How to maintain the best meat cone planting method

The genus Corydalis, which has a chic and small plant type, also has a large number of followers, from sowing to adult plants, teaching you how to grow meat cones, and apricot families can also be used for reference. Today, what the editor brings to you is the method of planting meat cones. Share how to grow meat cones. Let's take a look at the details.

Planting method of fleshy cone:

1. On the soil distribution of meat cones

Individual cultured meat cone is a combination of organic substrate and inorganic substrate. Among them, the common organic substrates are peat, coconut bran and so on. Inorganic matrix commonly used are perlite, vermiculite, sand, molten rock and so on. And my most commonly used formula is peat + perlite + vermiculite 1:1:1 universal formula soil, adding a small handful of iridescent stone or granular soil. Of course, this is not standard, for example, when sowing seedlings, rainbow stone can not be added, and the proportion of peat can be increased appropriately; if you think that the cost of rainbow stone or granular soil is too high, it can be replaced by stone, cinder or coarse sand; if you want to be more advanced, the part of perlite vermiculite can be replaced by rainbow stone or granular soil.

2. On the illumination of meat cones

In the growing season, the demand for light of meat cones is not as high as that of stone flowers, and too strong light will cause sunburn of meat cones. But if the light is not enough, it will also affect the flowering and reproduction of meat cones. Generally, meat cones can grow well through glass or plastic film. In the seedling stage, transplant rooting stage or dormant stage, the meat cone only needs to be bright and scattered light to the place. # p# subtitle # e #

3. Sowing and raising seedlings of meat cone

On the sowing side, we are mainly talking about temperature, which is also the biggest difference between meat cone sowing and sedum sowing and stone flower sowing. Most meat cone sowing requires a maximum temperature of no more than 20 degrees, such as light bulbs / Maohani / Advanced medals, etc. it is even recommended not to exceed 15 degrees, on this premise, a temperature difference of 5 to 10 degrees is required. As I said, it is only appropriate to look at the maximum temperature of the weather forecast. As for the construction of the temperature difference, I usually take the method of putting it in the freezer (5 degrees) at night. There is no need to worry that the meat cone seedlings will freeze. When the seedlings are about the same, they can be preserved in scattered light.

With regard to the seedlings, first of all, be careful not to put the seedlings in the strong light, but in the bright and scattered light. Second, maintain a certain amount of soil moisture, do not accumulate water, but do not be too dry. Third, we should pay attention to ventilation and prevent miscellaneous bacteria infection. Carbendazim can be sprayed regularly every month. Fourth, when the seedlings grow up and become crowded, we should pay attention to the timely transfer of seedlings. Generally pay attention to the above points that the growth of seedlings is still very fast and healthy ~ # p# subtitle # e#

4. maintenance of adult plants of meat cones.

Growth period: the meat cone belongs to the vigorous growth period in the spring and autumn, because of the different breeding environment, there is no rigid regulation on how many cycles to water. Watering in these two seasons only needs to master the principle of dry and thorough watering. During this period, you can apply a little thin fertilizer to promote growth.

Dormancy period: meat cones will enter dormancy when the temperature is too low in winter and too high in summer. It is said that the dormant period can not be watered, but this is not immutable, especially for small meat cones, if they are not watered for a month or two, they will directly dry to death and show you ~ so it is very necessary to give some small water regularly. The premise is not to water the meat cone, just water it on the soil.

Molting period: meat cones usually begin to molt when spring enters summer under normal conditions. Some meat cones can complete molting before summer, but some meat cones carry old skin through the summer. This has something to do with the breed, and there is no need to force or force a "caesarean section" on the meat cone. However, meat cones that have shed their skin before summer or have been delivered by caesarean section in advance must be careful not to be placed in strong light. Otherwise, sunburn is very easy. Oh, it is also worth mentioning that the meat cone can completely cut off water in the early stage of molting, but in the later stage of molting, giving some water can help the newborn baby to grow faster. Break out of the skin.

