Introduction of Several Vegetable Plants as Ornamental Bonsai

Potted vegetables refer to vegetables grown in flowerpots or other containers for viewing and picking. The crops and varieties suitable for potted plants are as follows: first, fruit vegetables, such as colored sweet peppers, dwarf tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, small spicy peppers, pocket watermelons, pumpkins, melons, zucchini, okra, kale, etc.; second, colored vegetables, there are red stem leaf beet, purple sunflower, purple sunflower, purple kale, etc. Third, green leaf health vegetables, including leafy lettuce, parsley, Panax notoginseng, ground skin, Beijing water vegetables, pearl vegetables, kale, basil, leaf Chinese wolfberry, leek, vegetable jute, etc.; fourth, root vegetables, such as corm fennel, cherry radish, fruit turnip, turnip, miniature radish, carrot and so on. Here are some common potted vegetables:

There are many types of pocket pumpkin, such as round, oval, gourd-shaped, etc.; all-color pumpkin, pure color has yellow, green, milky white, color has dark green stripes and yellowish green, etc.; the melon shape is compact, beautiful, strict requirements for light, the suitable temperature for growth is 20 ℃ ~ 30 ℃. There are many female flowers and many fruits, so it is suitable for potted plants. The diameter of potted flowerpot is not less than 30 cm.

It refers to the dual nature of ornamental and edible peppers. The plant type is small, the plant growth is medium, the potted plant spreading degree is about 35 cm, the plant height is 30 cm ~ 35 cm, and there are many branches. The fruit is conical, growing upright, about 1.5 cm in diameter, 2.5 cm ~ 3 cm long, extremely spicy, milky white in the early stage, and gradually turning red. The same plant has multi-color, bright color, beautiful fruit shape and strong ornamental. Disease resistance, tolerance to weak light, viewing period of about 150 days.

Kale, also known as "leaf peony", is a biennial herb with a height of 30cm to 40cm, the leaves are thick, the leaf margin is wavy and wrinkled, the outer leaves do not bear balls, and the heart leaves are red, white and pink, which are very gorgeous, similar to the peonies and have high ornamental value.

Auspicious eggplant has the dual nature of ornamental and edible, mainly ornamental. The plant type is small, which is suitable for potted plants. The height of potted plants is 40cm to 50cm, and the stems and petioles are green. The fruit is smooth and glossy, oval, white in the early stage, and then gradually becomes golden yellow, beautiful color, disease resistance, tolerance to weak light, viewing period of up to 150 days.

Applause pepper has ornamental and edible duality, medium plant growth, potted plant development of about 40 cm, plant height of about 35 cm, more bifurcations. The fruit is round, about 1 cm in diameter, extremely spicy, milky white in the early stage, and gradually becomes red. The same plant fruit is multicolor, bright fruit color, strong ornamental, suitable for modeling potted plants; resistant to weak light, the viewing period is about 160 days.

Common potted varieties of ornamental vegetables and their cultivation techniques

Ornamental vegetables refer to some vegetable varieties with elegant plant posture, peculiar appearance and gorgeous color, which can not only be eaten as vegetables, but also have strong ornamental value, and can be used as miniature bonsai. These vegetables are loved by people because of their ornamental, edible, greening, beautifying the environment and other functions, and the market prospect is very attractive. In this paper, several common pot varieties and cultivation points of ornamental vegetables are introduced as follows.

1. Potted tomato

A small variety is selected with a plant height of 20 cm and a crown of 15 cm. The branches are naturally shady, the fruit is small and exquisite, and the taste is good, so it can be used as a side dish or as a fruit.

The variety can be sown from February to March in early spring and in the middle of July in summer. Choose a 30cm × 30cm flowerpot and fill it with a substrate made of vegetable garden soil or paddy soil mixed with organic fertilizer. Sprinkle 3 seeds in each flowerpot, pour water thoroughly, cover the surface with fine soil, if the temperature is low, cover with film to keep warm. When the height of the seedling was 3 Mel 4 cm, one plant was retained, and the rest of the seedlings were moved into the flowerpot with root cover. You can also concentrate on raising seedlings in the hotbed, and then move them to the flowerpot when the seedlings are larger. Potted tomatoes like sunshine and should be exposed to all-day sunshine. Potted soil should be slightly sour (pH value 6Mel 7), rich in organic matter and well ventilated and drained to avoid sticking to heavy soil. Thin fertilizer should be applied frequently during the growing period, and 0.5% potassium dihydrogen phosphate or compound foliar fertilizer can be sprayed on the leaf. Appropriate amount of fertilizer and water, fat and thick will "burn" the leaves to cause wilting.

