How does the cactus survive the winter?

Cactus spherical stems, thorns, flowers have high ornamental value plants, and conservation is not difficult, many families have breeding. It is a type of plants that like light and heat, so how does the cactus winter?

How does the winter come about?

1. watering

Winter dormancy period should be controlled watering, in order to keep the pot soil is not excessively dry, the lower the temperature, the more to keep the pot soil dry.

2. temperature

The lowest temperature should not be lower than 5℃. When it is low temperature, it can be placed in a glass jar to keep warm for winter. It can also be covered with double plastic bags to keep warm.

3. illumination

To put a bright light in the maintenance of indoor cultivation to open more windows at noon, should let the plants breathe fresh air.

2. How to plant cactus seeds?

1. environment

Late spring, early summer and early autumn can be used when the temperature is higher than 18 degrees at night and 28 degrees during the day. Seed emergence needs direct light, but the light should not be too strong, in full sunlight environment needs shade 80%.

2. seed soaking

Disinfect the seeds before sowing, dip the flowerpot in water, the water depth is half of the flowerpot, the soil is basically saturated with water for half a minute, and take out the flowerpot for later use. The soil does not need to be sterilized by potassium permanganate solution and microwave oven.

3. sowing

After treatment, mix the seeds with soil and serve. No need to cover soil after pot, but need to cover film. Then the morning and evening each see light 1-2 hours can, due to different varieties, emergence time also has a great difference, fast 2-3 days emergence, slow 10-15 days before emergence.

Cactus is not afraid of dry, in spring and summer should be watered 1 time a month, winter 2-3 months watering 1 time, pay attention to watering must be watered thoroughly; change pots should be carried out in the spring, just change pots of cactus can not be watered immediately, should be watered after 1 week. Cactus cultivation application flat tile basin, basin soil available sand, garden soil, bone meal by the same proportion of mixed, 1 year application of 2 times thin fertilizer.