How to plant Isuzu jade seeds?

Isuzu is a succulent plant of the genus Amygdalaceae, which is native to South Africa and Namibia. It can be cultivated in many places in the world, with peculiar plant shape and beautiful flowering. It is a good product for indoor small potted plants. There are two main propagation methods: sowing and ramet. Let's take a look at how to plant seeds.

Sowing time

Because it is now easy to control the temperature artificially, so there is no special requirement for time. Generally speaking, around April in spring and before October in autumn, it depends on the temperature control of sowing. 10-25 degrees is the best.

Sowing medium

The soil with loose air permeability and good water retention should be used for sowing. The simplest soil allocation method is 1 part of red jade soil, 1 part of vermiculite and 1 part of coarse sand. In general, it is not suitable to use pure sand or soilless cultivation medium, because the plant is very small after seedling germination, it will not grow well without nutrients.

Soil disinfection

Before sowing, the soil should be disinfected in advance, and the most primitive high-temperature cooking hair should be disinfected, which is the most simple and economical disinfection method for general sowing lovers, and the disinfection and sterilization effect is also very ideal. the cooking time can be controlled at 30 minutes, and after high-temperature disinfection, it can basically kill harmful bacteria and eggs.

Sowing method

Fold the prepared white paper in half and pour the seeds onto the white paper. Most of the succulent seeds are very small, so this step is very important. Be sure to arrange the seeds to form a long line. Then fold the white paper slightly and gently flick the back of the white paper with your hands to spread the seeds on the soil as evenly as possible.

Pavement cover with soil

It seems that succulent seeds do not need to be covered with soil, but gently sprinkling a thin layer of soil and pressing the seeds slightly can be more beneficial to the seedlings to take root, pay attention to only a thin layer. About 1mm to 2mm will be fine. After sprinkling, you can gently spray a little water with a small spray can, the kind of very fine spray.

Post-broadcast management

After sowing, we should pay attention to heat preservation and moisturization. when the temperature is high during the day, we can open a small corner of ventilation and cover it strictly in the afternoon to maintain the air humidity of the small environment. Sowing is usually carried out on sunny days, but it is best not to sow in cloudy and rainy days. If there is continuous rainy weather after sowing, germination will be delayed. After sowing, put the seedling pot in the place where scattered light is seen, preferably outside, which can increase the temperature difference and is conducive to the neat emergence of seedlings. Although seed germination can emerge well without sunlight, the seedlings that emerge are relatively weak and difficult to manage in the later stage. When I put the seedling pot in the direct sunlight, I always feel that the emergence of the seedling is not neat enough, so I choose to raise seedlings in the scattered light environment, which feels more ideal.