How to grow family potted lavender the breeding methods and matters needing attention of potted lavender on balcony

Lavender is a kind of ornamental, edible, beauty and integrated plant, which has become popular in China in recent years, and it is deeply loved by the majority of consumers. Many people like to buy some and raise them at home, but the specific breeding methods are not very clear.

How to grow lavender in family pot

1. Choose the container for planting lavender. Family planting lavender can be planted with smaller flowerpots or other containers instead. For example, a yogurt box uses an awl to pierce several small holes in the bottom of the box. Disposable plastic cups are fine, but because of transparency, it's best to paste them with black paper or cover them with a paper cup (the roots of plants can affect growth if exposed to sunlight, and the soil tends to grow green moss).

2. The requirements of lavender on soil. Lavender seeds are relatively small, and the budding rate is low, so the general sowing soil needs to be loose, breathable, high water holding capacity, and fully sterilized. Can use vermiculite, peat, water moss, perlite, serpent sawdust and other mixed soil. Conditional flowers can also be configured on their own.

3. Lavender doesn't like the retention of water in the roots. After one-time watering, the soil should be fed again when the soil is dry. The surface culture medium is dry, the interior is moist, and the leaves wilt slightly.

Lavender's demand for sunshine.

Culture method of potted lavender on balcony

1. Soil: lavender is suitable for slightly alkaline or neutral sandy soil. It can be mixed with perlite, vermiculite and peat moss. If cultivated in the open field, pay attention to the drainage of the soil, the soil can be piled high into a bed before planting.

2. Watering: lavender does not like the retention of water in the roots, so it should be watered again when the soil is dry. Water in the morning, avoid the sun, do not splash water on leaves and flowers, otherwise it is perishable and breeds diseases and insect pests.

3. Lighting: lavender needs adequate sunlight and a humid environment. In summer, lavender should cover at least 50% of the sun and increase ventilation to lower the ambient temperature. Lavender can grow well on flat land in winter and should be cultivated under full-day sunshine.

4, temperature: lavender is semi-heat-resistant, cool, warm in winter and cool in summer, the suitable temperature for growth is 15: 25 ℃, can grow at 5: 30 ℃, the top stems and leaves are withered and yellow higher than 38: 40 ℃ for a long time, and dormancy begins when the northern winter is below 0 ℃ for a long time.

5, fertilization: lavender fertilization can put bone powder in the basin soil as base fertilizer (once every three months), seedlings can apply Huabao 2, and then apply fertilizer with higher phosphate fertilizer such as Huabao 3 after growing up.

6. plastic surgery: after flowering, lavender is cut off at the first node under the flower, and by the way, the plant is trimmed into a hemispherical shape, and the withered branches are usually cut off at any time. In order to control the plant height or get a better plant type, appropriate re-cutting in late summer and early autumn to promote new branches.

Matters needing attention in potted lavender culture on balcony

Lavender can't stand the heat and humidity, and it will die if it suffers from waterlogging for a long time. When planting outdoors, be careful not to let Rain Water sprinkle directly on the plant. After May, you need to move places where there is no direct sunlight, increase ventilation to lower the ambient temperature and keep cool, so that you can safely get through the hot summer. Pay attention to sunshine, moisture, temperature and patience.

Propagation methods of lavender

1. Seed propagation: lavender seeds are small and suitable for seedling raising and transplanting. The sowing time is generally spring, warm areas can be carried out in March-June or September-November every year, cold areas should be sown from April to June, and sowing can also be sowed in greenhouse winter. The time of germination is about 14-21 days. The suitable temperature for germination is 18-24 ℃.

2. Cutting propagation: cutting is generally carried out in spring and autumn. Softwood cuttings are also available in summer. The cutting medium can be mixed with the coarse sand of 2 stroke 3 and the peat moss of 1 stroke 3. The well-developed plants were selected, and the top buds of one-and-a-half-lignified branches with short and sturdy nodes and unheading were selected, and the cuttings were cut at the top 8~10cm.

The method of lavender pot culture is relatively easy, first of all, to choose a good container, and then the proportion of soil, and finally culture. The management of water and fertilizer should be strengthened at all times when breeding. Lavender is not suitable for direct sunlight in summer, so it should be shaded.