Month: November 2023

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Cockscomb seeding propagation method

　　Cockscomb flowers are mostly red, is a very different garden ornamental flowers, is now cultivated all over the world. Cockspur is not only cultivated, but also has a high medicinal value, artificial cultivation of cockspur is not difficult, reproduction can choose the method of sowing.

Cockscomb Flower

　　Cockscomb flower can choose the seed propagation method, choose a good plot of land at the time of the Qingming Festival, apply sufficient fertiliser, plough and harrow evenly, level for the border, we will evenly spread in the border, slightly cover the seeds, step on the watering, generally in the air temperature of 15 – 20 ℃, 10 – 15 days to The seedling will emerge in 10-15 days at a temperature of 15-20°C. Summer sowing in the mango seed, drought extermination Chip, can also be planted with white peony, peony or other crops, mu with a catty seed. Seedling height of 2 inches, according to the row spacing of 1 feet, plant spacing 8 inches between seedlings, between the next seedlings can be transferred to other fields, after transferring must be watered. Seedlings must be weeded and loosened, not too dry, as little watering as possible. Seedling height feet, to apply fertiliser once. After sealing the ridge, slightly appropriate to beat away the old leaves, flowering and tasseling, if the weather is dry, to appropriate watering, rainy season, low-lying places to prevent waterlogging. After the spikes can be lower leaves between the flower buds erased, in order to facilitate the concentration of nutrients in the top of the main spike growth.

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Breeding points of Arabian Brahmins

　　Brahmi Arabica is an invasive plant, but it has medicinal value and can be used to control weeds to a certain extent if planted properly. Brahmi Arabica does not need to be artificially propagated, it has the ability to reproduce asexually and can reproduce well on its own.

Brahmi Arabica

　　Arabian Brahmi has two peaks of germination each year, at the end of November and from March to April. Persian Brahmi has a strong ability to reproduce asexually, and stems can easily produce adventitious roots when they touch the soil and re-form into plants. Because of its strong asexual reproduction ability, Persian Brahmi can be planted on bare ground to cover the ground quickly.

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How to trim roots for ficus bonsai

　　Ficus bonsai beauty lies in the roots, trunk, branches, leaves, if the trunk, branches of the modelling has been very complete, but the roots appear thin without strength, the root part of the defective, the number of roots is less, the root offset, the root size is not aligned, will affect the overall beauty, then you can make up for the roots to make up for the roots of the tree more perfect.

Ficus Bonsai

　　Root replenishment can be done by inverted cutting and jointing method, preferably during the rainy season. Choose a good part of the mending root, with a sharp grafting knife along the cortex of the trunk, gradually deeper into the xylem, a cut of about 2 cm mouth, forming a tongue, the cut surface should be smooth. Cut the roots of the ficus, the colour and thickness of the roots should meet the requirements of the complementary seams, and the length of the cut should be appropriate, about 1520 cm or a little longer. The end of the root is cut into a wedge shape, the size and length of the wedge is comparable to that of the tongue cut, and then the seam is attached. The jointed side should be aligned with at least one side of the formation layer of the stem being joined, and then wrapped around the interface by tightly tying it with a long strip of plastic 1 cm wide. The other end of the jointed root can be buried directly into the potting soil and compacted, watered once thoroughly. Usually pay attention to watering, keep the soil moist, soon to survive.

　　Do not apply fertiliser for 1 month after rooting to prevent the roots from rotting. Rooted bonsai put net in a cool, well-lit place, but hot, strong light should pay attention to shade, and do not touch the root, to prevent the root from loosening, affecting the wound healing.

　　When replenishing the roots of the general root diameter of 0.51 cm or so is more appropriate, such as shine root diameter is too large, the interface scars, difficult to heal. Cutting interface should not be peeled too big and too deep, otherwise binding difficulties, not easy to seal, low survival rate.

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How to protect foliage plants from freezing in winter

　　Keeping foliage plants in the winter can easily lead to frostbite if you don’t pay attention to how you care for them. Many indoor foliage plants are native to tropical subtropical regions, and excessively low winter temperatures can lead to foliage plant chilling or freezing. So what can be done to prevent it?

Hanging Orchids (Details)

　　Firstly, according to the wintering requirements of various indoor foliage plants are divided into different categories, strengthen the management, especially for the poor cold-tolerant varieties, when necessary, concentrated in the place of heat preservation, in order to avoid the attack of the cold wind, so as to make it avoid the unfavourable low-temperature period.

