How to water African impatiens (how often) the culture method of African impatiens

African Impatiens cultivation is still concerned about the plant and the growing environment of mutual adaptation. African Impatiens from distant Africa, to our side, the environmental changes are very large, so we have to give more support in environmental conditions, so as to ensure the normal growth of African Impatiens. Watering is one of the most important things.

How to Water African Plants

African balsam is usually watered once every 1-2 days.

African balsamina should be timely irrigation after planting, pay attention to watering during the growth period, often keep the pot soil moist, especially in summer, but do not water and soil long-term too wet. If more rain should pay attention to drainage and waterlogging, otherwise the roots and stems of African balsam will rot easily.

African Impatiens breeding methods

1. Temperature and light

The suitable temperature for growth of African balsam is between 15℃ and-25℃, and the indoor overwintering temperature should not be lower than 12℃. To give sufficient light, but avoid the sun exposure, cool summer requirements, and appropriate shade, ventilation.

2. Water

African balsam likes wet, often keep the basin soil moist at the same time also pay attention to avoid ponding, otherwise easy to cause the plant to die by waterlogging. Maintain a suitable air humidity, generally about 70%-90%. Summer and autumn dry weather conditions, should often spray water to the leaves.

3. Soil

African Impatiens is suitable for cultivation in fertile loose, well-drained sandy loam.

How does Africa breed?

1. Sowing and reproduction of African balsam

African balsam is cultivated indoors and can be sown and propagated throughout the year. Sowing medium is suitable to select sterilized culture soil, rotten leaf soil and fine sand mixed soil. Because African balsam seeds are small and light, they do not need to be covered with soil after sowing. After removing the seeds, you can cover the pot with a layer of glass or plastic film and place it in an environment of about 20- 25 ° C. After about half a month, it can germinate. After African balsam sprouts, in order to stabilize the plant, you can sprinkle appropriate amount of fine soil on the pot surface. Flowers bloom about 3 months after sowing.

2. Cutting propagation of African Impatiens

Cuttage propagation is more suitable for the propagation of double flower varieties or small number of propagation. Cuttings can be carried out at any time, select healthy African balsam branches, cut them into branches with a length of about 5-10 cm, insert them in sand or soak them in water, maintain a temperature of about 20 ° C, wait about 10 days to take root, and then put them into pots.

Control methods of common diseases and insect pests in African Impatiens

1. Diseases and control of African balsam

1. Stem rot

50% carbendazim WP 1000 times solution can be sprayed for control.

2. Powdery mildew

Powdery mildew mainly damages leaves and young shoots of African Impatiens. August to September of each year is the peak period of disease.

Specific control methods are as follows:

Control reasonable planting density, proper ventilation, strengthen management, improve the disease resistance of plants; destroy diseased leaves and diseased plants in a centralized manner to reduce infection sources; spray 10% triadimefon wettable powder 1000-1200 times solution and other pesticides for timely control during the disease onset period, but pay attention to avoid spraying under high temperature conditions above 32℃ to avoid the occurrence of phytotoxicity.

3. Brown spot disease

Brown spot mainly occurs on leaves. The initial symptoms are light brown spots on the leaves, which gradually expand and are round to oval in shape. In severe cases, the disease spots connected into pieces, leaves withered, resulting in plant death.

The control methods are as follows: for potted African balsam, the pot should be poured in time after rain; the diseased leaves and diseased plants should be destroyed in late autumn to reduce the source of infection; 50% methyl thiophane 100 times solution or 75% chlorothalonil 1000 times solution can be sprayed at the early stage of disease.

II. Insect pests and their control of African impatiens

Insect pests are mainly caused by aphids, and 10% pesticide concentrate 3000 times solution should be sprayed in time for control.

To successfully cultivate African Impatiens, breeding methods and techniques are indispensable. In addition, the breeding methods of African Impatiens can help us get more risks, and pest control is an important link to ensure the healthy growth of African Impatiens.