The right soil for magnolias
Magnolias can be real divas: if they are not feeling well, they show it very clearly and simply refuse the desired bloom. To your magnolia to provide no reason for such fuss, you'd best take care of it already when planting for optimal conditions. In addition to the right location this includes a humic, slightly acidic soil. Sandy soils are unsuitable for magnolias, while loamy soil is plentiful with before planting Rhododendron soil should enrich.
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Preserve acidic soils
If your magnolia has been in acidic soil for a few years, but is ailing, these two will come first Causes in question: Acid soils usually contain little magnesium, which is also used up after a certain period of time is. In this case fertilize Your magnolia with a fertilizer containing magnesium. Make sure, however, that most commercially available ready-made fertilizers contain little or no of this mineral. However, applying an Epsom salt solution can help, although you can also use it as a preventive measure. Furthermore, a previously acidic soil can change its pH value unnoticed. In this case, the generous distribution of bog soil in the root area helps.
Ripe compost is sufficient for healthy magnolias
Healthy magnolias are ripe (i.e., ripe) in both spring and autumn with a thick layer. H. well-rotted) compost. When working in the root area, make sure that due to the shallow roots not to work too deep. The autumnal compost gift should help your magnolia tree easier to survive the winter. Further fertilization (e.g. with ready-made or liquid fertilizers) is not necessary for magnolias planted in the garden. Pot magnolias, on the other hand, need regular fertilization about every two weeks with a good liquid fertilizer. A rhododendron or bog bed fertilizer is also optimal here.
Recognize and counteract deficiency symptoms
In the following overview you can assign the abnormalities noticed on your magnolia tree to the corresponding deficiency symptoms at a glance and act correctly. However, you are not doing anything wrong if you add rhododendron or rhododendron to your ailing magnolia. Provide bog bed manure. This has been specially developed for the needs of plants growing on acidic soils.
| abnormalities | What is missing? | Countermeasures |
|---|---|---|
| Leaves turn light green | nitrogen | Fertilization with nitrogenous fertilizers (e.g. B. Yellow grain) |
| Leaves turn yellow-green | magnesium | Fertilization with Epsom salt solution |
| Leaves develop necrosis between leaf blades (i.e. H. brown or black spots) | magnesium | Fertilization with Epsom salt solution |
| Leaves turn brown from the edge of the leaf | potassium | Fertilization with Thomaskali |
| Leaves turn yellow | potassium | Fertilization with Thomaskali |
| Leaves turn blue-gray | phosphorus | Fertilization with Thomaskali |
| Leaves turn yellow | iron | Fertilization with iron fertilizer |
| Pale leaves with strong green veins | iron | Fertilization with iron fertilizer |
Tips & Tricks
Magnolias do not have a particularly high nutritional requirement and are therefore at risk from possible overfertilization. It is better to pay close attention to the leaf color and the flowering behavior of your magnolia tree, then you can quickly compensate for any existing nutrient requirements.