Flowering: the meat cone will blossom in autumn. At this time, you can apply some thin fertilizer to promote growth. Do not pour water directly on the flowers when watering. If you want to keep your own seed after flowering, you can use the No. 0 brush to pollinate the meat cone, referring to the raw stone flower (not self-pollinating) # p# subtitle # e #

5. Ramet propagation and rooting of meat cone.

In addition to sowing and reproduction, meat cone mainly depends on ramet propagation, the ramet of a large group of meat cone is not only conducive to the better growth of the rest of the meat cone group, but also quickly get a lot of adult seedlings. Generally speaking, the best time for ramet reproduction is autumn. In autumn, I feel that the meat cone is immortal Xiaoqiang and super capable of tossing. Generally, ramet is cut by shearing or cutting. Shearing refers to directly cutting off the stem with a point on the single end of the meat cone with scissors, and cutting refers to using a blade or fishing line to root all the meat cones directly into two or several.

Cut meat cones must be thoroughly dried, usually I will dry for a week or two or more, until the meat cones will become a little dry and wrinkled. After that, you can insert it into the fluvo-aquic soil and put it in the scattered light to send the root. When will the root grow well? That is, when you see the original dried and shrunken meat cone become full, it means that the meat cone has begun to root and grow.

[conservation materials] Conophytum belongs to the family Aizoaceae. There are more than 400 species in all genera. Most of them are produced in South Africa. They like cool, dry and sunny environment, and are afraid of extreme heat, waterlogging, drought and cold. The common characteristic is that the plant is small and stemless, there are a pair of very fleshy opposite leaves directly above the root, the leaf shape is spherical and inverted conical, its lower part is United and integrated, and there are cracks of different depth at the top, the color is usually dark green, emerald green, yellow-green and other colors, and there are patterns or spots on the leaves of some varieties. The surface of the body is either smooth or slightly milky, and the colors of the dots and lines are different, with a variety of "expressions", and the swelling "expressions" of the sphere will change after watering, which is very interesting. Flowers grow from cracks on the top of leaves, 0.8 cm to 3 cm in diameter, with white, yellow, orange, pink, red, purple, etc., blooming in autumn and winter, usually blooming in sunny and sunny days, and closed in the evening. It is difficult to bloom on rainy days or lack of light in cultivation places. In addition, there are aromatic varieties and varieties that open at night. The genus Lithops is similar in morphology to that of the genus Amygdaceae, which is often mistaken for the same species by new growers. In fact, the way to distinguish is very simple, meat cones are generally green, and most of them have no pattern, or the pattern is not obvious, the figure of stone flower is similar to that of stone, and the color is similar to that of stone. It is afraid of hot and humid in summer and cold in winter, with short growth period, slow growth and relatively difficult reproduction, so it is not easy to grow well in most parts of our country. But there are many kinds and peculiar forms of this type, which is very attractive to beginner succulent lovers. Therefore, it is also more popular. There are many varieties of fleshy cones, which can be roughly divided into three categories from the side of fleshy leaves: 1. Saddle-shaped, its crack is not obvious, there is only a short shallow groove in the center of the top, forming a spherical, flat spherical or gyro-shaped plant. The main varieties are Qingji, Yuyue, Xiao Wenyu and so on. 2. Spherical, the crack is obvious, wide but not deep, and the protruding parts on both sides are relatively round and obtuse. There are mainly a group of Jasper, mouth flute, Aduofu and other varieties. 3. Scissors-shaped (scissors-shaped), with deep cracks, towering on both sides, and mostly conical. There are mainly major generals, dancers, princesses and so on. The growth habit and dormancy of Cymbophora are also the easiest to judge among succulent plants. In the dormant genus, the genus will turn gray and begin to shrink, and the dormant period is generally about 3 months from late May to late August. According to different places, there are some differences in varieties. The growing season usually begins with the summer vacation! Once or twice watered in this season, dormant fleshy cones will break through the gray old skin and begin to grow and reproduce. The reproduction of the flower is carried out in the way of dividing balls, and the number of balls is the embodiment of good management in the previous year, and it is more difficult for poor growth or old plants to divide