What soil is best for desert roses? How to properly fertilize desert roses?

Desert Rose has very thick rhizomes and very developed roots. Its maintenance is as simple as succulents, but some flower lovers still cannot avoid root rot of Desert Rose. This is mostly because of bad soil. So, how to choose soil for Desert Rose? What should we pay attention to when fertilizing Desert Rose? Let’s take a look!

What soil is best for Desert Rose?

The cultivation soil of Desert Rose requires sandy loam that is rich in calcium, loose, breathable, fertile and well-drained. It is also possible to mix nutrient soil with perlite. However, it is necessary to add well-rotted cake fertilizer and bone meal as base fertilizer to facilitate its growth needs.

Desert roses prefer sandy loam that is calcium-rich, loose, rich in organic matter, breathable, and well-drained. Therefore, when using nutrient soil to cultivate Desert roses in pots, there must be sufficient base fertilizer, and nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium topdressing should be added at any time according to its growth and development conditions at each stage.

How to fertilize Desert Rose correctly

During the adult growth period of Desert Rose, it is advisable to apply less nitrogen fertilizer and more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Too much nitrogen fertilizer will cause the branches and leaves to grow too long, inhibit the growth and development of reproductive organs, and be detrimental to its flowering. Therefore, during the reproductive growth period, nitrogen fertilizer should be stopped and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied as the main fertilizer.

Ordinary flowers need to stop fertilizing during their flowering period, but the desert rose has a relatively long flowering period and consumes more nutrients. You can appropriately add some quick-acting fertilizers, but be careful not to add too high a concentration.

During the vigorous growth and development period, topdressing should be applied every 15 to 20 days, and fertilization should be stopped in the winter dormant state. The fertilizer concentration should be 0.1% to 0.2%, and granular slow-release fertilizer should be applied, 10 to 15 grams per pot. The amount can be reduced according to the growth of Desert Rose and the size of the plant, but it should not be too high.

Can cinders be used as soil for desert roses?

The desert roses we buy online come with pots, and most of them are grown directly in coal slag, which is pure granular soil with excellent air permeability and water permeability. This makes watering easy to control when they are grown on a large scale, and problems are less likely to occur. At home, we can use coal slag to account for 50% to 70%, and the rest can be nutritious soil, such as nutrient soil. This kind of soil has excellent air permeability and water permeability, and contains nutrients.

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If you want to use nutrient soil in the desert, it is not recommended to add perlite. You can use 30% nutrient soil, and then add 50% coarse river sand particles or volcanic rocks, etc., and the remaining 20% ​​can be sandy loam. At the same time, you should also mix in a small amount of bone meal to increase the calcium content in the soil, so that the desert rose can grow better.