How to develop a peach egg into an old pile

Peach egg is a kind of succulent plant from Mexico. It is fleshy and round with lilac or pink leaves. It is often cultivated in pots. So how do you turn it into an old pile? Let's learn about it together.

How do peach eggs grow into old stakes?

Generally speaking, it takes 1-2 years for a natural old pile and 3-5 years for a long pile. When breeding, it should be placed in a strong indoor light, dry place, watering must be controlled, rather than drought than waterlogging. Thin liquid fertilizer can be given once a month during the peak growing season. In this way, the old pile can be formed with the natural replacement of the leaves.

How to maintain peach eggs?

1. Soil

Choose soils that are loose and breathable, well drained, neutral or weakly acidic. Peat, coarse sand, particles can be proportioned according to the proportion of 3:1:1, if there is no coarse sand, particles can also be used instead.

two。 Upper basin

Peach eggs need to be trimmed before potting, mainly in order to remove the dead roots and stimulate the germination of new roots. you can also tear them directly by hand. The standard is to tear them gently, throw away all that can be torn off, and keep what can't be torn off. After root pruning, dry the root, then put it on the basin, put it in a ventilated and scattered environment and wait for the peach egg basin. After a week, gently shake the peach egg with your hand. If you feel very stable and will not be loose and wobble, it basically means that a new root has grown. Can gradually accept all-day sunshine and normal watering maintenance.

3. Fertilizer application

Fertilizers should be selected according to plant characteristics and soil conditions. Phosphate fertilizer row of trace elements in the first place. In addition, fertilization should be treated differently according to the distribution of soil. The soil with more peat contains more humus and can use less or no nitrogen fertilizer.