balls. The increase of the ball is carried out by the so-called mouse formula, more than 30 balls after 5 years, 100 balls after 7 years, and more than 1000 balls after 10 years. The appearance of the meat cone flower at this moment is the most beautiful, looking at the colorful flowers, the special growth process, the group beauty after increasing the ball, and the multiplication way of "mouse formula" is also one of the growers' fun. At the same time, it should be noted that the growth of fleshy cones is not the same as the dormancy time. For those with only a few weeks of growth, taking into account their nearly 40-week dormancy, these varieties are cultivated by watering them from time to time to keep them semi-dormant. In addition to the relationship between cold and summer, their production cycle is mainly composed of dry-wet relationship, which may be 200 days or 150 days. Do not consider only the human cycle, but the cycle of the native plant itself. Plant management watering: the plant is dormant at high temperature in summer and can be maintained in a ventilated and cool place, watering a small amount of water only when the soil is too dry, or even completely cut off to prevent decay. When it is cool in autumn, the plant begins to grow and bloom beautiful flowers, which can be moved to a place with bright light and properly watered. Plants with good growth can be fertilized with mature thin liquid fertilizer once a month, and pay attention to timing for artificial pollination when flowering. Sufficient sunshine is required in winter. If you can keep it above 12 degrees Celsius at night and above 20 degrees Celsius during the day, you can water it normally and apply some thin fertilizer on a sunny morning as appropriate. If the temperature is low, it is necessary to control watering, stop fertilizing and make it dormant. With the growth of the plant in spring, the fruit ripens gradually, so attention should be paid to harvest. In late spring and early summer, the old leaves of most varieties gradually thinned, and two pairs of new leaves gradually formed in the old leaves. In cultivation, rain forests and stagnant water should be avoided at any time, and the growing period should be exposed to more sunlight, otherwise the plant will grow too long and cannot blossom. Turn the basin every 1 to 2 years, the basin soil can be made of rotten leaf soil plus 1 / 2 coarse sand or vermiculite, and the particles should be coarse and not too fine. The complete wrapping of the old skin during the dormant period cleverly prevents the moisture evaporation of the new ball, and being drenched in the rain or too high humidity in the greenhouse during the rainy season may lead to early peeling. If the water is still cut off for that kind of plant, the new ball softens and shrinks because the evaporated water can not be replenished, so it is necessary to water regularly in this special case. Watering method, the ball can keep moist is very ideal (for the old peeling period plants should pay attention to the water supply is not easy to dry), because of time, labor from above watering should be selected in sunny days, when there are conditions for ventilation, it should be noted that one plant or too many plants do not apply this method. If the light is 10, then the one given to the meat cone is 8. Considering the shape of the meat cone, the diversity of size should also be treated separately on the issue of light. It is common sense that large species are stronger and smaller ones are weaker. Lighting: consider in terms of spherical color, or further consider the relationship between solar radiation and flower color: yellow and white reflect the most light, and varieties with such colors must grow under quite strong light in their native place, followed by brown flowers. Peach flowers, safflower species, etc., followed by purple flowers, according to their respective habits to take appropriate shade, stone flowers to white flowers, yellow flowers are common The large species of yellow flowers in the meat cone can be arranged according to the lighting requirements of raw stone flowers. Varieties of colors that are difficult to reflect light should be properly shaded. Lack of sunshine during the growing period will degenerate the characteristics of plant varieties and change their appearance and color. It is also the cause of weakening and corruption. The use of the medium: the medium for the cultivation of meat cone flower can be more fertile than that of stone flower, and it is recommended to use 1 to 3 rotten leaf soil and 2 to 3 mixture as the medium. It can also be mixed with high-quality peat, 1~2mm-diameter coarse sand, pumice or other media made from volcanic lava (particles smaller than 4mm). Red jade soil, deer marsh soil and sunny soil can also be used to cultivate meat cones. For the selection of courses on the medium, please refer to: a brief introduction to the medium / soil Cone suitable for planting succulent plants

