How to raise mimosa well
Mimosa is very popular among plant lovers for its unique tactile response, but many people often encounter poor growth or pest problems during the maintenance process. This paper will systematically analyze the key elements for the healthy growth of Mimosa from basic maintenance to disease control. The five core points of Mimosa maintenance are scientific soil allocation and pot changing skills. It is recommended to use a gold ratio of 60% garden soil +30% leaf soil +10% perlite. Add bone meal as base fertilizer every two years when pot changing is in spring. The use of red pottery pots can enhance air permeability, and a 3-cm-thick ceramsite drainage layer needs to be laid on the bottom of the pot. The light control plan needs to ensure scattered light for 4-6 hours a day, and 30% of the light needs to be blocked from 10:00-15:00 in summer. You can judge whether there is sufficient light by observing the opening and closing state of leaves: healthy plants close 3-5 seconds after exposure to sunlight and expand naturally at night. Intelligent water and fertilizer management adopts the "see dry and wet" method, which maintains soil moisture at 40%-60% in spring and summer and drops it to 20% in winter. During the growing period, special fertilizer for leaf-viewing plants diluted 1000 times is applied every half of the month, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are added before flowering. Solutions for common diseases in Mimosa pest and disease control system Leaf spot disease can be sprayed with garlic extract (1:10) in the early stage, and 800 times of mancozeb can be used in severe cases. Rust needs to be isolated in time and sprayed with 3000 times 25% triadimefon EC once a week for 3 weeks. Pest response strategy Red spiders can be sprayed on the back of their leaves with pepper water (50g of dried pepper +1L of boiled water). The prevention and control of slugs can be sprinkled with coffee grounds, and the artificial capture efficiency at night reaches more than 85%.
Through scientific maintenance, the survival period of mimosa can be extended to 5-8 years. Regular rotation of the flowerpot to ensure uniform light reception, and combined with seasonal adjustment and maintenance strategies, this "sensitive beauty" can continue to rejuvenate.