Which of the four basic ways to breed succulent plants is your favorite?

Some people like to preserve succulent plants because they think it is very easy to reproduce and can be propagated by cuttings with only a leaf or a section of stem. Of course, it can also propagate with lateral buds or sow seeds. These are the four most basic methods for cultivating succulent plants. Let's learn more about it.

I. Leaf reproduction

It is easiest to breed succulent plants directly from their leaves. As long as they are strong and thick succulent leaves, they all have the opportunity to grow new plants. Of course, some are extremely difficult to succeed, such as bear boy, moon rabbit ear, aloe and jade dew, and so on.

1. Choose healthy leaves

If you want to cultivate successfully with leaves, you must first choose healthy succulent plants, generally choose full, succulent succulent leaves at the bottom, avoid faded or scarred leaves, and pay attention to picking carefully to avoid hurting petioles.

two。 Twist off the leaves

The succulent leaves will be fixed in the position connected to the trunk, just pinch the leaves, twist them back and forth, and carefully twist the leaves off the succulent plants with your fingers. To avoid damage to the petiole, you can even trim it with small scissors.

3. Dry the wound

The collected leaves should be laid flat on a dry paper towel until the wound heals and placed in a bright light and ventilated place, usually about 3-4 days, during which time you can't bask in the sun or water.

4. Take root

To increase the chance of leaf germination, you can apply a little rooting powder at the end of the leaf, then lay it on the soil with the leaf facing up and back down, and press the petiole slightly into the soil.

5. Late maintenance

It takes a lot of patience to propagate succulent plants by leaf cutting. succulent leaves should be placed in a bright and ventilated position before sprouting, avoid basking in the sun or watering, and the maintenance temperature should be kept between 18 and 25 degrees Celsius. it takes more than a month for seedlings to grow, and the seedlings can slowly give light and properly water the edge of the seedlings.

Do not take off the mother leaf, the seedlings need to absorb the nutrients of the mother leaf, the mother leaf will slowly turn yellow and wither.

Second, separate plant propagation of succulent plants

There are many succulent plants grow a lot of lateral buds, such as aloe, Guanyinlian, female chicks and obscure moon, etc., as long as the lateral buds grow to a larger height, they can be transplanted.

The time of lateral bud ramet is generally carried out when the soil is semi-dry and semi-wet, preferably in spring and autumn to avoid transplanting in summer when it is too hot or too cold.

When transplanting, choose a sharp knife or scissors, which can be wiped with alcohol and then cut to avoid infection with fungal diseases.

When cutting, you can choose to dig up the plant in the spring and autumn season, cut the lateral buds together with the roots, and then put them in a ventilated and shaded place to dry the wound, which usually takes 2 to 3 days. After that, you can prepare loose, fertile and well-drained soil for transplanting.

Third, stem cuttings propagate succulent plants

Stem propagation succulent plants are suitable for some plants with more branches or very long stems, such as common Yushu, obscure moon, golden branches and jade leaves, etc., the time is generally chosen in the spring and autumn season to avoid cutting propagation in the hot summer.

First of all, you should choose a strong branch that is free from diseases and insect pests. After determining the cut branch, you can prepare a sharp knife and disinfect it before using it. The cut branch is about 9 centimeters long.

Do not rush to cut the cut stem into the soil, you can remove the bottom of the leaves, avoid nutrient consumption, but also prevent the leaves from being inserted into the soil, and then put the stem in a ventilated and shaded place for 3 to 5 days.

Prepare loose, fertile and well-drained sandy soil, prepare small drained containers, then plant stems to dry the wound, water them after 3 to 5 days, and slowly see the light a week later.

Fourth, sowing and propagating succulent plants

It is very slow to breed succulent plants with seeds, so it is not recommended to cultivate succulent plants with seeds, and seedlings are difficult to grow strong, easy to be infected with fungal diseases, plants are easy to lodge, and it is easy to buy fake succulent seeds. Flowering of succulent plants is relatively common, but the success rate of pollination is not too high.

The seeds need to be soaked in warm water for an hour before planting, so that the seeds can break the wheat and germinate better.

After that, the ginger seeds are mixed and sold to you in the river sand, and then evenly sprinkled on the paved soil to prepare the loose drained sandy soil. After the seeds are planted, cover with a layer of several millimeters of soil.

After that, put a cover on the seeds, which is good for heat preservation and moisturization. during cultivation, spray water every day to keep the soil moist and air humidity, and maintain a warm environment. The temperature is between 18 and 26 degrees.