Guidelines for the maintenance of succulent plants in May

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In late spring and early summer, May is very suitable for the growth of succulent plants, with suitable temperature, large temperature difference between day and night and long sunshine time, which is the peak growing season for succulent plants.

Especially represented by "summer type" succulent plants.

Many species such as Dragon King Ball, Golden Dragon and Mei Hua Jiao of the cactus family are blooming this month.

Stone lotus, black mage, simple leaf flower moon, sunset geese of crassulaceae growing in spring and autumn, lying cattle and dinosaurs of aloe family, longevity of some species, etc. "intermediate" succulent plants also grew vigorously during this period.

On the other hand, the "winter type" succulent plants such as stone flowers, light bulbs, spring peach jade, Anzhen, Xindongni, moonlight, snow lotus, Dongyun of crassulaceae, and "winter type" succulent plants of hyacinth, spring grass and broad-leaf spring grass of hyacinth family grow slowly due to the increase of temperature, and even stop growing in the south where the temperature is higher.

Therefore, the management of succulent plants should be carried out according to different types this month.

1. Watering

For succulent plants, being caught in the rain at this time is the best way to water, and many old meat friends must have felt it. It is really a time to be drenched in a big circle.

Watering time is best in the morning or evening on a sunny day, the frequency of watering can be adjusted by yourself, where the air is dry, more watering is needed.

In May, varieties that are in the growing period should be "dry and thoroughly irrigated". They can neither accumulate water in the basin soil nor be too dry.

If the watering is too much and the air is too moist, it will lead to meat rot, while the long-term drought and lack of water in the basin soil will cause the death of plant capillary roots, make plant absorption worse and grow slowly.

As for the varieties that should be dormant in summer, such as stone flower, meat cone, lotus palm, etc., we should begin to strengthen observation, timely control watering, keep the basin soil relatively dry, and prepare for summer dormancy.

For the meat without obvious dormancy in summer, it can also continue the maintenance mode of last month.

In addition, if the dewy meat is caught in the rain, it is best not to bask in the sun immediately before the Rain Water on the leaves is dry, otherwise it is easy to cause burns and break the phase.

2. Multiplication

May is also a good season for cutting, leaf cutting, sowing and propagation.

For varieties that need higher temperatures to germinate (such as snow lotus and other sedum meat), now is a good time to sow seeds.

For some varieties that need a lower temperature (more than ten degrees) to germinate better, it is no longer suitable to sow seeds, so the seeds should be kept dry and stored in a 4-degree refrigerator.

For the seeds of cactus (cactus, cactus, etc.), please wait another month for the temperature to rise to 30 degrees before sowing.

Now is the time for many kinds of meat to bloom, and some flowering meat can be cross-bred by artificial pollination to cultivate new varieties.

Leaf cuttings and ramet propagation can continue this month, and if the breeding object is a variety of spotted brocade, you can often get seedlings with brocade or full brocade.

If the leaves of its seedlings are white, green or yellow or green (that is, with brocade), they can be removed and planted separately to make it a beautiful brocade plant.

If the leaves of the seedlings are pure yellow or pure white (that is, Quanjin), do not take them off, because they do not contain chlorophyll or very little chlorophyll, it is difficult to survive alone, even if they survive, they grow weakly, but they can still grow on the original plant, and wait for them to grow green leaves before they are removed and planted to avoid death.

At this time, if you are still changing the basin soil, build and use the summer soil matching scheme: on the basis of your original soil distribution formula, increase the proportion of granular soil, select thicker peat and light-colored flowerpots, and strengthen the overall permeability and drainage of basin soil.

3. Prevention and treatment of diseases and insect pests

In May, many pests began to be active, so we should pay attention to spraying control, and check whether the plant suffered from physiological diseases, and if so, the cultivation environment should be improved in time to avoid plant damage.

In addition to several common pests (red spiders, shell insects, whitefly), it should also be noted that with the advent of the rainy season, there are a large number of breeding and active software pests: snails and slugs (commonly known as slugs). These two kinds of animals do a lot of harm to meat, and many flesh black rot and festering have something to do with them!

Meat friends who live at the top usually don't encounter these two kinds of pests, but meat friends who live on the ground floor or on the ground should be extra careful.

To deal with them, it is best to use snail-specific killing drugs, with prevention as the main, killing as a supplement.

In addition, diseases such as black rot began to extend their claws to our flesh more frequently in May. What we should pay attention to at this time is to strengthen ventilation and avoid high temperature and humidity, and clean up dead leaves in time. (important things have to be said three times) for the healthy growth of meat, we must not be lazy!

4. Applying fertilizer

The growing "summer type" succulent plants can be fertilized according to different varieties, while the dormant "winter type" should stop fertilizing.

Even the same type of succulent plants should be fertilized or not according to different varieties and individual differences. In short, fast-growing plants should apply more fertilizer, while slow-growing plants should apply less or no fertilizer.

This month, the "summer type" succulent plants can continue to change pots, and split propagation, cutting, grafting, sowing and propagation. Some flowering cactus plants can also be artificially pollinated and bred.

This month, the climate is suitable, and pests become active. Attention should be paid to prevention and control, and the ventilation condition of the cultivation environment should be improved to prevent abnormal macula, black spot, brown spot and other physiological diseases caused by infection. If it is found that fungicides should be sprayed in time to prevent and control, so as not to expand the scope of infection.

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