When, how much and with what?

Do not over-fertilize the poinsettia

One planted in fresh soil Christmas star does not need to be fertilized at first. There are sufficient nutrients in the substrate. Only if you have the houseplant perennial want to breed it, you should have it regularly fertilize.

Basically, fertilization is carried out at longer intervals throughout the year. Only from August to October should you take a break or give less fertilizer. The poinsettia needs different nutrients during the growth phase than during the winter Heyday. So you need to get two different liquid fertilizers.

• Growth phase: every three to four weeks
• Potash-based fertilizer
• Before flowering: every two weeks
• fertilizer containing phosphorus

Under no circumstances add more fertilizer to the irrigation water than stated on the package. It is even better to reduce the quantities given by half.

Provide poinsettia with long-term fertilizer

Instead of liquid fertilizer, you can too Fertilizer stick(€ 9.82 at Amazon *) use. Depending on the variety, these are put into the ground in spring. Further fertilizers are not required.

The use of liquid fertilizer, however, offers greater certainty that the poinsettia is receiving the nutrients it needs for the respective growth phase.

Fertilize poinsettias as they grow

After flowering, start carefully with the first fertilizers. During this time you use a fertilizer that is high in potash.

It is fertilized every three to four weeks.

Apply fertilizers during the flowering period

From November the poinsettia is darkened or temporarily covered with a paper bag in order to bring it to bloom again.

Five weeks before Darken fertilize the poinsettia with a fertilizer high in phosphorus. It stimulates the formation of the bracts and, above all, the strength of the color.

Until the first bracts appear, feed him with this fertilizer every two weeks. From the flowering period you can use fertilizer with potassium content again.