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Keeping a pot of lavender at home is simple and beautiful, even saving perfume.

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Raise lavender to use well drained sandy soil, watering thoroughly, it is best to choose to water when there is no sun in the morning. It likes plenty of sunlight, preferably all day long. Dilute it with water when fertilizing, so as not to cause the root to be too thick.

Nurturing lavender should use sandy soil with good drainage, watering should be thoroughly watered, and it is best to choose watering when there is no sunshine in the morning. It likes plenty of sunlight, preferably all day. Dilute the fertilizer with water to avoid burning the roots due to excessive fertilizer concentration. Cuttage and seeding methods can be used for reproduction, in addition to the prevention of red spiders and root rot appear.

I. Breeding environment

1. Soil: Lavender likes sandy soil with good drainage, and it is best to choose slightly alkaline or neutral soil.

2, watering: to wait for the soil to become dry and then watering, watering must be poured thoroughly, it is best to choose in the morning when there is no sunlight, otherwise the water splashed on the leaves will rot and breed pests.

3, light: it likes sufficient sunlight, preferably all day light, if in summer to do a good shade measures, to strengthen ventilation, or spray water around it to reduce the temperature in the air.

Fertilization: Dilute with water when fertilizing, so as not to burn the roots due to excessive fertilizer concentration, do not apply too much fertilizer, if too much will cover its own aroma. Bone meal can be used as a base fertilizer.

II. Breeding methods

1, cuttage propagation: select healthy pest-free branches for cuttage, remove the leaves at the bottom of the branches, soak with rooting agent, inserted into the prepared soil for about half a month will take root.

2. Sowing and propagation: Select seeds with uniform size and full size, soak them in warm water for about one day, soak them in concentrated sulfuric acid for about 5 minutes, then wash them with water and dry them. The temperature suitable for seed germination is 20-25℃.

III. Common diseases and insect pests

1. Red spider: The appearance of red paper will make the leaves dry and yellow. After discovery, it is necessary to strengthen the management of water and fertilizer. In the early stage, it can be sprayed with 0.26% matrine 1000 times solution. In severe cases, it can be sprayed with 20% dicofol EC 1000~2000 times solution.

2. Root rot: If you want to prevent it, you should choose soil with good drainage property, pay attention to pruning of diseased branches and old branches, and spray leaves with 400 times solution of 70% thiophanate-methyl wettable powder or 500 times solution of carbendazim wettable powder.

 
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