two。 Colorful chili pepper

Potted colorful chili peppers are generally pungent and spicy and can be used as seasonings. Their varieties are colored pepper, colorful pepper, red eagle, red fruit, mini eagle, Jiqing fruit, yellow fruit, joy, purple jade, sunshine, purple inflammation, baby eagle and so on. The height of the plant is 15 mi 30 cm, and the development degree is 45 mi 55 cm. The shape of the fruit varies from variety to variety, including long conical, conical and spherical. Some fruits are yellowish green at first, and then turn to orange, purple and red. Some of the ways of birth are facing down, others are facing up, and those facing up are called "Chaotian pepper". The single fruit weighs 2mi 10g, and the fruit is small and lovely. It is a kind of ornamental and edible vegetable.

Potted colorful peppers are generally sown in early spring from February to March, and the methods of sowing and raising seedlings are the same as those of potted tomatoes. At low temperature, the requirement of heat preservation measures is higher. One plant was retained in each pot. Colorful pepper like to the sun, warm, dry environment, heat and cold resistance, requires wet and humus-rich sandy soil, fertilizer is not barren, generally use garden soil and compost mixed as basin soil. During the growth period, it is necessary to strengthen fertilizer and water management, keep the basin soil moist, and apply thin fertilizer frequently, which can be sprayed with 0.5% compound foliar fertilizer to promote more fruit for viewing. If there are pests, household insecticides can be directly sprayed to kill pests, the control effect is obvious.

3. Miniature eggplant

The varieties of miniature eggplant include gold and silver eggplant, five-finger eggplant, small pill eggplant, longevity fruit, etc., with purple-black, white, purple-red, bright red and other colors on the epidermis, and some varieties are silver-white at the beginning and turn to golden yellow when ripe, so the gold and silver hanging on the branches is very beautiful. The shape of the fruit is egg-shaped, five-finger-shaped, spherical and egg-shaped and so on. The plant is small, with a height of 50ml / 100cm and a crown of 25fu / 80cm.

The fruit is 6cm in length, 4.5cm in diameter and weighs about 10MUE 45g.

Potted miniature eggplant was transplanted with seedlings or direct seeded in the pot. It is a positive plant and requires all-day sunlight. High fertility loam is better for basin soil, but clay is not suitable. Miniature eggplant is an ornamental vegetable selected and cultivated in recent years, which can be used properly to control plant growth. The management of cultivation season and growth period is similar to that of pepper.

4. Pocket pumpkin

Pocket pumpkin is an annual vine of the genus Cucurbitaceae. Potted pocket pumpkin varieties are mainly Jintong, jade girl, Longfeng Piao, melon peel, mandarin duck pear, hibiscus orange, pimple and so on. Pocket pumpkin has a peculiar shape and many color combinations, some are similar to pears, golden at the top and dark green at the bottom; some are shaped like spoons, the bottom of the melon is spherical, with yellow and green colors, and stripes are alternating with stripes; some are shaped like balls, even with furrows, and the peel is blue and green alternately, resembling small watermelons, and so on, which has high ornamental and artistic value.

Potted pocket pumpkins are generally cultivated in spring and sown from March to April with 3 seeds in each pot and 1 plant in each pot when the seedlings have 3 Mel 4 leaves. Pocket pumpkin, adaptable and easy to manage, is generally cultivated with scaffolding.

Other varieties of potted ornamental vegetables include Hongjun, purple sunflower, bulb fennel, seven-leaf spinach, purple leaf lettuce, purple cabbage, cucumber and so on.

How to plant ornamental vegetables in pots

Ornamental vegetables refer to some vegetable varieties with elegant plant posture, peculiar appearance and gorgeous color, which can not only be eaten as vegetables, but also have strong ornamental value, and can be used as miniature bonsai. These vegetables are loved by people because of their ornamental, edible, greening, beautifying the environment and other functions, and the market prospect is very attractive. In this paper, several common pot varieties and cultivation points of ornamental vegetables are introduced as follows.

1. Potted tomatoes.

A small variety is selected with a plant height of 20 cm and a crown of 15 cm. The branches are naturally shady, the fruit is small and exquisite, and the taste is good, so it can be used as a side dish or as a fruit.

