How to raise Carthamus tinctorius bonsai Culture methods and matters needing attention

Carthamus tinctorius is not only a very good garden tree but also a very good bonsai plant. Planting Carthamus tinctorius can shape different plant forms through continuous pruning and modeling, which is a kind of fun in planting, but these are all based on the normal survival of Carthamus tinctorius, so mastering planting methods and techniques is the premise of everything.

How to raise bonsai with safflower and wood

Carthamus tinctorius is a plant that likes light, but it can tolerate shade, but if it is in a shady environment for a long time, the color of its leaves is easy to turn green. Carthamus tinctorius likes a warm environment, can be cold-resistant, more resistant to pruning. Soil is generally chosen to loose and fertile slightly acidic soil.

Culture methods and matters needing attention of Carthamus tinctorius bonsai

I. Culture methods

1. Soil

Carthamus tinctorius has strong adaptability and can tolerate barren, but it grows better in moist and fertile slightly acidic soil. In the soil, some mature organic fertilizer should be used as base fertilizer.

2. Light and temperature

Carthamus tinctorius likes light and warm climate. It can withstand cold and shade slightly. Carthamus tinctorius needs sufficient light, healthy growth and bright flowers and leaves, but it needs shade in summer to avoid direct sunlight, build a shed or keep the potted plants out of direct sunlight for maintenance, and be careful not to turn green. It is suitable to keep the growth temperature at about 20 ℃, but the temperature is low in winter, so it is better to put it indoors for the winter, and the temperature should be kept above 5 ℃, so we should pay attention to ventilation.

3. Water and fertilizer management

Carthamus tinctorius likes a humid environment and should be watered appropriately during its growth. The pot soil should not be too dry or too wet. General watering, summer needs more watering, but also pay attention to spraying, winter because safflower will dormancy so to reduce watering, but also can not be too dry. If you apply fertilizer, you can apply it every half a month during the growth period, and you can apply less or no fertilizer during the dormant period. Pay attention to safflower wood like acid, you can spray some ferrous sulfate solution, and apply some potash fertilizer before flowering.

II. Points for attention

1. Turn the basin

The pot of Carthamus tinctorius needs to turn the pot regularly, and the time of turning the pot is determined according to the size of the plant. The smaller the plant type is, the shorter the interval time is, the soil can be changed when turning the pot, and the pot should be watered thoroughly.

2. Pruning

Carthamus tinctorius has strong germination and rapid growth, so it needs to be pruned to control the plant type, to keep a beautiful shape and to shape its favorite potted image by pruning and pruning. At the same time, it can also improve the ventilation and light transmission conditions of safflower, and grow well.

3. Diseases and insect pests

The diseases of Carthamus tinctorius include root rot, powdery mildew, coal fouling and yellowing disease. insect pests are mainly aphids, red spiders and so on.

Grafting Propagation of Carthamus tinctorius

1. Splice

It is suitable for cutting in spring and autumn, and the same full branches are selected, the flat side is selected as the long cutting surface, and then entangled with ribbon film after cutting, and the upper part of the scion is covered with a film bag, so as to be isolated from the dry air, improve the survival rate of grafting and prolong the grafting period.

2. Budding

The method of bud grafting is generally carried out in summer and autumn, in the selected part of the bud, pick out the cortex, and cut off the leaves below the bud on the scion to retain the petiole, and then cut the bud into bud slices, embedded in the incision, about survive after 7-8 days, pay attention to drainage at this time, and carry out appropriate fertilization, and coring plastic surgery can be carried out as needed.

Pruning principle of safflower tree

First of all, do not cut the early branches, that is, when pruning, try to avoid the early branches, and then prune the early branches when you have to.

Second, do not cut the twigs, the twigs are the branches with strong vitality, so when pruning, try to cut off the thick branches and leave the thin ones.

Third, do not cut the branches with fewer thin branches, which still have a lot of room for development. those branches with more branches (including cross branches, overlapping branches and reverse branches) can save space and maintain the proper density of safflower trees. More conducive to its normal growth

Fourth, do not leave any of the new twigs on the stump and remove them all to maintain the perfect shape of the safflower tree.

The basic links of planting safflower bonsai are more or less the same as those of other plants. It is very important to master the growth habits of plants, that is, to understand their growth needs, and then to provide adaptive nutrients. Only in this way can they stimulate their unique appearance and elegant demeanor.