[why cactus is not watered] watering skills of cactus

How often is the cactus watered? How to water the cactus? I think it is the problem that everyone is most concerned about. next, let's learn about it together.

Cacti (including cacti) originally grow in areas where water is scarce in the desert. In order to adapt to the living environment, after long-term evolution, their leaves degenerate into spines to reduce evaporation; the stem becomes fleshy and can store water, so as long as it absorbs enough water at a time. It can take a long time, so it does not need to be watered frequently, but it does not mean that you can survive without watering. After all, water is the source of life.

Cactus is one of the most drought-tolerant plants in the world, mainly due to the comprehensive results of its physiological structure and appearance, mainly as follows:

1. The leaves mutate into slender thorns or white hairs to reduce water transpiration, reduce the harm of strong sunlight to plants, and cause moisture to accumulate into water droplets that drop to the ground and are absorbed by shallowly distributed roots.

two。 The stem is thick, thick and succulent, with well-developed parenchyma cells and ribs, so that the body can expand freely, the water in the body can expand rapidly when there is much water in the body, and it can contract inward when it is dry and short of water, which not only protects the plant epidermis, but also has the effect of cooling and cooling.

3. The epidermis of the stem has a thick and hard wax as a protective layer, or dense villi to protect it from strong light and reduce water evaporation.

Cactus is generally regarded as a "lazy ball" and does not need to be taken care of, which is actually a misunderstanding. In fact, cactus, like other plants, also needs people to take good care of it. According to my own experience, it is not easy for cactus to feed, raise well, and blossom and bear fruit. First, to meet the special requirements of cactus culture medium; second, to have sufficient light, almost most cacti like sunlight; third, to ensure the nutrient needs of cactus, therefore, fertilization is essential; fourth, there should be a ventilated environment, without fresh air, cactus is not good. Fifth, to supply water, watering is a particularly important link, watering too much, or not watering, the key is to know how to control water, so that because of the ball, due to the time of watering.

Falling to the earth and grafting ball, compared with the grafting ball, the water control is a little stricter. Because the ball is grafted on the triangle and watered too much, it is easy to cause the rotten roots of the triangle. If it is not watered for a long time, the triangle will be withered, and the ball on the triangle is almost a close call.

Large balls and small balls are watered more frequently than small balls. Because, the pots of small balls are relatively small, and the soil is easy to dry; large balls have more water, so they have stronger tolerance to water.

Strong stab ball and woolly ball, relative to woolly ball is not suitable to spray, affecting the ornamental of the ball. The watering method of spraying is generally not used for cactus.

To sum up, watering the cactus should follow the following principles:

Cactus belongs to the cactus family, commonly known as grass balls, growing in desert areas, like high temperature and dry climate. Cactus is native to the grasslands of South America. Cactus is also a kind of flowering plant, and its flowers are white, red and yellow. Proper watering of the cactus helps the cactus blossom. The cactus blossoms in summer. The summer weather is relatively dry and hot. In order to promote the cactus to bloom in summer, it is necessary to water the cactus once a week, and wet the cactus picture every time.

The cactus needs to be watered all the year round. When watering the cactus in spring and autumn, it only needs to be watered once every half a month, because the weather in spring and autumn is warmer and there is water in the air. Cactus can absorb water from the air through its thorns to maintain its moisture and nutrition. In winter, the cactus does not need to be watered, because the winter weather is relatively cold and the air is foggy, so the cactus is not short of water at this time. In the relatively cold weather in winter, the cactus is afraid of cold and hot plants, so it is necessary to protect the cactus from the cold in winter.

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