How to grow a multi-meat water farm into an old stake
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Multi-meat plants are very popular as potted plants. The seedlings of multi-meat are exquisitely small, with plump leaves that look very cute. After being raised for a few years, multi-meat will grow into old stakes, with simple and strong branches, elegant and atmospheric, and the ornamental value is enhanced.
Recently, some flower friends left a message saying that they bought several pots of multi-meat old stakes at the flower market, but after a few days at home, the leaves began to wrinkle and rot, and the condition worsened, even harder to raise than the seedlings at home. After looking at the photos he sent to me, I found that this flower friend bought a "water stake", no wonder it was not easy to raise.
What is a water stake?
We know that it takes a long time for multi-meat seedlings to grow into old stakes, with different varieties requiring 1 to 3 years, and some varieties even more than 3 years. Multi-meat old stakes are much more expensive than seedlings. Some nurseries rush to grow seedlings into old stakes by using a lot of water and fertilizer in greenhouses, or even using hormones and other drugs to rapidly catalyze seedlings into old stakes. This kind of seedling is called a "water stake".
Compared with ordinary multi-meat old stakes, water stakes look fresh and beautiful, but because they are grown rapidly in a short period, the seedlings are very delicate and will wither and die quickly if there is any change in the environment or improper care. Therefore, experienced old flower friends will never buy water stakes.
How to determine if it is a "water stake"?
When buying multi-meat at the flower market and wanting to avoid buying water stakes, mainly look at two aspects:
Look at the leaves
Multi-meat old stakes grown in normal conditions have fresh new leaves, and as the new leaves grow into old leaves, the color of the old leaves deepens and the surface luster weakens, making them look a bit old. However, for abnormally grown water stakes, both new leaves and old leaves are fresh, with no sign of old leaves.
(Multi-meat stake stems have no lignification)
Look at the stem
For normally grown old stakes, as they grow for a long time, their stems will gradually lignify. The stem epidermis becomes hard, and the surface of some varieties even shows lignification patterns similar to tree bark. However, water stakes also have thick stems, but they do not lignify and remain soft and tender when touched.
Growing water stakes into old stakes
If you accidentally buy water stakes, flower friends don't have to worry too much. Water stakes are indeed delicate and difficult to raise, but with a little patience in care, they can also gradually become strong and grow into true old stakes.
1. Gradually increase sunlight
Since water stakes are rushed in greenhouses, their leaves are very delicate, and it is easy to burn the leaves with a bit of strong sunlight, and in severe cases, the plant may even be sunburned to death. Water stakes just received cannot be exposed to the sun like old stakes and must be placed in a semi-shaded area, avoiding direct sunlight, with plenty of scattered light.