AT A GLANCE
The azalea can only grow on the balcony if it semi-shady in the pot stands. indoor azaleas may only in summer on the balcony, garden azaleas with winter protection all year round. Balcony azaleas need regular azalea fertilizer and more water than in the bed. Fading is cleaned up promptly.
What kind of azalea can I put on the balcony?
For the balcony, both large ones are suitable garden azaleas as well as the smaller ones indoor azaleas. But in cultivation there are differences. The garden azalea is hardy and can stand on the balcony all year round. The indoor plant azalea is only allowed to move to the balcony in summer, while it has to spend the winter indoors. The balcony should offer a semi-shady location for both species, otherwise it is hardly possible to keep the azalea healthy and blooming lushly.
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How is the garden azalea planted for the balcony?
Garden azaleas need one big bucket, because they get bigger over time. Ideally made of clay and with large drainage holes. At the bottom comes a drainage layer, then good ones
rhododendron soil. This is the ideal time for planting spring.When exactly can I put the room azalea on the balcony?
The room azalea can only from May on the balcony when the danger of frost has passed or she her heyday finished in the house. Until mid-October she is in good hands in the fresh air. After that, she can prepare herself indoors for the next winter flowering period. She doesn't get an extra balcony pot, just pulls out the old pot she was standing in the room with.
How do I care for the azalea on the balcony?
The care program on the balcony is extensive for both azalea species:
- regularlypour with lime-free water
- almost every day in summer
- Room azalea from April to September fertilize
- Garden azalea only until July (due to better winter hardiness)
- azalea fertilizer use
When the blooming in spring Garden azalea faded is, you should be timely pinch off wilted flowers. In the spring after flowering, it is only pruned back harder if it has to be.
How do I overwinter garden azaleas on the balcony?
Hardy and yet in need of protection, every one is Azalea in the bucket. So hibernate you them outside:
- The wrap pot before the first big frost with bubble wrap or several layers of plant fleece.
- Then put him to the protective wall on a thick styrofoam or wooden board.
- Cover the soil with a thick layer of leaves or bark mulch.
- Pour water the azalea every now and then during the winter.
Tip
Only overwinter garden azaleas in small pots indoors.
There is a limit to when even the best winter protection measures fail in harsh winters. And this limit for the garden azalea is around 30 cm in pot circumference. If she does not have a larger pot, she is only safe in the winter quarters. It must be frost-free, whether light or dark.