　　Secondly, according to the late autumn temperature changes, let it have a transition to low temperature adaptation process, that is, at the turn of autumn and winter when the temperature is gradually reduced, let the indoor foliage plants after a slightly lower temperature gradually exercise, which can significantly improve its cold adaptive capacity, so that their own cold potential into full play, thus improving the ability to withstand low temperatures. At the same time, the low temperature period in winter to avoid uneven temperature changes, in order to facilitate the safe overwintering of plants.

　　Because the sudden increase in temperature will make the plant was in a relatively dormant state, pumping long new leaves, at this time, such as a sudden drop in temperature is very susceptible to freezing. Similarly, when the early spring, the temperature varies, but also have to pay attention to indoor foliage plants to prevent cold and frost, so we have to wait until the temperature is relatively stable in order to carry out normal fertiliser management.

　　Third, in the cultivation of good fertiliser management, in order to prevent cold and frost work. In the winter low temperature period, we should strictly control the water, so that the movement is too much in a relatively dry state. For most varieties, generally 5-7 days or longer watering once, you can maintain the tree’s normal life activities required, which is conducive to increase the concentration of cellular fluid in the body of the plant to improve its ability to resist the cold; in the winter generally do not apply fertiliser, or less fertiliser, in order to control its growth, to protect from cold and frost.

　　In addition, in the winter about a month before the arrival of low temperatures, in addition to normal fertiliser management, to increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertiliser, such as every other week continuous spraying 0.3%-0.5% potassium dihydrogen phosphate 2-3 times to make the plant grow strong, in order to improve the ability of plants to resist the cold over winter.

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Luna Lotus leaf insertion propagation points

　　Friends who like succulents will certainly try to propagate leaf plugs, Luna Lian can also be used to propagate the method of leaf plugs, but a lot of friends leaf plugs Luna Lian but always unsuccessful, what is the reason for this? I’ll introduce you to the leaf plug propagation method of Luna lily and the precautions.

Luna lily

　　Some people prefer to insert the leaves directly into the soil, while others prefer to let the leaves lie flat on the surface of the soil. However, no matter which method is used, the most important factor affecting the success rate is the leaves themselves. Choosing healthy leaves means a much higher success rate. Depending on the species, the time it takes for roots and shoots to emerge and the success rate of leaf plugs will vary. For the soil for leaf plugs, you can use wood ash + vermiculite, which has been classified as the best material for seedlings and is particularly good for rooting. Initially, you can make the grass ash a little wet, after the leaves are put in, do not water again, and do not need any film to cover the moisture. Sunlight is also not needed, just put them in a bright and airy place. After leaf insertion, you can usually see the shoots in about 20-30 days. There are some varieties that are a little slower.

　　If the roots and shoots do not appear for two months, or if the leaves are transparent, or if only roots and no shoots appear, the leaf is basically declared a failure. When roots appear on the leaf, gently bury the roots in the soil and continue to wait until the shoots appear, and then after about a week of growth, it can be moved to a pot and cared for as any other mature seedling.

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Introduction to the propagation method of the American leaf light calyx lotus

　　It is not very difficult to cultivate, and it is also a relatively common gardening species, and its popularity is increasing. You can use the branching method to propagate when your Melaleuca alternifolia grows to a certain level, and you can also use the sowing method to propagate Melaleuca alternifolia, so I’ll introduce you to these two propagation methods for Melaleuca alternifolia.

Calyx lotus

　　1, seeding propagation: the beauty of the leaves of the light calyx lotus blossom after artificial pollination easily get seeds. The seeds are small and need to be sown by small seed sowing method. In the temperature of 25 ~ 30 ℃ conditions, about one month after sowing can be seedling. About 3 to 4 years after growing into flowering plants.

　　2, split-plant reproduction: the American leaf calyx lotus blooms only once in a lifetime. After flowering, cut the stem sprouting from the base of the plant and insert it into the vegetative sand. It is best to wait until the small shoots grow to about 10 cm high and then use a small clean blade to cut down from the mother plant connection, stripping the buds of the lowest leaves, dry for a few hours, then it can be planted into pots with culture soil. It is best to take some of the original roots of the mother plant with you when you cut it, as this will help it to survive.

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How to keep a good money string

　　Chrysanthemum can not only be used as a small potted plant, but can also be used in floral design, selecting special pots and adding a little ingenuity can be presented in different styles, and can also be allowed to climb on walls or tree trunks for beautification. It is also a good starter plant for novice gardeners as it does not require much management.

