How to care for蟹爪兰 (Disocactus ackermannii)
The editor brings you some small experiences in plant cultivation on how to care for蟹爪兰 and its home care and management. Here is a comprehensive introduction.
Basically, every household has蟹爪兰, and the蟹 claw orchid we see is mainly propagated by cutting. Therefore, if you want to have more pots of蟹爪lan, you can easily get them through cutting.
If we want to propagate蟹爪lan by cutting, the first point is to choose the right time. Generally, after it finishes blooming is the most suitable time, which is in spring after the flowers have bloomed. After the flowers have finished blooming in spring, we trim the leaves appropriately to make the old plant recover quickly and grow new buds fast. The trimmed leaves can be used for cutting. Whether it's one leaf or two leaves for cutting is fine, but try not to use too many leaves. Place the cut leaves in a cool and well-ventilated place to dry for 1-2 days. The purpose of drying is to allow the cut ends to dry and heal. After drying, you can use them for cutting.
The cutting soil must be breathable and water-permeable. When cutting, try to choose a suitable pot. As long as it survives in the later stage, there is no need to transplant it into new soil. Directly grow it in the original pot. Therefore, choose a slightly larger pot but definitely not a deep one. For the soil, add half of the granules to ensure the soil's breathability and water permeability. The other half can be peat soil or decomposed leaf soil. Insert a part of the leaves into the soil, and you can insert multiple leaves into one pot.
After cutting, use moist soil with a water content of 30% to 50% and then place it in a place with diffused light and good ventilation. After three to five days, water it thoroughly. When watering next time, if the topsoil is dry for one or two centimeters, water it thoroughly. In no more than 1-2 weeks, you will notice that the leaves of the蟹爪lan are plump and new small dots are starting to grow at the top. These dots are the new leaves. When new leaves start to grow, gradually move it to a place with sufficient light and supplement it with some water-soluble fertilizer. Try not to make the concentration too high to promote rapid growth and enter a stage of rapid leaf growth.
Propagating蟹爪lan is very simple. From spring cutting to autumn, it can grow into a full pot. However, the temperature during cutting should not be lower than 15 degrees and not higher than 30 degrees. This is the best cutting time and temperature, with a survival rate of up to 100%.
The above [] introduces how to care for蟹爪lan and its specific introduction to蟹爪lan home care and management for netizens to refer to and learn from.