Breeding methods and precautions for three-color thousand-year-old wood

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Breeding method

Breeding precautions

Pot soil: Potted three-color thousand-year-old wood requires loose and fertile soil. Light and temperature: Give it a growing environment of 18-28°C. In summer, it needs to be shaded to avoid strong light. Water and fertilizer: You can apply it once or twice a month to keep the soil moist. Watering needs to be reduced in winter. In addition, the occurrence of pests and diseases must be prevented.

Cultivation methods

Pot soil selection

For potted three-color thousand-year-old wood, determine what size flower pot to use based on the growth of the plant. The soil needs to be loose and fertile. For soil, mix leaf humus soil, peat soil, and river sand to make the medium.

Light and temperature

Three-color thousand-year-old wood likes a warm and bright light growing environment. It can tolerate shade and avoid strong light. The suitable temperature for its growth is 18℃- -28℃, the temperature must not be too low. Generally, the breeding needs to be shaded in summer to avoid strong light; in winter, the three-color thousand-year-old wood needs to be placed in a warm room to keep the temperature above 10℃, and at least not lower than 5℃. , need to be given sufficient light.

Water and fertilizer management

The water and fertilizer management of tricolor thousand-year-old wood needs to be changed according to the seasons. Basically, fertilization can be done once or twice a month. If it is an old plant, it needs to be fertilized once a week. Keep the soil moist. In summer, you need to spray water on the plant frequently to increase the air humidity. In winter, you need to reduce watering. If you keep it indoors, you need to spray water frequently to prevent dry tips.

Precautions for Breeding

Diseases and Pests

During the growth process of tricolor thousand-year-old wood, diseases and pests will occur. The main diseases are leaf spot and anthracnose. If they occur, spraying with chemicals can be used. The main pests are scale insects, which can be sprayed with omethoate EC.

Propagation method

The propagation of tricolor thousand-year-old wood is mainly through cutting propagation and layering propagation. Cutting is mainly carried out from June to October to take root. Faster. Layering propagation is carried out from May to June.

Dry tip

Frequently spraying water on the plants of the three-color thousand-year-old wood, especially the three-color thousand-year-old wood grown indoors, can prevent drying out. sharp effect.

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