How to care for cacti
You may not know how to care for cacti and the cultivation methods of potted cacti plants in the aspect of green plants and flowers. Let's learn about it together.
How to grow tall and thick cacti? A few key points should not be missing to easily grow half a meter long.
Cacti are relatively easy to care for plants with broad and thick leaves, and their root systems are also very developed. Many gardening enthusiasts grow a cactus to graft it onto a cactus ball or graft on蟹爪兰, which are both very good. However, many gardening enthusiasts do not grow them well during the care process, and some even have leaves that grow too thin and long, which is very thin. What is the reason? It is actually caused by improper fertilization and insufficient lighting.
Caring for cacti must provide them with sufficient light. Only with sufficient light will they not experience excessive growth. If you place it in a relatively dark place, and water and fertilize it, it will grow rapidly. However, insufficient light will make the leaves it produces very thin and delicate. It will only grow tall, and may even develop弯弯卷曲. Therefore, to make cacti grow broad and thick, it must be placed under sunlight to be cared for, and it should be exposed to sufficient light in any season throughout the year.
Another reason is due to improper fertilization. Why is that? Many gardening enthusiasts know that cacti grow leaves and do not want them to bloom. They want to make the leaves grow quickly and become thicker, so they choose to use nitrogen fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer promotes the growth of branches and leaves, but if you use pure nitrogen fertilizer, it will lack other elements, which can lead to leaves that are light in color and thin and long. Therefore, when we care for cacti, we should either use multi-element fertilizers to supplement them, ensuring a balanced nutrient supply to promote rapid root and leaf growth, or we should not have thin and weak leaves. If we want to use nitrogen fertilizer, we must choose the right method, select fertilizers with relatively high nitrogen content and also containing other elements. This ensures an adequate supply of nitrogen and no deficiency in other elements, preventing poor root growth and thin leaves. Therefore, as long as it grows normally every month, ensuring at least one to two applications of fertilizers with high nitrogen content and other elements, the leaves will grow more, faster, and thicker.
Providing cacti with sufficient light and using the right fertilizers can prevent them from experiencing excessive growth or thin and weak leaves. However, during the care process, good soil must be prepared. Generally, we use particle soil and nutrient soil mixed in a 1:1 ratio, which is very good. The watering principle is to water thoroughly when the potting soil is completely dry. By following this method with cacti, if you provide sufficient light, water, and the right fertilizers, they will certainly grow leaves rapidly. After the leaves grow, they will quickly become plump and thick, and then you can let them grow side buds. This way, each leaf will be very large and thick. The leaves I grow can reach 20 centimeters wide and nearly half a meter long, with a thickness of 1 to 2 centimeters. You can try the method I described to see for yourself.
This article shares a comprehensive introduction to how to care for cacti and the cultivation methods of potted cacti, hoping to bring some knowledge about green plants to green plant enthusiasts.