Planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, pest and disease prevention, light and temperature potted sparrow tongue boxwood, also known as sparrow tongue boxwood, golden sparrow tongue, etc., is a potted plant with great ornamental value. Its leaves are small, bright green in color, and beautiful in shape. It is ideal for home, office and other places. It is an ideal decoration. It is not easy to raise a pot of sparrow tongue boxwood. This article will introduce in detail the maintenance methods of potted sparrow tongue boxwood from the aspects of planting, watering, fertilization, pruning, etc., so that you can easily raise a beautiful bonsai. Planting 1. Choose the right container: The container for planting the bird's tongue boxwood should be a tiled basin or ceramic basin with good air permeability, and avoid using plastic basins.
2. Prepare soil: Sparkle tongue boxwood likes loose and well-drained soil. It can be mixed with carrious soil, coarse sand, garden soil, etc.
3. Planting time: Spring and autumn are the best periods for planting finch tongue boxwood. Watering 1. Control the frequency of watering: Sparkle tongue boxwood is not resistant to waterlogging. Too much watering will cause roots to rot. Generally, it is enough to keep the soil slightly moist. The number of watering times can be appropriately increased during the hot summer season.
2. Watering method: Use the dipping pot method and place the potted plant in a container containing clear water to allow the roots to fully absorb the water. Fertilization 1. Fertilization time: Spring is the period when new buds grow vigorously, so the amount of fertilization can be increased appropriately; during the high temperature season in summer, the number of fertilization can be reduced; autumn is the period of slow growth, so fertilization can be stopped.
2. Fertilization method: Select a compound fertilizer with low nitrogen and high phosphorus and potassium, dilute it according to the instructions and apply it. pruning 1. pruning time: Spring and autumn are the best times to prune sparrow tongue boxwood.
2. Pruning method: Cut off sick and weak branches, crossed branches, and excessively dense branches to maintain a beautiful tree shape. Prevention and control of pests and diseases 1. Control methods: Regularly inspect potted plants, promptly remove diseased leaves and branches when pests and diseases are found, and use pesticides and fungicides to control them.
2. Precautions: When using pesticides, dilute them strictly in accordance with the instructions to avoid causing harm to the Chinese quince. Light and temperature 1. Light: Sparrow tongue boxwood likes to scatter light and avoid direct sunlight to avoid sunburn its leaves.
2. Temperature: The suitable growth temperature of Buxus chinensis is 15-25℃. When the winter temperature is lower than 5℃, it should be moved indoors.
The maintenance of potted sparrow tongue boxwood is not difficult. As long as you master the correct planting, watering, fertilization, pruning and other skills, you can easily grow beautiful bonsai. I hope this article can help you in the maintenance of potted plants.
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[2]Wang Xiaoyan, Zhao Zhigang. Prevention and control technology of potted plant diseases and insect pests [J]. Botanical Garden, 2017, 36 (3): 58-61.