How to raise blue stone lotus culture methods and matters needing attention

The cultivation of succulent plants needs to be in accordance with the growth characteristics of succulent plants and the requirements of the environment. The cultivation of all plants is nothing more than light, heat, soil and water. Therefore, when taking care of blue stone lotus, we should also choose a planting environment with sufficient light, suitable temperature and proper dry and wet soil, so as to ensure its normal growth.

How to raise blue stone lotus

1. Plenty of light. Blue stone lotus likes to be warm and sunny. If friends who grow blue stone lotus put them on the balcony, they should also try to put them in a place where they can reach the sun to ensure the amount of sunlight.

2. Keep the soil dry and humid by ventilation. It is best to open windows every day for ventilation, the muggy environment is not conducive to the alternation of dry and wet soil, affecting the growth of blue stone lotus, and even death.

3. The suitable temperature of blue stone lotus. The best growth temperature of blue stone lotus is 20 degrees Celsius ~ 30 degrees Celsius, and shade is needed if summer is too hot. Breed in the shade indoors in winter.

4. The watering of blue stone lotus the water of blue stone lotus is watered more when the temperature is high and less when the temperature is low. In the soil to be watered. Less water is needed in spring, more light is needed, and more sun and less water are needed. Shade is needed in summer and watering is controlled.

5. Choose the basin of blue stone lotus. When choosing a pot for planting blue stone lotus, you should have a basin with good air and water permeability, so that you don't have to worry about the rotting roots when it grows.

6. Fertilization of blue stone lotus plants. Blue stone lotus plants like a small amount of fertilizer, before planting, add a small amount of chicken manure, eggshell powder and other fertilizers on it. When growing, mix some special liquid fertilizers for blue stone lotus plants in the water.

7. Disease and pest prevention of blue stone lotus plants. Blue stone lotus plants should always be ventilated to ensure the temperature and humidity of the soil. If diseases and insect pests occur, disinfect the soil or change the clean soil while treating the diseases and insect pests.

Culture method of blue stone lotus

Blue stone lotus belongs to the succulent plant of crassulaceae, which likes warm and dry growth environment, can be resistant to drought, but not cold, suitable for fertile, loose, well-drained soil, and can withstand semi-shady environment, but in semi-shady environment for a long time, the leaves will turn green, the leaves will become longer, affect the ornamental, sufficient light can make the leaves blue, which is the origin of the name of blue stone lotus.

Blue stone lotus in the summer high temperature season will have a short period of dormancy, the whole plant growth will become slow or stop, at this time to prevent direct sunlight, so as not to burn the leaves.

The main growth period of blue stone lotus is in spring, autumn and early summer, during which the maintenance of blue stone lotus is particularly important, sufficient light is necessary, appropriate watering is necessary in high temperature period, basin soil is usually kept dry, watering should be thoroughly watered. The temperature drop in winter should be moved into the room as soon as possible, and watering should be controlled.

Blue stone lotus is blue and white for most of the year, and when the light is sufficient, the leaf edge will turn red. Blue stone lotus is usually placed in a ventilated, dry, sunny environment, usually changing pots every two to three years. Most of them are propagated by leaf cutting method and cutting method. Leaf cutting is relatively easy and the survival rate is higher. The lateral buds of the mother plant can be broken off and dried a little, and cuttings are carried out directly.

Matters needing attention in blue stone lotus culture

High temperatures in summer should be paid attention to to prevent direct light, so as not to burn the leaves. Blue stone lotus does not have high requirements for fertilizer, do not apply fertilizer in the dormant period, so as not to cause root burning, a small amount of fertilizer can be applied appropriately during the growing period.

Do not spray when watering in winter, because the water stays in the leaf center for too long, it will make the leaf core rot, so when watering, it should be watered directly to the root.

Sowing method of blue stone lotus

Because the seeds of blue stone lotus are very small, it is almost difficult to finish by sowing on demand, so it is usually carried out by blind sowing. Fold a piece of hard white paper in half to form a paper slot. Place the seed carefully on the white paper, then gently tap on the back of the white paper so that the seed can be sown evenly into the designated area. After sowing, maintain a certain humidity, there are conditions can be used to sow seedlings box, can improve the germination rate.

Many people are skeptical about whether succulent plants have seeds or not. in fact, succulent plants must have seeds, but succulent seeds are very small, and there are many ways of succulent reproduction, so everyone will choose to forget such a way of breeding.