The fastest rooting method of Camellia cuttings

Camellia is a very suitable plant for watching flowers. After all, this kind of plant has large flowers, bright colors and high ornamental value. Many potted friends choose to buy ready-made camellias seedlings in the flower market in spring and autumn, but some potted friends like to breed camellias seedlings themselves. And the propagation of camellia seedlings, as a family potted users, more adopt the way of cutting to obtain potted seedlings. So, how can camellia cuttings take root quickly?

If we want to successfully let camellia cuttings take root and survive, especially to speed up the progress of rooting, we must master certain cutting skills. Today, the editor will share with you the fastest way for camellia cuttings to take root!

First, prepare materials

Soil rooting agent knife rubber band pot water

Second, cutting time

The best time for cutting should be in the middle of May during spring and summer.

Third, making cuttings

Semi-lignified branches were selected from the normal growing camellia mother plant as cuttings. But when making cuttings, you must use a sharp knife instead of scissors, because scissors are more likely to crush the branches, thus affecting the survival rate of cuttings.

When making cuttings, the branches are cut into stem segments of about 2-3 cm in length, and the lower end of the stem segment is cut into an oblique orifice, and one or half leaves are retained on each stem segment, while the upper part of each stem segment retains an idle length of 1-1.5 cm.

At the same time, attention should be paid to the action of cutting cuttings decisively and thoroughly, so that the pressure on cuttings can be reduced, the degree of damage will be reduced to a minimum, and the survival rate of cuttings can be improved.

And the time from cutting branches to cutting cuttings is shorter, and the faster the original cuttings are made, the better. This can reduce the preservation or retention time of cuttings and reduce the transpiration of water in cuttings, thus making the survival rate of cuttings higher.

After cutting the cuttings, tie them neatly into bundles or bunches, the number of roots of each bunch of cuttings should be adjusted according to the length of the cuttings, and finally fix it with a rubber band. The main reason for this is to make it easier to dip in the rooting agent more evenly.

Fourth, cuttings bubble root

Next, take out the rooting agent, mix it with water and dilute it and use it. After mixing the rooting agent solution, soak the base of the cuttings in the rooting solution for about half a minute to ensure that the base of each cuttage can be soaked.

5. Cutting process

After soaking the roots, take apart the rubber bands that fix the cuttings, and then cut the cuttings into the substrate in order. Note that if the cutting substrate is too dry, with the help of chopsticks and other tools, you should first poke holes of suitable size and depth in the substrate, and then insert the base of the cuttings into the holes to avoid damaging the base of the cuttings because the substrate is too hard.

And in the process of cutting, it should be noted that we should not insert the cuttings upright into the substrate, but should insert the cuttings into the substrate at an appropriate tilt angle. The main purpose of this is to reduce the blockage of the substrate on the wound at the base of the cuttings, so that the cuttings can take root better and improve the survival rate. At the same time, pay attention to keep a certain distance between cuttings, as far as possible to avoid the phenomenon of interlacing or covering leaves between cuttings.

6. Watering after insertion

After we have all the cuttings in place, we need to water the cuttings and the substrate immediately to set the roots. Then cover the cuttings with a layer of plastic film to moisturize, thus speeding up the germination and rooting of cuttings. Of course, it's OK if you don't cover the film, but you need to spray regularly to keep it moisturized.

Not only that, it is recommended that the cuttings and substrate should be sprayed every half a month to sterilize and sterilize the cuttings to ensure that the cuttings can maintain strong growth. Just finished cutting and rooting before the cuttings must be placed in a cool and ventilated place, later can gradually provide scattered light, but also need to pay attention to control the light intensity, otherwise easy to sunburn cuttings.

According to the above methods of cutting and maintenance, the cuttings of camellias can take root about 2 months after cutting. This method not only has a high survival rate of cuttage, but also has a very strong growth in the later stage of seedling growth, which is worth trying or experiencing.

Time: 2019-06-05 Click: