Succulent Sowing Tutorial
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There are many tutorials on sowing succulents online. This article is a summary of the process of sowing succulents based on the experience of flower friends, including soil preparation, before sowing, after sowing, after germination care, and transplanting time. It is very suitable for flower friends to learn and refer to.
1. Before sowing succulents:
Soil preparation: Peat, coconut bran, vermiculite, red jade, pumice stone, coal slag, etc., the surface will be sprinkled with about 1-2mm of peat (some people say that covering soil is not good, pay attention to the unit of 1-2mm, mainly for protection), the germination rate is quite good.
Disinfection: Potassium permanganate, carbendazim, microwave oven
2. After sowing succulents: Before germination, it's best to cover with transparent film. When there are germination, uncover the lid, then keep the soil surface moist, and the remaining seeds will slowly sprout.
3. After germination of succulents: Soak the pot, spray water easily dissolves water, seedlings like water, keep moist, water and ventilation, do not expose to the sun, about 3-4 times a month is fine.
4. Supporting seedlings after germination: Use vermiculite to support seedlings to prevent them from falling over.
5. Pot transplanting time: Wait until it is full before transplanting.
6. About root care: Talking about the roots of plants is a very broad topic. First, let's talk about why we need to care for roots. This part mainly elaborates on the impact of roots on plants, including some common phenomena, and then talks about how I usually care for them, and finally discusses successful and failed cases.
7. Why care for roots
A batch of seeds sown, wait for them to germinate and grow, and when transplanting, it will be found that some are large and some are small. Generally, the larger ones have well-developed roots, and the smaller ones have fragile roots. A small cluster is definitely determined by the health of the seeds and genes. However, well-developed roots are an important standard for plant health. Some people ask me why foreign plants are not exposed to the sun and die because their roots are deep in the vast land. When the sun is strong, the roots grow continuously to absorb more water. Generally, those exposed to the ground have very strong roots and are difficult to die, with strong resistance. Therefore, our indoor succulents are very fragile, and many meat friends buy them in autumn because a batch of them die every summer.
I have sown Ensuo, which is a small variety. Even so, there is a huge size difference in a pot. The large ones are close to the size of a one-yuan coin, and the small ones are even less than 1cm in diameter. If small plants are placed in the same pot as large ones, they will only get smaller and smaller. Why? Because large plants have well-developed roots and can absorb water from the bottom when there is no water in the upper layer of soil, while the roots of small plants are very short. I watered that pot of Ensuo according to the large ones because I was afraid of徒. As a result, the small ones were always dry, and the drier the soil, the worse the roots, and the plants grew very slowly, always maintaining a very small size. However, they are indeed very easy to achieve good results and look very beautiful. This is also why sometimes it is difficult to keep and grow beautiful and small plants bought from the internet at home. Therefore, beauty requires skill.
In summary, roots have an important impact on the size and resistance of plants, but this impact is also complementary. For example, larger plants need more water and nutrients, and the roots also grow better.
8. Root care
Actually, I don't take good care of my plants because I'm not careful enough. But because of my lack of attention, I have encountered various problems and gained experience. Let's talk about the specific care methods first. Everyone usually pays attention to the final operation methods.
Basically, it is to take advantage of the root's hydrotropism. Those who have leaf-cutting know this. Place water not far from the roots, and it is easier for leaf-cutting or cutting heads to develop roots. Although not always the case, it can generally be used. It's not always the case because whether I place water when leaf-cutting, it often grows roots. I personally think that root growth is the plant's instinct of self-repair and adaptation, written in the genes, and no need to investigate. Moreover, most roots have photophobia, so even if you don't place water and put a pile of dry pine scales, they will also grow roots. Whether or not to grow roots is written in the genes, but the direction of root growth is partly determined by water. If you see your plant full of aerial roots, then deal with it immediately, such as the Hongzhiyu I used to raise. There were all aerial roots on the stem because the soil was too dry, the roots inside were very strong, but they couldn't absorb water because I almost always forgot it. I admit I'm too lazy to water.
Therefore, to care for the roots, when the potting soil is very dry, water along the pot wall, preferably with a saucer, place some water in the saucer, so that the bottom and sides of the pot are moist, and the roots will naturally grow in these directions and naturally become stronger. Of course, if your soil is as loose as possible, it is also more conducive to the hydrotropic growth of roots. If there is no saucer, I usually use the 1cm dipping pot method, which means that the water in the large pot is only 1cm deep, and then the pot is soaked for a short while. In this way, the soil at the bottom of the pot is moist, and the higher up, the drier, which is very useful.
How to control the amount of these? Look at the size of your seedlings or mature plants. The principle is to keep the soil around the roots of the potting soil moist, not where the roots are originally located. If you have a small seedling and end up dipping 1cm every day, the seedling won't be able to reach the water every day, and it will die!
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