2. Keep succulents in proper light: the growth of succulents needs sufficient light, and too little or too dark light will lead to vain growth. When there is a lot of meat indoors, it is more suitable to put it in a sunny window or balcony. Shading nets or indoor activities can be used in summer, and the sun exposure can be avoided at 12- 15; Other seasons are completely acceptable for sunshine.
3. To raise succulents, you should have proper water. The principle of watering succulents is to water less and thoroughly to avoid root rot and black rot caused by accumulated water in the basin; Too much water is not conducive to the modeling of succulents, making them grow in vain. Spring and autumn are the season of meat growth, and the best time to water is when the leaves below begin to wither. Summer is the dormant season of succulents, and spraying water is the main way to keep the surface of basin soil moist. Water it less in winter.
4. There must be a suitable temperature for raising succulents: the suitable growth temperature of succulents is between 12 ~ 28, and spring and autumn are the most vigorous seasons for succulents to grow. Keep more meat at home, ensure that the room temperature is above 8 degrees Celsius in winter and below 35 degrees Celsius in summer, and pay attention to the ventilation and cooling of more meat.
5. To raise more meat, it is necessary to have suitable fertilizer: it has low dependence on fertilizer, but proper fertilization can promote the growth of meat. Fertilization of succulents should follow the principle of multiple times and less fertilization, and changing pots in spring and autumn is the best fertilization opportunity; Fertilization must be stopped during dormancy to avoid root rot.
The most common propagation methods of succulents are sowing, cutting, grafting and rameting.
Sowing: In succulents, except for a few species that can pollinate themselves, most of them belong to insect-borne flowers or bird-borne flowers, which must be pollinated artificially to bear fruit. -
The life span of the seeds of succulent plants is very short, for example, the life span of the seeds in Tang Guang is only a few weeks. Generally, the seeds of succulents will be stored at room temperature for 1 year, and the germination rate will drop rapidly. For this reason, many succulents are harvested and sown immediately after the seeds are ripe or stored in the following spring.
2. Cutting: This is the most commonly used propagation method of succulents, and the common ones are leaf cutting, stem cutting and root cutting.
Leaf cuttings, often placed with thick leaves on a slightly wet sand bed or loose soil surface, will soon take root and grow adventitious buds at the base of leaves to form small plants, such as Tianzhu, Shi Lian and Daye.
Truncation: during the propagation of succulents, the branches are cut into sections for cutting, such as desert rose, Zi Long horn, Rosa davurica, Caiyunge, etc. Desert rose, African overlord tree, breeze, etc. White milk will flow from the wound. Be sure to clean them before cutting and dry them slightly for better results.
In terms of root cutting, the roots of rare varieties such as green jade fan are very thick and developed. Cut off the mature fleshy roots and bury them in the sand bed, the upper part is slightly exposed, and keep a certain humidity and bright light, so that new buds germinate from the top of the roots and form complete small plants.
Grafting: In succulents, grafting is often used to propagate Pogostemon cablin and improve varieties. Such as overlord whip as rhizome, grafting spring peak; Horse teeth browse the tree as a rhizome and graft the dance of elegant music; The grafted African overlord tree was decorated with African overlord tree as rootstock; Using rhinoceros horn as rootstock and grafting Zi Long horn has a good ornamental effect. But in the process of grafting, because the plant contains white emulsion, it is sticky. Therefore, the grafting operation should be fast and skilled in order to succeed.
Ramet: ramet is the simplest and safest way to propagate succulents. As long as it is a rosette leaf or a cluster of succulents, it can be propagated through its buds, stems, bulbs, tubers and small plants, and it can be carried out when changing pots in spring. Of course, among the succulents, there are varieties with spotted brocade, such as Phnom Penh Huweilan, Raytheon Princess Brocade, Sleepless Brocade and Green Jade Fan Brocade. , must be branched and propagated to maintain the purity of its varieties.
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