The culture method of Boston fern

Boston fern is a kind of drooping fern foliage plant, which is a perennial evergreen herb of the genus Pteridaceae, native to the tropics and subtropics. It is distributed in Taiwan Province of China, and its ornamental value is very high. It is suitable for potted indoor hanging ornamental plants, potted plants and vertical greening. Its creeping branches can also be used as decorative configuration materials. Let's take a look at the breeding methods of Boston ferns.

Growth habits of Boston fern

Boston ferns like warm, humid and semi-shady environment, and like ventilation, avoid extreme heat. Generally placed in the indoor bright scattered light training, can not be exposed to direct light, but also can not be cultured in the dark. The suitable temperature for growth is 15-25 ℃, and it can survive the winter safely when it is above 10 ℃ in winter. Drought-resistant, but still need sufficient moisture, and should not be too wet or too dry, to keep the basin soil often wet. In summer, water is watered once or twice a day, often spraying water to the leaves. Do not need much fertilizer, the growth period every 4 weeks to apply thin rotten cooked cake fertilizer, should not use quick-acting chemical fertilizer, fertilization must not stain the leaves, so as to avoid damage.

Propagation methods of Boston fern

Boston ferns do not produce sporophytes and can only be propagated by ramets or stalks. The split-plant method can be propagated in spring, summer and autumn, cutting off the small plants with roots from the stolons from the growing plants and planting them separately. The separately planted plants are watered thoroughly and placed in the shade for about a week, then they can be transferred to normal maintenance.

The culture method of Boston fern

1. Substrate: the Boston fern culture substrate is made of imported peat with loose, draining and ventilating specifications of 10-30 mm of Pinnell. Break the peat and mix well with water. After mixing well with water, hold a handful of peat tightly. The water seeps from the fingers and waits for planting in the cup. The amount of peat in a 12-centimeter basin is about 350 milliliters, and a packet of 300 liters of imported peat can hold about 800 cups.

2. Upper pot: Boston fern should choose high-quality seedlings produced professionally, with a height of 7cm, crown width of 4cm, no diseases and insect pests, no withered leaves and yellow leaves. The upper basin is first planted with a 12 cm size basin, 1 ball / basin, for 3 to 4 months. Then change it to 18 cm pot, plant it for 6-7 months and ship it.

3, temperature: the suitable temperature of Boston fern is 18 degrees 35 ℃, and the growth is poor above 35 ℃ or less than 15 ℃. In winter, heating equipment is needed for maintenance. If heating facilities are not used, double-layer insulation facilities can be used. When the temperature drops to 22 degrees 24 degrees in winter afternoon, the shed should be sealed in time, and cooling equipment (exhaust fan and water curtain) is needed for maintenance in summer.

4. Lighting: Boston fern likes bright scattered light, and should be placed indoors with bright scattered light in spring and summer. When the sun is strong, it can not be placed in direct sunlight, and the leaves will turn yellow when the sun is direct. Light should be increased appropriately in winter, otherwise the leaf color is easy to turn yellow or cause the leaf edge to dry up.

5. Moisture: Boston fern likes humid environment and requires higher soil moisture and air humidity. Because the roots of Boston fern are adventitious roots, the ability to absorb and retain water is poor, so water must be supplied in time, otherwise drying for too long will easily lead to withered and yellow leaves. The basin soil in spring and summer should always remain moist, but it should not be too wet. It is better to keep the basin soil moist frequently. Besides timely watering, it is also necessary to spray water to the foliar surface in summer. When the room temperature is low in winter, you should reduce watering and keep the soil slightly moist.

6. Fertilization: the fertilization concentration of Boston fern should not be too high, otherwise it is easy to hurt the roots. the best way of fertilization is to add rotten barnyard manure first when loading the pot (changing the basin every other year in spring), and then topdressing with thin fertilizer in the peak growing season. When applying fertilizer, it is necessary to avoid contamination of the leaves. If it is accidentally contaminated, it should be washed with clean water immediately.