The variety can be sown from February to March in early spring and in the middle of July in summer. Choose a 30cm × 30cm flowerpot and fill it with a substrate made of vegetable garden soil or paddy soil mixed with organic fertilizer. Sprinkle 2-3 seeds in each flowerpot, pour water through, and cover the surface with fine soil. if the temperature is low, cover with film to keep warm. When the seedling height is 3cm to 4cm, one plant is retained, and the rest of the seedlings with root soil are moved into the flowerpot without seedlings. You can also concentrate on raising seedlings in the hotbed, and then move them to the flowerpot when the seedlings are bigger. Potted tomatoes like sunshine and should be exposed to all-day sunshine. Potted soil should be slightly acidic (pH value 6-7), rich in organic matter and well ventilated and drained to avoid sticking to heavy soil. Thin fertilizer should be applied frequently during the growing period, and 0.5% potassium dihydrogen phosphate or compound foliar fertilizer can be sprayed on the leaf. Appropriate amount of fertilizer and water, fat and thick will "burn" the leaves to cause wilting.

2. colorful chili peppers.

Potted colorful chili peppers are generally pungent and spicy and can be used as seasonings. Their varieties are colored pepper, colorful pepper, red eagle, red fruit, mini eagle, Jiqing fruit, yellow fruit, joy, purple jade, sunshine, purple inflammation, baby eagle and so on. The height of the plant is 1530 cm and the degree of development is 45cm. The shape of the fruit varies from variety to variety, including long conical, conical and spherical. Some fruits are yellowish green at first, and then turn to orange, purple and red. Some of the ways of birth are facing down, others are facing up, and those facing up are called "Chaotian pepper". The single fruit weighs 2 to 10 grams, and the fruit is small and lovely. It is a kind of ornamental and edible vegetable.

Potted colorful peppers are generally sown in early spring from February to March, and the methods of sowing and raising seedlings are the same as those of potted tomatoes. At low temperature, the requirement of heat preservation measures is higher. One plant was retained in each pot. Colorful pepper like to the sun, warm, dry environment, heat-resistant and not cold-resistant, requires wet and humus-rich sandy soil, fertilizer is not barren, generally use garden soil and compost mixed as basin soil. During the growth period, it is necessary to strengthen fertilizer and water management, keep the basin soil moist, and apply thin fertilizer frequently, which can be sprayed with 0.5% compound foliar fertilizer to promote more fruit for viewing. If there are pests, household insecticides can be directly sprayed to kill pests, the control effect is obvious.

3. Mini eggplant.

The varieties of miniature eggplant include gold and silver eggplant, five-finger eggplant, small pill eggplant, longevity fruit, etc., with purple-black, white, purple-red, bright red and other colors on the epidermis, and some varieties are silver-white at the beginning and turn to golden yellow when ripe, so the gold and silver hanging on the branches is very beautiful. The shape of the fruit is egg-shaped, five-finger-shaped, spherical and egg-shaped and so on. The plant is small, with a height of 50cm, a crown of 25cm, a fruit length of 4cm, a diameter of 3cm and a weight of about 10g.

Potted miniature eggplant was transplanted with seedlings or direct seeded in the pot. It is a positive plant and requires all-day sunlight. High fertility loam is better for basin soil, but clay is not suitable. Miniature eggplant is an ornamental vegetable selected and cultivated in recent years, which can be used properly to control plant growth. The management of cultivation season and growth period is similar to that of pepper.

4. Pocket pumpkin.

Pocket pumpkin is an annual vine of the genus Cucurbitaceae. Potted pocket pumpkin varieties are mainly Jintong, jade girl, Longfeng Piao, melon peel, mandarin duck pear, hibiscus orange, pimple and so on. Pocket pumpkin has a peculiar shape and many color combinations, some are like pears, golden at the top and dark green at the bottom, some are like spoons, the bottom of the melon is spherical, with yellow and green colors, and stripes are alternating with stripes; some are shaped like balls, even with furrows, and the peel is blue and green alternately, resembling small watermelons, and so on, which has high ornamental and artistic value.

Potted pocket pumpkins are generally cultivated in spring. They are sown from March to April with 2-3 seeds in each pot. When the seedlings have 3-4 leaves, one plant is retained in each pot. Pocket pumpkin, adaptable and easy to manage, is generally cultivated with scaffolding.

Other varieties of potted ornamental vegetables include Hongjun, purple sunflower, bulb fennel, seven-leaf spinach, purple leaf lettuce, purple cabbage, cucumber and so on.