How often do you water the cactus when maintaining it?

Cactus is a common drought-tolerant plant, very strong vitality, but also a very easy to raise in potted plants, you do not have to worry like other green plants, it can also grow well. Potted cactus is especially suitable to be placed in the office or next to a computer, playing a certain ornamental role, but it is not anti-radiation. So, how often do you water the cactus when maintaining it? Besides, what other details should be paid attention to?

How often is the cactus watered?

Watering cactus culture is a very delicate process, neither more nor less, it is extremely difficult to operate a process, cactus requires a dry environment, afraid of basin soil water, usually to keep the basin soil "dry see wet", it is best to use dried water, how often the cactus is watered, in the dry winter, you can choose to control watering, suitable for 10:00 to 11:00 watering, the water directly onto the basin soil Suitable for once a month. How often the cactus is watered, the late spring and early summer is the peak growing season, and the watering times are gradually increasing. Watering in midsummer needs to be controlled as appropriate, which is suitable for watering every two weeks. If there is a growth peak again in autumn, you can choose to water once a week.

Second, the maintenance details of the cactus

1. Soil conditions

Potted fairy ball plants generally require calcareous sandy soil or sandy loam soil with good drainage and air permeability, and the soil with high stickiness is not suitable for plants to grow roots. When planting, it is best to put some broken bricks and tiles at the bottom of the pot to increase drainage capacity and facilitate air permeability.

There is no need for over-fertile soil, which is easy to cause root rot.

2. Temperature requirement

The suitable temperature for the growth of fairy ball plants is 20: 30 ℃, the highest is not more than 35 ℃, and the lowest is not less than 5 ℃. Keeping the temperature above 5 ℃ in winter can safely survive the winter, and the drier the basin soil is, the more cold-resistant it is. The temperature in winter should be relatively stable, and the temperature difference between day and night is too large, which is easy to produce frost damage. When the temperature is above 15 ℃ in spring, it begins to grow. When the temperature in midsummer reaches more than 35 ℃, it begins to enter dormancy and resume growth after autumn.

3. Lighting conditions

The fairy ball plant is a sun-loving plant, which is strongly positive and can only have bright flowers under strong sunlight conditions. Therefore, if you want to blossom more, you should give plenty of light, especially in winter.

Generally speaking, the taller plant species are more tolerant to strong light, and small varieties and seedlings are not so tolerant to light. And excessive light will also inhibit the growth of the plant, if the pursuit of size, can be properly shaded, do not need all-day sunshine. In addition, summer should also be properly shaded.

4. Key points of fertilization

Fairy ball plants are resistant to barren, but proper fertilization during the growing season can make plants grow faster! Especially for seedlings and rootstocks with well-developed roots inoculation is more important! Fertilizer application should be based on organic fertilizer, which can be mixed into the soil or mixed with clear water to water the flowers. Slow-release fertilizer can also be used, preferably based on phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, supplemented by nitrogen fertilizer, and burying holes in the basin, which can make fairy ball plants stronger!

Topdressing can be 4-5 times in spring, 2-3 times in autumn, and no fertilizer is applied in summer and winter.