How to cultivate Dragon Blood Tree in Aquatic Culture and how to apply Fertilizer

The name of the dragon blood tree comes from the fact that once its bark is cut, it will shed red juice, just like blood. Dragon blood tree name domineering personality, but in fact, dragon blood tree has always been relatively good breeding plants, the following editor will take you to understand the hydroponic culture methods of dragon blood tree.

How to cultivate Dragon Blood Tree in Aquatic Culture

Get the water plant:

The main results are as follows: 1. Due to the different sizes of the dragon blood tree, the long tube glass container is selected for cultivation.

2. Truncate the root of the plant, remove the lower leaves, keep only the top leaves, rinse the plant with water and leave it in a cool place to dry for a few days.

3. Put the dried plant directly into the plant basket, and the container species who keep it under the basket can touch the root.

4. it usually takes 1-2 weeks to have new roots. Before the roots grow, the leaves of the plant are curly. You can spray the leaves with water sooner or later until the roots grow.

The causes of yellowing leaves of Dragon Blood Tree and its solution

1. Lack of light

Dragon blood trees not only like a warm, moist and sunny environment, but also can withstand shade. However, if placed in too shady environment for a long time, it will also cause the leaves to fade.

Solution: put the flowerpot on the southeast windowsill to make it fully exposed to the sun.

2. The temperature is too low

The dragon blood tree likes warmth and is not resistant to cold. When the winter temperature is below 15 degrees Celsius, the dragon blood tree is dormant or semi-dormant. The temperature is too low, because the root system does not absorb enough water, the leaf tip and leaf edge will appear yellowish brown patches.

Solution: stay away from air conditioning in summer to prevent the temperature from being too low, causing physiological diseases.

3. Diseases and insect pests

If the dragon blood tree has a large area of yellow leaf shedding phenomenon, it may be caused by diseases and insect pests.

Solution: if there is a shell insect harm, you can wipe it clean with a dishcloth, or directly spray special insecticides, such as parathion, scale will die, and so on. In addition, the main diseases of dragon blood tree are anthracnose and leaf spot, which can be sprayed with 10% antibacterial agent 401 1000 times.

4. Soil acidity and alkalinity is not suitable.

In the process of conservation, the dragon blood tree needs soil with suitable acidity and alkalinity, and it needs to turn the basin and change the soil for about 2 years, in order to give more space and nutrition for root growth.

Solution: Dragon blood tree likes acidic soil, can be adjusted with ferrous sulfate, can also be used to spray foliar. 5. Change the pot to injure the root and cause the yellow leaf.

Even if the dragon blood tree is very careful in the process of changing the basin, the root hairs with absorption function will be damaged, and it will take a period of time to slow down the seedlings and can not be maintained normally.

Solution: if you continue to water and fertilize in the slow seedling stage, the damaged roots are easy to rot, resulting in yellowing and falling off of the leaves. If only a few leaves turn yellow, it is generally a normal phenomenon at the time of slow seedling.

6. Yellowing of new leaves is mainly due to lack of fertilizer.

Solution: the growth period of dragon blood tree should be fertilized thinly and diligently, but there is no need to apply fertilizer in winter. The leaf tip is dry because the water is not thoroughly watered. In addition, let it bask in the sun properly.

7. Yellow leaves caused by improper maintenance

Improper culture environment, such as dragon blood tree in an unventilated place, should be ventilated and transparent, and maintain air humidity (85%) and higher temperature, when the air is dry, spray water on the leaves, pay attention to watering, fertilization and pest control.

How to fertilize the dragon blood tree

1. To fertilize the dragon blood tree, the concentration of fertilizer must not be too strong, it must be applied lightly, and nitrogen fertilizer should not be applied too much, such as potash fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer and so on. If the nitrogen fertilizer is applied so much, it will cause the grain of the leaves to be not obvious or decrease the ornamental value in the period.

2. The dragon blood tree will be dormant during the winter meeting, which will not absorb nutrients, so you can stop fertilizing at this time. But to water it properly, it is not advisable to make the pot soil too dry.

3. After successfully planting the dragon blood tree, it is necessary to apply fertilizer at least once or twice every two months. Fertilization should also ensure the moisture of the soil, and good ventilation.

4. The dragon blood tree grows vigorously in spring, summer and autumn, so it is necessary to increase the amount of fertilizer in these three seasons to keep the dragon blood tree growing healthily, and it can be fertilized every ten days. But it is important to remember that the concentration of fertilizer should not be too high.

How to prune the dragon blood tree

There are two methods of pruning and shaping the dragon blood tree.

1. Cut into "T" plant type. The "T" type plant type is that the leaves grow only at the top of the main rod, and there are no leaves below the top. The whole plant type is like the English letter "T". Specific operation: make the lower defoliation main rod into a "T" shaped main rod, cut flat at the appropriate height of the plant, retain the new branches and leaves on the top of the main rod, erase the lateral buds on the main rod at any time, and it can be formed after a period of practice.

2. Cut short and store branches. This method is suitable for some delicate species of dragon blood trees, such as fine leaves, colorful, gold (silver) edge rich bamboo and so on. These varieties are soft and beautiful, but not strong enough, so they are not suitable for "T" styling. "short cutting and branch storage" method can be used. That is to say, for the plants that have lost their foot leaves for many years, 2 or 3 lateral buds should be left and cultured in the right and right position, and these buds should be different in height. At the same time, by strengthening the management of fertilizer and water, plump and staggered plant types will soon be formed.

After reading this article, I think you must have a better understanding of the dragon blood tree. In fact, every kind of plant is the same. As long as we cultivate it attentively, we will be able to sprout the most immature buds, grow the greenest leaves and bloom the most delicate and beautiful flowers. To protect a plant, start by understanding its habits, watering and fertilizing it.