Watering skills of Pine Bonsai

Water is an essential element for plant growth, accounting for about 70% of the total composition of plants. It is one of the most important conditions for plant growth. So watering is also a very important knowledge. Watering seems simple, but it is not easy to operate well. A good bonsai technician needs three years of careful research, groping, and summing up to water the bonsai. During the year, the weather changes unpredictable, sometimes cold and hot, sometimes cloudy and sunny, for all kinds of weather in all seasons, watering has knowledge. Pine bonsai watering must master the following principles:

The water used should be stored in the container in advance and dried for 24 hours to increase the water temperature. The difference between water temperature and air temperature is less than 10℃, that is to say, the temperature of watering is less than 10℃ from the temperature around the tree pot. Can't pump water directly from underground well to irrigate bonsai, temperature difference is too big, bonsai dies easily.

2, watering must change according to the weather. In general, high temperature, strong sunshine, dry air, windy days, pot soil evaporation fast, should be properly watered; low temperature, cloudy, windless, pot soil evaporation slow, should be properly watered; fast growth should be watered, slow growth should be properly watered.

3, no matter what season watering must master the principle of drying, watering thoroughly, can not pour half of the water, because most of the pine roots are in the basin bottom, if not watered thoroughly, is not conducive to the growth of pine trees. Solution: Pour twice in a row, the first time less pouring, wait 3-5 minutes and then pour the second time, this time to pour enough.

4, cooling in summer, when the temperature exceeds 30℃ to sprinkle water around the basin to cool down.

5. Flood prevention in rainy season, continuous rain, if there is ponding on the basin surface, check the ponding frequently to prevent flooding and death.

6, winter watering, should be less watering, indoor depending on the degree of dryness of the basin surface, every 10 days to 15 days can be watered once.

The watering of pine trees depends on the condition of the pot surface. Generally watered too much, pine needles too prosperous, too fast growth, not conducive to beauty: watered too little, pine needles will turn yellow due to lack of water, or even die. Especially in hot summer watering, more careful. Over the years, the author's watering formula is, see dry irrigation, not dry irrigation, irrigation is thorough, fertilizer water does not flow.

Watering should be moderate, watering the first time and the second time water should be thoroughly, after control, not particularly dry do not irrigate. It often happens that pine trees planted especially on lawns die from watering. In order to avoid too much water, shallow planting can be done when planting, planting 1/3 of the soil ball, and then cultivating the soil around. When spraying more water, it can be discharged to the lower level. The soil moisture content is controlled between 7% and 14%, which is most conducive to pine growth. Exceeding this limit, reaching 16% soil moisture content will lead to pine death for a long time (more than 10 days). The reason is that the root system respiration is blocked, hypoxia suffocation and death.

Time: 2019-06-12 Click: