Breeding methods and matters needing attention of swallow palms how to trim swallow palms

Although the swallow's palm seems to have nothing to do with succulent plants, it is indeed a lovely succulent plant, and it is a very popular succulent plant. If its other name is Yushu, then more people may know about it. So how do swallow palms need to be raised?

The culture method of swallow palm

The best breeding time: spring and autumn are its peak growing season.

The best growth soil: swallow palm soil is suitable to choose rotten leaf soil and garden soil mixed with a small amount of river sand as culture soil, can put a little hoof and other long-acting fertilizer as base fertilizer.

Growth humidity requirements: like a drier air environment, overcast and rainy days last too long, easy to be infected by bacteria. For fear of rain, keep the leaves dry at night. The optimum relative humidity of the air is 40-60%.

The optimum growth temperature of swallow palm is 15 ℃ ~ 32 ℃. It is afraid of high temperature and muggy heat, and goes into dormancy when the summer temperature is more than 33 ℃. Avoid cold frost, the overwintering temperature needs to be kept above 10 ℃, and when the winter temperature drops below 7 ℃, it will also enter a dormant state. If the ambient temperature is close to 4 ℃, it will die of frostbite.

The best growth light: the swallow palms like the sun, such as lack of light, it is easy to lead to damp and hot rotten roots and defoliation, but summer heat and strong sunlight are disadvantageous to the plant growth. In winter, the flowerpot should be moved to the sunny place in the shed to keep the leaves green.

Matters needing attention in swallow palm culture

1, the swallow palm it likes light, it should be placed in a warm environment with enough light throughout the year, which is the key to flowering.

2. The palm of the swallow is a succulent succulent plant, which is very drought-tolerant and should not be watered too much at ordinary times.

3. In the summer high temperature season, beware of heavy rain after exposure to the sun, resulting in fallen leaves.

4. During the growing season, thin liquid fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium should be applied once every 10 days to avoid excessive concentration. If you do the above, the buds will appear at the leaf tips in the middle and late November, and the trees will bloom from January to March.

How to trim the swallow's palm

1. Pruning period: it is best to choose spring and autumn for swallow palm pruning. These two periods are its peak growth period. After pruning, the "body" recovers quickly and it is easy to grow new branches.

2. Pruning tools: use professional gardening scissors.

3. Pruning points: mainly cut off the diseased branches and dead leaves of the swallow's palm to make the plant shape more fresh and elegant.

4. Late nursing: after pruning, the swallow's palm should not be watered and fertilized immediately, but should be properly watered after its "wound" is dry, and then fertilized properly after the swallow's palm grows branches and leaves again.

How to raise swallow palms in winter

1. Move the swallow's palm indoors in time

The swallow palm is not cold-resistant, so at the end of autumn, when it is approaching winter, it is necessary to move the plant indoors in time, and the indoor temperature should be controlled at 7 ℃ ~ 10 ℃ and put in a place with better sunshine as far as possible. If the weather is warmer, you can move the swallow's palm to the balcony and let it bask in the sun, but move it indoors at night to avoid frost in the morning.

2. Control the soil moisture in the swallow's palm basin.

In winter, the basin soil is mainly slightly dry and does not need to be watered frequently. Observe the leaves of the swallow's palm and spray mist to replenish water to the plant at the right time. Flowers with sufficient humidity in the home environment generally do not need to be watered directly.

3. Keep the swallow's palm warm

Different methods can be taken in the north and south. The temperature in the north is relatively low, except for moving indoors, try not to put it by the window. In the south, as long as the temperature is suitable, you can spend the winter outdoors, but you need to put a layer of plastic film on the outside of the plant to keep warm, but you need to pay attention to the humidity inside the cover. when the water vapor is too high, it is necessary to remove the cover and breathe in time to prevent rotten leaves.

4. Check in time to avoid frostbite of swallow palms

In winter, we should often observe the growth of swallow palms to avoid frostbite. If the early anti-freezing measures are wrong, resulting in the swallow palm has suffered frost damage, do not easily discard the plant. As long as the frozen leaves and twigs are removed, the full main stem is preserved and fertilized properly in the coming spring, new branches and leaves can still germinate on the main stem. Generally, after 1 to 2 years of cultivation, it can develop into a perfect jade tree.

Swallow palm is a very unique succulent plant, which looks more like a tree, a tree full of green, so the name of Yushu seems to be more commensurate with it. Planting swallow palm needs to start from the growth habits of swallow palm, so that it can be more responsive to the growth needs of swallow palm.