Xiaobai gardening: can't you raise incense when you touch it? In this way, touch incense is luxuriant and beautiful. You must know the breeding skills of touch incense.

Hello everyone, the plant cutie introduced to you today is touch incense, because touch can produce fragrance it is also called touch incense (Chu Liuxiang) or a touch of incense. So where does the smell of touch incense come from? In fact, usually touching incense will also send out a faint fragrance, but it is not easy to be noticed. When the leaves are stimulated, a volatile substance with apple flavor spreads into the air along the stomata, so it also enjoys the reputation of "apple fragrance". It smells refreshing. Are you impressed by such a cute little girl? So how to breed the incense? The following is to introduce to you the daily breeding methods of touching incense.

The culture method of touching incense

1. Soil

Soil is the foundation of life, and good plants are inseparable from good soil, so it is important to choose a suitable soil before breeding incense. When it comes to loose and well-drained soil, the suitable types of soil are as follows:

Peat plus perlite

Second, garden soil plus coal residue

Sandy soil plus sand and gravel in the river

2. Lighting

When it comes to incense, it likes the sun, but it is also more shady. In daily farming, you can choose to put it on the balcony or hang it indoors. Of course, if you can get more exposure to the sun, the leaves will be thicker and fuller.

3. Watering

When watering the incense, water it thoroughly once, and then water it a second time when the soil is almost dry. During watering, if there is the possibility of rain, then you can extend the day to wait for rain, Rain Water watering can make plants grow better.

The frequency of watering in summer is generally double to twice that in spring, while watering in winter does not depend on the soil, but on the state of the leaves. If the leaves wilt, they can be watered.

Taboo: do not water too much, touch incense like a relatively dry environment, too wet is easy to rot the root to death.

4. Fertilization

For potted plants, although the soil is limited and fertility is insufficient, we should follow the principle of thin fertilizer and more fertilizer when fertilizing, that is, we should give a little bit of fertilizer at a time, fertilize again every few days, and do not give too much fertilizer at once.

5. Methods of reproduction

The propagation by cutting method can take root in about 20 days, and can be transplanted in a small flowerpot after rooting. It's easy to grow.

First, cutting: touch the lowest end of incense cuttings to cut a bevel, and then put it in a ventilated and cool place for a week, you can see the wound contraction in the lowest part of the branch, and then the cutting will not rot the root. Remember to insert touch incense cuttings in sand or perlite-rich sterilized soil (mold will rot in the soil).

Second, management: after touching the incense, pour it thoroughly once, and then put it in a ventilated place. Stop watering, just wait for the soil to dry, spray some water vapor around the flowerpot sooner or later to increase air humidity in summer. Hold on like this for half a month to a month, and it is estimated that the root will come out.

The value of touching incense

1. Watch

It has ornamental value, which is also the value that people pay most attention to. Its aroma adds a lot of points to its appearance. Its temperament is unique, whether it is put on the balcony, desk, or hanging in the room, can add some elegant rhyme.

2. Edible

The leaves of touching incense can be used to cook and cook soup, and adding some leaves to them when cooking can increase the aroma of food and increase people's appetite. The leaves can also be used to make tea and wine, or the leaves can be eaten directly in cold sauce.

3. Medicinal use

Mash the leaves of touching incense, add honey or granulated sugar, rinse them with water and drink them, which can relieve sore throat; brew tea with its leaves and soak water, which can relieve stomach distension and gastrointestinal discomfort; mash the leaves of incense and apply them to the place bitten by mosquitoes to relieve itching and inflammation

4. Mosquito repellent

The aroma of touching incense can avoid mosquitoes, keep a pot at home, and protect your family from mosquitoes in summer.

5. Fresh air

Touch incense can absorb a variety of harmful gases, including formaldehyde, ammonia and sulfur dioxide, and can play a role in purifying indoor air.

The above is the breeding method of touch incense, which can be used as a reference for friends who breed it at home. After learning the breeding method, we will be able to cultivate greener and fuller touch incense!