Six pictures teach you the correct way to buy four kinds of bare-root succulent plants online.

Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, online shopping is very convenient. Many friends buy succulent plants online and plant them at home. Indeed, there are all kinds of succulent plants on the Internet, the price is cheap, and the small exquisite life often buys meat online. However, some friends encounter such a problem in the process of online shopping: the meat bought is hung up in a few days. Is there something wrong with my meat? Here the exquisite life would like to tell you that there is no problem with the meat you buy, it is the problem of potting. Next, Little exquisite Life will learn with you how to pot succulent plants purchased online:

Most of the succulent plants bought in the local greenhouse or flower market have been poted in advance, and the local environment is similar, so long as you take the pot in a ventilated and cool place, you can maintain it normally. The succulent plants bought online are different. They usually travel long distances across several provinces and cities to get to you. Not only the original growing environment of the meat is different from what it is now, but also during this long journey, the meat is unable to come into contact with soil and water. Coupled with the bumps and collisions of the journey, many of its roots have been damaged or dried up. If the pot method is not right, it is very likely that the meat will not wake up.

Small exquisite life has been mentioned in previous articles on potting and turning pots. Succulent plants need to go through the process of pruning-washing roots-drying roots-serving pots. I won't talk about the detailed steps in this process. If you want to know about children's shoes, please pay attention to the exquisite life and look for it in my previous article. Let's focus on several root types of succulent plants after online shopping. The different ways to serve the basin.

1. Succulent plants with fibrous roots

Most of crassulaceae are succulent plants with bearded roots, which have no main roots, and the whole root system is similar in thickness and flocculent in shape. For this kind of meat, many friends usually dig a hole behind their hands and shove their roots into it.

But in this way, because the roots are entangled with each other, there is no room for the roots to stretch, and many roots are completely out of touch with the basin soil, resulting in the inability of the new roots to germinate, the old roots not breathing well and rotten roots, which in turn leads to black rot and your flesh dies.

The correct way is to first install part of the soil in the flowerpot according to the root length of the succulent plant, and then stroke a tapered mound in the middle of the pot soil, then spread the fleshy fibrous roots evenly in all directions and spread them on top of the mound, and then continue to load the soil until it is in the desired position and gently press the pot soil with your hands. This will enable the roots of succulent plants to come into contact with the basin soil without reservation, while maximizing the absorption of nutrients from the basin soil, the roots will always be breathable, and the new roots will germinate smoothly in the future.

2. Succulent plants with vegetative roots

While the root system like Yulu has thick and long vegetative roots, some of these white vegetative roots are longer than the depth of the flowerpot, so some friends may directly cut off the extra root system at the end and put it on the pot. This practice will cause the cut to come into contact with the basin soil and lead to rotten roots, and because this is the nutrient root that stores a lot of nutrients, it can only let the nutrients stored in this part of the root be lost in vain.

The correct way to get to the basin is to cover a thin layer of basin soil, then spread out the roots of succulent plants, and slowly bend, bend one layer and add a layer of soil, until the roots are completely covered and then filled. This is the same as the first method, which allows the root to come into contact with the basin soil as much as possible.

3. Decapitated seedlings

For example, succulent plants, such as decapitated seedlings, which have just borne a few roots or have no roots at all, if they come into contact with basin soil directly, they are also likely to be infected with germs and die directly.

So how to put this kind of decapitated seedlings on the pot? If you want to save trouble, you can dig a small hole directly in the middle of the basin soil. the width of the small pit is larger than the wound of the decapitated seedling and smaller than that of the whole plant. the depth of the small pit is that the decapitated seedling can sit on the surface of the basin soil and the wound will not touch the basin soil. this reduces the chance that the wound will directly contact the basin soil and become infected with bacteria, and the stem has breathable space, and the new root will take the initiative to penetrate into the basin soil when the new root germinates.

Of course, there is also a way to induce roots, that is, first put the beheaded seedling seat to the mouth of the bottle filled with half a bottle of water to induce the meat to root first and then put on the basin. For details, see the article before Little exquisite Life.

4. Old pile

Succulent circle has a saying that "succulent old piles die by changing pots". Although it is not so exaggerated, the old piles of online shopping can easily die if they are not operated properly.

The stem of the old pile is slender, top-heavy and light, so it is difficult to stand firm if it stands upright, so most friends choose to bury the stem deeply. It is feasible to bury the stem deeply, but it should be divided into two situations.

The first kind is the old pile whose stem growth function is normal. This kind of old pile can first install half a pot of soil in the flowerpot, then stand the stem upright to the surface of the basin soil, and finally fix the stem with large particles such as Maifan stone, and wait for the old pile to take the initiative to drill into the basin soil below, and the upper stem will not rot because it is buried in the pot soil.

There is also a kind of stem that has long been completely Lignified and has no normal growth ability. at this time, it is necessary to directly cut off the part of the stem that has lost its growth function until there is a succulent stem, and then dry the wound. If the stem is too short or there is no stem, go to the basin according to the third method, and the stem is long enough to go into the basin according to the fourth method.

These are the four pots for bare-root succulent plants purchased online, so what are the things that need to be paid attention to in the whole process?

1. The process of potting: pruning-washing-drying-potting-serving. Because it is not clear whether there are any diseases and insects in its birthplace, the step of root washing should not be ignored as far as possible.

2. Clean up the dead leaves while trimming the roots.

3. The process of drying roots and pots requires ventilation and a cool environment.

4. Decapitated succulent plants must also dry the wound in a ventilated and cool environment until it heals and contracts.

5. It is recommended to pour "root water" once after 24 hours on the basin, and then maintain and water normally in a ventilated and cool place until the basin is finished.

6. According to their own needs, the shop floor has the advantages of being beautiful, insulated from moisture and protecting the basin soil from being washed by water. The disadvantage is that you can't see what the basin soil is really like.

The above is a small exquisite life arrangement and release, I hope it will be helpful to everyone.