Bougainvillea cutting
Main content guide: Knowledge about the propagation of bougainvillea, including bougainvillea cutting. Next, the editor of this site will introduce it to everyone.
Bougainvillea cutting is a very common and important method of propagating bougainvillea. There are also various cutting methods. Below is the process of bougainvillea cutting in a fully sealed and high-density environment by flower friends, which is also an experience with a 100% survival rate.
Introduction: "In summer, semi-woody new shoots with leaves should be used for cutting. However, due to high temperatures in summer, rapid transpiration, and the ease of new shoots losing water and wilting, summer cutting requires cooling and moisturizing to maintain the water balance of the cuttings. The cutting area should be shaded and sprayed."
This is an experience of 100% survival rate with leafy (with branches and flowers) cutting, which I would like to share with all flower friends:
This cutting is a reuse of branches, done to avoid wasting the trimmed Yijin and Yihong (double red rose) branches, which were densely cut into yellow sand soil pots without using any root-promoting agents. Perhaps it was due to the favorable season. I'll briefly describe the steps and "management":
1. Cutting medium: The commonly used cutting medium should be loose and well-ventilated, free from uncomposted organic matter, salt-free, and definitely not fertilized soil. Common ones include river sand, vermiculite, perlite, plain sand soil, peat soil, decayed moss, rice husk ash, sawdust, flower soil, etc. I didn't pay too much attention to it, just simple is fine. Generally, I use yellow sand soil and red mud sand as the medium. The advantage of cutting with red mud soil over pure sand is that it doesn't completely disperse the soil clumps when transplanting seedlings.
2. Insert the trimmed branches into the potting soil with a flat cut surface, no special requirements (if conditions permit, you can dip in carbendazim powder). After inserting them, water the "branch-setting" water, then cover them with transparent plastic wrap and place them in a place not directly exposed to the sun (not in the shade).
3. Since I have a lot of things to do every day, I uncover it once every 5 days, watering according to the moisture of the potting soil, but I always spray mist on the branches and leaves. After nearly a month, the transparent film can be completely removed for normal maintenance.
4. Choose the potting time based on the seedling condition. Like my high-density cutting, seedlings need to be transplanted carefully, preferably using a small铲子 (spade) to dig up each seedling and plant them in a pot. Figures 5-6 show the current status of the seedlings.
Note: Full sealing is to ensure that under weak scattered light, there is sufficient temperature and humidity between the soil and space. Some people say that full sealing can cause mold, mainly because there is no sunlight, no temperature, and too much humidity, which leads to mildew.
The concept of high density doesn't require much research, mainly because it can save space, and this is a habit that has been passed down by local greenhouse farmers.
The following photos record the growth process of three cuttings, with timestamps for reference:
The above content about bougainvillea cutting (experience with a 100% survival rate) is provided for green plant enthusiasts to refer to, hoping to solve your problems in green plant and flower management.