Money String (Details)

　　Money String flowers should be pruned and shaped regularly, cutting back unruly branches to maintain the shape of the plant. As the stems of old plants tend to be hollow, making the fleshy mouth ten shrivel and fall off, thus causing the lower part of the plant to have no leaves and appear bare, which is very unattractive, new plants should be propagated to renew the old ones. Money string flower growth is too crowded when you can change the pot in the spring or autumn, planting pots should be selected according to the size of the plant, pots are too big or too small are not conducive to its growth, and pay attention to consider the beauty of the pot. Potting soil requires loose and fertile, with good drainage and permeability, can be planted with a mixture of humus, garden soil, coarse sand or vermiculite culture soil. In addition to separate pots ornamental, can also be matched with stones, made of succulents small bonsai, but also with other varieties of succulents planted in a pot, made of small combination of potted plants or vase landscape, horticultural landscape box.

　　Spring is a good season for money string culture, not only the money string grows faster in winter, the Spring Festival in the home to place a money string is also a very good sign.

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How to tell the difference between Calla Lily and Calla Lily

　　Calla lily (details) and juxtapodialis have very similar names, and many flower lovers will not be able to distinguish what is the difference between these two, and how to distinguish. I’ve compiled the appearance characteristics of calla lily and juxtapodialis for you, interested flower friends can learn together.

Calla Lily

　　Calla Lily is a perennial herb in the genus Calla Lily of the family Amanita. With a fat fleshy tuber, leaf blade large, basal, arrow-shaped, apex acute, base truncate, entire, bright green, spathe white, shape, like horseshoe, so the name. Flesh spikes bright yellow, erect in the centre of the spathe, bearing male flowers in the upper part and female flowers in the lower part.

　　And calla lily for Tennessee family calla genus, perennial herbs, plants up to about 2 m, stout stems rounded, fleshy; leaves large, broad arrow-shaped, leaf veins protruding from the leaf flesh is very obvious and slightly lighter than the colour of the leaf flesh; petiole is long and stout, cross-section horseshoe-shaped. Spathe yellow-green, aril red.

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Large-flowered amaranthus breeding methods introduced

　　Amaranthus grandiflorus can be propagated by sowing seeds or cuttings, but the seeds of Amaranthus grandiflorus are very small, so when sowing by hand, you need to be careful to slightly compact the seeds after sowing. Amaranthus grandiflorus is capable of self-seeding and reproducing, so it is not too difficult to cultivate by hand.

Amaranthus grandiflorus

　　First, seed reproduction: Sichuan area in September to October sowing, before sowing, the whole land, open 1.3 m deep ditch, in the ditch according to the row spacing of 30 cm, 4 ~ 6 cm deep open horizontal groove, sowing vice about 10 cm, do to the bottom flat, soil loose. Seeds need to be accompanied into the grass ash mixed with human and animal manure, so that the seed ash, 5 to 6 two seeds per acre, when sown, the first in the ditch into the human faecal water, the seed ash evenly sprinkled into the can.

　　Second, planting propagation: in the summer after the harvest, the old pockets dug out, choose to grow well, divided into small pockets, according to the row spacing of 30 cm, plant spacing of 7 ~ 10 cm planting, drenched in animal manure water.

　　Third, field management: seed propagation, when the seedling height of one centimetre, watering a light human and animal dung water to raise seedlings. Seedling height 3 ~ 4 cm, to even seedlings, replenish seedlings. Every 3 to 4 cm to stay a seedling, replenish the seedling to move with the soil. After even seedlings, mid-ploughing and weeding once, and parallel fertiliser. If the plant is divided and propagated, it should be weeded and fertilised once after planting, and then it should be weeded and loosened, and then it should be fertilised once after harvesting in September and once in November for the winter.

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Thin snow flint grass breeding points

　　Not only can it be used for ornamental purposes, but it also has some medicinal value, and is very effective in treating chronic nephritis and blood in the urine. It is not difficult to cultivate snowdrops artificially, so it is ideal for rock garden cultivation or potted ornamental plants. It can be propagated by dividing or sowing, and I will introduce you to these two propagation methods and the precautions to be taken.

Snowy Flint

　　Divided propagation: Divided propagation of thin snow fireweed in the spring is preferred, the clumps of fireweed can be directly potted after peeling.

　　Sowing propagation: thin snow flint grass is also mainly sown in the spring, the seed germination temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, 10 days after sowing will be germinated.