How to cultivate and maintain water wax

Most of the water wax planted in the field is planted in the field, in order to pursue economic benefits, so it is necessary to master some techniques to accelerate germination and protect seedlings, but potted water wax can choose whether or not to carry out this step.

I. the method of accelerating germination and sowing of water wax.

Sprouting: before freezing, select the back overcast high dry place to dig the seed burial pit, the pit is 1.0 meters deep and 1.0 meters wide, and the length depends on the number of seeds. First soak the seeds in warm water for 2 days and nights, change the water once a day, so that the seeds fully absorb water, and then mix evenly with 2-3 times moist river sand. Before and after winter, the bottom of the pit will be covered with 10 meters of wet sand, and then mixed with sand will be laid flat into the pit, the middle inserted into the forest straw, in order to facilitate ventilation. After the sand planting was paved, the pit was covered with wet sand about 20 meters away from the pit, and the ground was buried in the shape of a mound, covered with whole bundles of straw or thick straw curtains, and germinated by low temperature stratification. Take it out before sowing in the next spring, spread it on the mat in the leeward and sunny place, turn over 2 murals 3 times a day, spray an appropriate amount of warm water as appropriate, keep the planting sand moist, and wait for the seeds to have about 1 stroke and 3 cracks, ready to sow.

Sowing: generally spring sowing, when the depth of 5 meters of soil temperature reaches 9-10 ℃, sowing can germinate, but 14-15 ℃ is more suitable, about the middle of the month. Take the bed as strip sowing, draw enough bottom water before sowing, wait for the topsoil to be slightly dry and loose, open a ditch to sow, row spacing 15-20 cm, sow 8-10 kg per mu, cover soil thickness 1. 5 cm, cover grass.

II. Aquaculture management of water meat

Pay attention to the light: salty like the sun, but also shade, midsummer season to avoid exposure, so as not to burn tender shoots, 12:00 to 3 pm appropriate shade, spring, autumn, winter, can be placed in the sun all day.

Moisture: water wax basin soil to see dry and wet, do not dry do not water, watering must be transparent, wet does not hurt. If raised in the balcony, in the summer and autumn season to often use water to spray foliar, to maintain a certain air humidity. Keep moisture in the basin when overwintering and avoid being too dry, otherwise it will affect the sprouting of new shoots in the coming year.

Fertilization: water wax usually does not need much fertilizer, it is not suitable to apply thick fertilizer, otherwise its branches will grow too long, the leaves will be too large, and even the root system will be damaged. During the growing period, rarefied liquid fertilizer can be applied once a month. In order to accelerate the decomposition of fertilizer, "backwater" should be irrigated once the next morning, which is not only beneficial to plant absorption, but also avoid fertilizer damage.

Turn the basin: water wax generally does not choose soil, but it is best to use humus loam. Turn the basin and change the soil every 1-2 years in the spring. When changing pots, cut off the old roots and withered roots, and properly apply some base fertilizer to maintain healthy growth.

III. Pest control of water wax

Harm: because the water wax insect has the habit of sleeping, it is not a walking insect, its size is so large that it can be seen with the naked eye, so it is easy to detect its existence and like to choose places that are out of reach of light to feed, such as the bottom and base of leaves, especially when the climate is warm, if it is not detected, it will immediately develop into groups. The fibrous tissue infected by water wax insects or beetles will turn yellow for a long time, and then turn black. After being infected for a long time, the whole leaves and new organisms will turn yellow and die, resulting in a sharp reduction in the vitality of the seedlings.

Control: if early detection, this pest is still a short time, it is easy to control, only spray some mild soapy water. The use of diazotriene terrestrial ring (known as Dahinong emulsion in China) or powder that can be mixed with water is an effective method to control salicylic insects. Because this drug lasts longer than the famous marathon, especially when spraying with a powder mixed with water, it is best to add a developer and remove the dried pseudobulm coat, or withered yellow leaves, to expand the spraying area. The level of penetration deepens. When killing insects, you should spare no effort to spray all appearances and the bottom of the leaves, and observe whether the insecticide has reached the axis of the leaves, or other areas where infection may occur.

Water wax green leaves, with a more versatile plant type, can be flexibly used in a variety of landscape design, but also can be matched with most bedroom styles, is a very worthy of breeding plants.