How to raise potted cactus?

Cactus is a very popular potted plant in family flower cultivation, and it is recognized that it is easy to raise a potted plant, but it is easy to raise a cactus, and the family maintenance and management of potted cactus has also become a topic that flower friends often talk about. here's how to raise a cactus!

Growth habits of cactus

Cactus like warmth, afraid of cold, how much water, mainly based on air temperature, light time, wind and many other factors, if the temperature is low, cactus growth is slow, water consumption is less, watering should be controlled.

When the cactus is dormant in winter, it is necessary to control watering in order to keep the basin soil from being too dry. The lower the temperature, the more it is necessary to keep the basin soil dry. Stay outside in a place with plenty of shelter and sunshine to receive more autumn sunlight, which is good for overwintering and growth in the coming year.

Maintenance methods of potted cactus

The real cactus is really easy to raise, no matter watering or using soil, but the cactus purchased by some students is cuttage, which looks good on the surface, but actually has no roots, mainly reflected in the small potted plants bought by the roadside and the small potted plants bought in the flower market.

1. Watering management: although the cactus is a succulent plant, it is more drought-tolerant and will not die completely even if it is not watered for a month. But it must be watered for it to grow healthily. Winter: watering about every 20 days, the watering time is appropriate in the afternoon when the temperature is higher. If the living room is relatively dry, foliar spraying water can be used to keep the stem green. After the whole plant enters the dormant period, it can not be watered.

2. Spring maintenance: with the increase of air temperature, the watering times can be increased appropriately, and the principle of watering is that it should not be dry or watered thoroughly; it should not be watered too much, nor should it be watered for a long time. When the temperature rises to about 20 ℃, it is suitable to water once every 7-10 days.

3, summer maintenance: high temperature, large evaporation, exuberant growth, is the largest water demand season for edible cactus, generally every 3-5 days need to be watered, when the temperature rises to more than 30 ℃, in order to maintain stem swelling pressure, increase ornamental, it is best to spray cactus stem 1-2 times every morning and evening.

4. Autumn maintenance: gradually decreased. Watering potted plants should also pay attention to water temperature and water quality. Water is neutral or slightly PH acidic, it is best to use tap water for two days before use. In addition, watering had better be close to the indoor temperature, and more attention should be paid to potted edible cactus in cold areas in the north.

Matters needing attention in flowering of potted cactus

1, sunshine: cactus requires plenty of sunshine, if the cactus is put indoors for a long time, lack of sunshine, it will not blossom.

2. Temperature: cactus should have warmer environmental conditions. If the ambient temperature is less than 20 degrees, it will not blossom.

3. Watering: do not water too much, hastily make the basin soil too wet, but should be dry rather than wet. Especially during the dormant period in winter and summer, watering should be controlled.

4. Fertilization: although the cactus is resistant to barren and drought, it is not easy to blossom under the condition of drought and lack of fertilizer. Therefore, proper water and fertilizer should be given in cultivation, and thin and rotten cake fertilizer should be applied every 10 days to half a month in the growing season. Fertilization should not be excessive, and excessive fertilization will also lead to non-flowering.

5. Small environment: pay attention to creating a local environment with suitable temperature and high humidity for the cactus, such as making a closed shed with plastic film on the windowsill, in which the cactus is maintained, which not only grows faster, but also has bright color, but also blossoms easily.