How to raise mimosa?

Mimosa, also known as Mimosa, is a perennial herb of Leguminosae. Because its leaf is extremely sensitive, gently touch, the leaflet immediately merges left and right; touch a bit heavier, the pinna even the petiole also hangs 60 degrees. In the night will also do dormancy drooping, in case of sudden cold or electric stimulation, there is also the same response, this morphological response makes people feel extremely interesting, seems to be shy, so it is called mimosa, the following editor will introduce how to raise mimosa.

Culture environment of mimosa

Mimosa prefers warm, humid and sunny environment, suitable for sandy loam with good drainage and rich organic matter, strong plant, rapid growth, strong adaptability, simple planting technology and extensive management. The requirements of climate, sunshine and soil are not strict, so it is better to cultivate fertile and loose sandy loam. During the plant growth period, the soil should be loosened, weeded and watered in time. Indoor potted plants, watered once a day in summer. Fertilize once a month, if you do not want to make the plant size too large, it is necessary to reduce the amount of fertilizer, or even do not need to apply fertilizer.

Mimosa is easy to reproduce and generally uses sowing method. Sowing can be done all the year round, but it is best to sow in the pot in early spring and February. When sowing, the seeds are evenly removed on the fine soil, covering the soil about 1.5cm, and the seedlings can emerge in about 10 days when the temperature is about 18 ℃. In order to promote early germination, it is appropriate to soak the seeds with 800x solution of new high-fat film for one day before sowing. Mimosa is basically free of diseases and insect pests. If there are slugs, you can control them with fresh lime powder in the morning.

Family culture of mimosa

After sowing, put the pot in the environment of 15-20 ℃, and the seedlings can emerge in about 10 days. When the seedlings grow to 5-6 cm high, they are planted with soil balls, and when they reach 10 cm, they are planted in larger pots.

1. Water: like to be moist, watering once a day during the summer growth period.

2. Fertilizer: topdressing was applied once every half a month in the seedling stage. If you do not want the plant to be too large, you should reduce the amount of fertilizer applied.

3. Soil: the soil should be deep, fertile and moist.

4. Temperature: it is not cold-resistant, the climate is warm, and the plants die by themselves in winter.

5. Light: sufficient light, slightly resistant to semi-overcast.