[planting skills] the planting method of hanging Dichondra

Dichondra repens is a kind of herbaceous plant with stolons, and its stems and branches are relatively slender, the leaves are mostly round, and the leaf color is also very green, so it is very suitable for planting as a garden green plant. At the same time, it is used as a hanging pot plant with higher ornamental value. So, what are the planting methods of Dichondra?

I. growth environment

In order to make the potted Dichondra grow exuberant and green, the light under the conservation environment is important. Because there are a large number of leaves of Dichondra repens, the more light it receives, the more it can promote photosynthesis and maintain its growth potential, which is a process of promoting each other's benign development.

However, from the growth habits of Dichondra, we know that Dichondra not only likes light, but also has a certain ability to endure shade and moisture, so it can also grow well in a semi-shady humid environment. And sometimes it needs to be shaded properly, especially in the hot summer, proper shading can prevent its tender leaves from wilting.

2. Water and fertilizer

As Dichondra repens grows rapidly and consumes a lot of water after emergence, it should be watered in time after emergence. Under the early sufficient water supply, the seedlings will continue to grow rapidly, and generally can keep watering 1-2 times a week, and it is more necessary to increase watering in the dry environment with hot weather and high temperature. After all, its leaves are very luxuriant and the water evaporation is large. And its own consumption of water is also large. As for adult plants, water replenishment should be properly controlled in early spring and early winter, and watering should be timely according to the dry and wet conditions of basin soil during the peak growth period in spring.

Usually should keep the basin soil moist, as far as possible to avoid the phenomenon of water shortage. Because Dichondra repens will lose its leaves when it is short of water, and it is difficult to extract new leaves, which will cause sparse branches and leaves, which will greatly reduce the ornamental ability of potted plants. Usually, plants grow thick branches and leaves only if there is an adequate supply of water and fertilizer. Of course, if the air is too dry, we can also spray more water to moisturize, and at the same time clean the leaves to make the leaves more bright green.

Not only that, Dichondra is also fond of fertilizer, especially nitrogen fertilizer. And in order to promote it to grow into a waterfall-shaped burst state as soon as possible, we need to apply nitrogen fertilizer in time, which can be carried out when watering or raining. However, it is necessary to pour water in time after each topdressing, which can reduce the risk of fertilizer damage and prevent the leaves from being hurt by fertility. It should be noted that topdressing should be stopped in the high temperature environment in summer.

III. Scientific pruning

If we want the potted Dichondra to have a waterfall effect, we need scientific pruning in addition to the suitable growth environment and water and fertilizer management. After all, Dichondra grows very rapidly in a suitable environment and sufficient water and fertilizer. if it is not pruned properly in time, it will not only not help the plant to show a beautiful plant type, but also affect the whole tree potential because the local growth is too dense.

Through reasonable pruning, making the plant dense and dense can not only maintain a good plant type effect, but also stimulate plant germination of new branches and leaves, so that the pot plant always maintain bright green and growth vitality, so we need timely and reasonable pruning. And when pruning, the key point is to cut off the branches and leaves that affect the appearance and sort out the branches and leaves that grow in a crisscross and messy way.