Conophytum, which belongs to Aizoaceae, has more than 400 species. Most of them are produced in South Africa. They like cool, dry and sunny environment, and are afraid of extreme heat, waterlogging, drought and cold. The common characteristic is that the plant is small and stemless, there are a pair of very fleshy opposite leaves directly above the root, the leaf shape is spherical and inverted conical, its lower part is United and integrated, and there are cracks of different depth at the top, the color is usually dark green, emerald green, yellow-green and other colors, and there are patterns or spots on the leaves of some varieties. The surface of the body is either smooth or slightly milky, and the colors of the dots and lines are different, with a variety of "expressions", and the swelling "expressions" of the sphere will change after watering, which is very interesting.

The flower of the genus Cone grows from the cracks at the top of the leaf, with a diameter of 0.8 cm to 3 cm in diameter, and the flowers are white, yellow, orange, pink, red, purplish red, etc., flowering in autumn and winter, usually blooming in sunny and sunny days, and closed in the evening. It is difficult to bloom in case of rainy days or insufficient light in the cultivation place. In addition, there are aromatic varieties and varieties that open at night.

The genus Lithops is similar in morphology to that of the genus Amygdaceae, which is often mistaken for the same species by new growers. In fact, the way to distinguish is very simple, meat cones are generally green, and most of them have no pattern, or the pattern is not obvious, the figure of stone flower is similar to that of stone, and the color is similar to that of stone.

It is afraid of hot and humid in summer and cold in winter, with short growth period, slow growth and relatively difficult reproduction, so it is not easy to grow well in most parts of our country. But there are many kinds and peculiar forms of this type, which is very attractive to beginner succulent lovers. Therefore, it is also more popular.

There are many varieties of fleshy cones, which can be roughly divided into three categories from the side of fleshy leaves: 1. Saddle-shaped, its crack is not obvious, there is only a short shallow groove in the center of the top, forming a spherical, flat spherical or gyro-shaped plant. The main varieties are Qingji, Yuyue, Xiao Wenyu and so on. 2. Spherical, the crack is obvious, wide but not deep, and the protruding parts on both sides are relatively round and obtuse. There are mainly a group of Jasper, mouth flute, Aduofu and other varieties. 3. Scissors-shaped (scissors-shaped), with deep cracks, towering on both sides, and mostly conical. There are mainly major generals, dancers, princesses and so on.

The growth habits of the genus Cymbidium

The growth and dormancy of Cymbopsis are also the easiest to judge among succulent plants. The dormancy of the genus will turn gray and begin to shrink. The dormant period is generally about 3 months from late May to late August. According to different places, there are some differences in varieties. The growing season usually begins with the summer vacation! Once or twice watered in this season, dormant fleshy cones will break through the gray old skin and begin to grow and reproduce. The reproduction of the flower is carried out in the way of dividing balls, and the number of balls is the embodiment of good management in the previous year, and it is more difficult for poor growth or old plants to divide balls. The increase of the ball is carried out by the so-called mouse formula, more than 30 balls after 5 years, 100 balls after 7 years, and more than 1000 balls after 10 years. The appearance of the meat cone flower at this moment is the most beautiful, looking at the colorful flowers, the special growth process, the group beauty after increasing the ball, and the multiplication way of "mouse formula" is also one of the growers' fun.

At the same time, it should be noted that the growth of fleshy cones is not the same as the dormancy time. For those with only a few weeks of growth, taking into account their nearly 40-week dormancy, these varieties are cultivated by watering them from time to time to keep them semi-dormant. In addition to the relationship between cold and summer, their production cycle is mainly composed of dry-wet relationship, which may be 200 days or 150 days. Do not consider only the human cycle, but the cycle of the native plant itself.

