowing effect and slow down the blooming.

You can also dig lightly around the base to break some of the roots, limiting the growth rate of the tree. When the apricot tree has bloomed for Tet, you must place the apricot tree pot in a cool, bright place. A place with drafts will cause the apricot tree to lose water, and the flowers and buds will fall off early. Leaving it in a place that is too dark or lacks light will also cause the flowers to fall off quickly.