How to grow nightshade

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1. Maintenance methods

2. Breeding skills

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

4. Other issues

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It is a herbaceous plant with a height between thirty and one hundred and twenty centimeters. The stem is upright and has many branches. The leaf shape is oval or heart-shaped. Its flowers are relatively small and white in color, and four to ten flowers will form an umbrella-shaped inflorescence. Its berries are spherical and black-purple. It is widely distributed in subtropical and temperate zones.

1. Maintenance methods

1. Maintenance methods

1. Temperature: The most suitable temperature range is between 22 and 30 degrees. However, if it is in flowering and bearing fruit, the temperature is better to be slightly lower, between 15 and 20 degrees is more suitable. It will not work in an environment that is too hot and stuffy, and requires plenty of ventilation.

2. Light: Solanum nigrum prefers light, but It also has a certain shade tolerance, but it cannot be kept in a very dark place for a long time. During the flowering period and other growing seasons, good sunshine is indispensable, otherwise it will affect its flowering and fruiting. Too strong direct light needs to be blocked.

3. Watering: Solanum nigrum has water requirements It is higher because it is afraid of waterlogging and cannot tolerate long-term drought. Therefore, the requirement for us to water is the right amount, not excessive, and not long-term water shortage. In winter, you need to control the water, especially when it is very cold.

4. Fertilization: Solanum nigrum is generally used in large areas Planting. Fertilize once a week or ten days, mostly using foliar fertilizer. In addition, after harvesting, an additional fertilization is required.

2. Breeding skills

1. Propagation: Sowing method can be used, usually large area propagation. Because its seeds are very small, you can not sow the seeds directly but insert the seeds into fine sand first, mix them evenly and then sow them together. After that, you need to water it thoroughly and keep the substrate moist at all times. After about five to seven days, the seedlings will probably emerge.

2. Pruning: First, when the plant grows to At eight to ten knots, you can start topping to promote branching, and the subsequent results will be larger. When the lateral buds grow to 20 centimeters, they also need to be trimmed, leaving only two or three nodes of about 5 centimeters. In addition, dry and aging leaves must be removed in time.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Disease: The probability of disease is not very high in normal times, but it is best to pay a little attention. Too much watering will cause "root rot" to occur, so use medicine to control water at the same time.

2. Pests: not too many, The occasional "scale insects" are a type of pest we are familiar with, and they can be eliminated quickly by killing them.

IV. Other issues

1. Toxicity: It is poisonous. Its juice contains a substance called "solanine" which is poisonous.

2. Whether it can be raised at home: generally not Yes, it is poisonous and not an ornamental plant.

2. Breeding skills

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

4. Other issues

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