Planting Management of Meat Cone Flower

Watering: the plant is dormant in high temperature in summer and can be maintained in a ventilated and cool place. Only when the soil is too dry can a small amount of water be irrigated, or even completely cut off to prevent decay. When it is cool in autumn, the plant begins to grow and bloom beautiful flowers, which can be moved to a place with bright light and properly watered. Plants with good growth can be fertilized with mature thin liquid fertilizer once a month, and pay attention to timing for artificial pollination when flowering. Sufficient sunshine is required in winter. If you can keep it above 12 degrees Celsius at night and above 20 degrees Celsius during the day, you can water it normally and apply some thin fertilizer on a sunny morning as appropriate. If the temperature is low, it is necessary to control watering, stop fertilizing and make it dormant. With the growth of the plant in spring, the fruit ripens gradually, so attention should be paid to harvest. In late spring and early summer, the old leaves of most varieties gradually thinned, and two pairs of new leaves gradually formed in the old leaves.

In cultivation, rain forests and stagnant water should be avoided at any time, and the growing period should be exposed to more sunlight, otherwise the plant will grow too long and cannot blossom. Turn the basin every 1 to 2 years, the basin soil can be made of rotten leaf soil plus 1 / 2 coarse sand or vermiculite, and the particles should be coarse and not too fine.

The complete wrapping of the old skin during the dormant period cleverly prevents the moisture evaporation of the new ball, and being drenched in the rain or too high humidity in the greenhouse during the rainy season may lead to early peeling. If the water is still cut off for that kind of plant, the new ball softens and shrinks because the evaporated water can not be replenished, so it is necessary to water regularly in this special case.

Watering method, the ball can keep moist is very ideal (for the old peeling period plants should pay attention to the water supply is not easy to dry), because of time, labor from above watering should be selected in sunny days, when there are conditions for ventilation, it should be noted that one plant or too many plants do not apply this method. If the light is 10, then the one given to the meat cone is 8. Considering the shape of the meat cone, the diversity of size should also be treated separately on the issue of light. It is common sense that large species are stronger and smaller ones are weaker. Lighting: consider in terms of spherical color, or further consider the relationship between solar radiation and flower color: yellow and white reflect the most light, and varieties with such colors must grow under quite strong light in their native place, followed by brown flowers. Peach flowers, safflower species, etc., followed by purple flowers, according to their respective habits to take appropriate shade, stone flowers to white flowers, yellow flowers are common The large species of yellow flowers in the meat cone can be arranged according to the lighting requirements of raw stone flowers. Varieties of colors that are difficult to reflect light should be properly shaded.

Lack of sunshine during the growing period will degenerate the characteristics of plant varieties and change their appearance and color. It is also the cause of weakening and corruption.

The use of the medium: the medium for the cultivation of meat cone flower can be more fertile than that of stone flower, and it is recommended to use 1 to 3 rotten leaf soil and 2 to 3 mixture as the medium. It can also be mixed with high-quality peat, 1~2mm-diameter coarse sand, pumice or other media made from volcanic lava (particles smaller than 4mm). Red jade soil, deer marsh soil and sunny soil can also be used to cultivate meat cones. For the selection of courses on the medium, please refer to the medium / soil suitable for growing succulent plants.

Common varieties of meat cone flower:

With the introduction of new species, there may be foreign bodies of the same name or many scientific names, the following table is for reference only:

