The breeding method of succulent first love (cutting) the maintenance skills of first love

First love is a very beautiful and delicate succulent plant, especially in direct sunlight will shine pink, attracting the attention of countless people. First love is a very good breeding succulent, although good breeding, but there are a lot of points for attention! Let's take a look at some breeding skills of first love with the editor.

The breeding method of succulent first love (cutting)

1. Prepare soil for cuttage of first love. Find a small flowerpot, fill it with "culture soil" mixed with cinder and rotten leaf soil, wet it, and put it in the sun for a while.

2. Buy a first love seedling, or ask for one from a neighbor. Take off the leaves below and dry them in a cool place for a while.

3. Then lay the leaves flat on the soil and keep them moist.

4. All that's left is to wait quietly and don't move at will before taking root. After about two weeks, the leaves will grow small roots.

5. Then bury the root in the soil, not too deep, but slightly. Put it in the sun and let it grow.

6. Leaf buds will grow after a week, and the leaf buds will grow very fast. You can change the basin for them when they grow up slowly.

The maintenance skills of first love

Change the basin: the first love is a small and medium-sized plant, and the pot must be changed every 1-2 years with the state of growth. The pot diameter can be 1 inch or 2 inches larger than the plant diameter, and the basin can be changed every spring. A mixture of peat and coarse sand, with a small amount of bone powder.

Watering: watering once a week during the growing period, the basin soil must not be too wet. It only needs to be watered once or twice in winter, and the basin soil remains dry. Pay special attention to the white powder on the first love, watering as far as possible not to touch the leaves, otherwise the moisture in the heart of the leaves for too long will easily cause rot.

Fertilization: fertilize once a month during the growing period. Or apply long-acting fertilizer once a quarter.

Light temperature: the suitable temperature for growth is 18-25 degrees Celsius. First love needs to receive enough sunshine before the leaves will be gorgeous, the plant type will be more compact and beautiful, and the leaves will be thicker. The sunshine is too little, the leaf color is light, the leaf rehearsal is loose, the leaf spacing is lengthened, and the leaf becomes thinner. In addition to summer to pay attention to proper shading, other seasons can be all-day sunshine.

The method of breaking the basin of first love

1. The leaf insertion method burst into the basin:

Leaf insertion is to select the fleshy leaves and pull them out from the plant, but pay attention to the integrity of the pulled leaves, then put them flat on the soil and wait for them to take root and sprout.

2. Explode in the way of beheading:

Beheading can not be carried out until the plant grows to a certain size, select a more robust plant, find a place where it is easy to cut off the knife, and cut it off quickly, but leave a layer of leaves, and the cut should be placed in a place without sunlight for 1 to 2 days. after the incision dries, it can be inserted into the soil, and new roots can grow in about 15 to 25 days. Just cut off must not let the incision encounter any substance, it will affect its survival rate.

If there is really no gap when beheading, you can first pull out a circle of leaves, and then behead, so that you can not only insert leaves, but also facilitate beheading.

3. the choice of time:

If you want to make them burst quickly, try to choose spring and autumn, these two seasons are its growing season, but also the most suitable for reproduction.

The watering method of first love

1. Summer:

The temperature in summer will slowly rise, and it will enter dormancy time. At this time, the amount of watering should also be gradually reduced, especially when the temperature reaches 35 degrees, watering can be suspended. Wait until mid-September, late September after the temperature slowly return, in the resumption of watering, at this time not too much watering, to step by step.

2. Winter:

The soil should be kept dry in winter. If the winter temperature can be maintained above 0 degrees, you can continue watering, but the amount of watering should be controlled. If the temperature drops below 0 degrees, watering should be suspended immediately, otherwise plants may be frostbitten. Wait until the temperature picks up in the spring, slowly increasing the amount of water. Some friends stop watering directly in winter and wait until spring to water, which is wrong.

3. Growth period:

Its growing period is spring and autumn. During the growing period, watering can be carried out every 7 days or so. During this period, the basin soil should not be too wet.

To sum up, the vitality of succulent first love is very strong, breeding is also very easy, at the same time has a very high appearance, deeply loved and sought after by everyone. However, the cultivation of succulent plants must pay attention to its watering method, watering more or less will affect their appearance!