A Gillian-(A Yi) Conophytum mundumB white dove-(Bai Yu) Conophytum ramosum Jasper-(Jasper) Conophytum minutum Jasper (Jasper) Conophytum curtum Bao gavel-(gavel) Conophytum terricolor not easy jade (not easy jade) Conophytum taylorianum Bang Qianyi (Bama Qianyu) Conophytum saxetatum (?? ) Hama Chiyo (Hamamoshi) Conophytum praecox (?? ) C fledgling dove-(Chunji) Conophytum ramosum Chiyingyu (Chiyingyu) Conophytum nudum early sound-(early sound) Conophytum notatum nestling-(Chunyu) Conophytum velutinum spring rain-(spring rain) Conophytum springbokense spring spread jade, Kui Guangyu) Conophytum turrigerum Chunji-(Chunji) Conophytum leviculum Cuiguang jade (Cuiguangyu) Conophytum pillansii Immortal) Cuidai-(Cuidai) Conophytum giftescens CuiEgg-(CuiEgg) Conophytum minusculum Cuixing-(Cuixing) Conophytum subfenestratumD light snow-(light snow) Conophytum altum light spring-(light spring) Conophytum altum ceremony-(grand ceremony) Conophytum cauliferum Conophytum pauxillum all birds-(du Yu) Conophytum pilulifolme Di Cui Yu (Di Cui Yu) Conophytum obscurumE Diqiao-(II Yi) Conophytum fraterum calendar-(Yanchi) Conophytum labyrintheumF Phoenix nestling jade Conophytum pearsonii Flying Bird-(Jade) Conophytum circumpunctatum jade (jadeite) Conophytum calculus (or jade jade) GH jade, big jade Conophytum truncatum Yellow Gate-(door) Conophytum faageiiIJ Silent Light-(Silent Light) Conophytum frutescensKL obscurity-(Lingli) Conophytum difforme Chicken-(Li Li) Conophytum albescensM Mirror Jade (Mingyu) Conophytum julii Mingzhen-(Mingzhen) Conophytum pole-evansii window Jade (Mingyu) Conophytum violaciflorumN accept words-(speech) Conophytum minusculum interior-(inside) Conophytum derenbergii Chamberlain-(Chamberlain) Conophytum nevilleiOPQ pour country-(country) Conophytum ovigerum group dove-(group) Conophytum cylindratum group children -(group children) Conophytum batesii group Jasper (group Jasper) Conophytum minutum Kylin (Kylin) Conophytum schichianum Qinglu-(Lou) Conophytum apiatum Qingmingyu (Kui Mingyu) Conophytum edithae Green Moth-(Spodoptera litura) Conophytum assimile Qingyu (Sui Chunyu) Conophytum odoratum Qingji-(Miao Ji) Conophytum scitulum Qixiachi (Seven small Town) Conophytum muiriiR Ruoyuyu (Ruoyuyu) Conophytum purpusiiS Shangyi-(Sheung Yi) Conophytum ornatum Holy Garden-(Blessed one) Conophytum igniflorum Blessed one-(Blessed one) Compressum Crystal Jade (Crystal Jade) Conophytum peersii Archaeopteryx (Archaeopteryx) Conophyllum grande Code-(Code) Conophytum elishae Shenling-(Divine Bell) Conophytum marlothii Shenling-(Divine Jade) Conophytum meyeri Longevity Jade Conophytum placitum (Taoyuan) T Angel-(Angel) Conophytum tischeriUVW Dancer-(Dance) Conophytum muscosipapilla Wang Jie Dian (Wang Yi Dian) Conophytum occultumX Little Duchess (Little Duchess) Conophytum graessneri Little surname-(Little surname) Conophytum subrisum Xiaodi-(Xiaoli) Conophytum hirtum Xiaodi Mallet (Huanghua Xiaoguan) Conophytum wettsteinii Medal Jade (Luo Zhangyu) Conophytum pellucidum Xiaoshan-(Gushan) Conophytum perpusillumY Yuyan-(Yuyan) Conophytum obcordellum (or Bai Mei Yu) Yuyan-(Yuyan) Conophytum ellipticum Mica painted (mother) Conophytum pisinnum Yingyu (Yinyingyu) Conophytum ceresianum Yiyan-(Yiyan) Conophytum viridicatum Yingren Yu (Ying Renyu) Conophytum ernianum Monkey Bird (Monster) Conophyllum niveum Rain Moon-(Rain Moon) Conophytum gratum Enceladon-(Enron) Conophytum Pucillum fluorescent Jade (Luo Guangyu) Conophytum uviformeZ Zhongji-(Zhongyi) Conophytum breve General Ji (Nakayoji) Conophytum halenbergense words Guang Guang jade) Conophytum pictum pearl shell jade (pearl jade) Conophytum luisae