Cactus leaf嫁接crane flower
The editor introduces the content about the cactus leaf aspect of succulent plants, the grafting of cactus leaf onto crane flower, as detailed below:
I. Method of grafting crane flower onto cactus leaf:
1. Use the top 2-3 thick stem segments of the crane flower plant as scions. When grafting, first use a sterilized blade to cut off 1/4-1/3 of the bottom part of the scion, exposing the white woody part, making both sides even and forming a wedge shape. It is best to make one cut, without repeating.
2. Make an incision in the stock.
3. Insert the scion into the incision of the stock.
4. Secure with transparent tape tightly, ensuring it is airtight.
5. As the elasticity of the transparent tape can easily fail, causing the scion to become loose, tie it again with packaging rope.
6. After grafting, place it in a cool and well-ventilated area. Keeping the soil moist can increase the survival rate of the graft. Under normal conditions, if the scion is not withered after 25 days, it indicates that the scion has survived. When new stems and leaves appear on the scion (usually after 2 months), remove the transparent tape, cut off the leaves, and place it in a sunny area for regular management.
II. Crane flower grafted onto four cactus leaves:
This pot of crane flower is grafted onto four cactus leaf plants, with eight colors of crane flower grafted on top, now cultivated for 7 years, with lush leaves and full of flowers, looking very beautiful. Through the grafting and maintenance of this pot of crane flower, some experience has been accumulated in grafting and management:
1. It is better to graft one color of crane flower on each mother plant. If different colors are grafted on one mother plant, the crane flowers will compete strongly, with the strong dominating and the weak becoming oppressed, showing a very obvious difference, with some growing robustly and others very weak. Although this pot has eight colors grafted, some colors bloom very few flowers. Therefore, it is best to graft one color on each mother plant when using cactus leaf to graft crane flower, to avoid disorderly competition and ensure good growth for each color.
2. Reduce watering after the formation of flower buds. As this pot of crane flower has grown too large to be placed on the windowsill, it has been placed in a corner of the living room near the window for nearly five years. Except in winter, the morning sun can shine through the window glass onto the crane flower in spring, summer, and autumn. In previous years, due to excessive watering before flowering, there were very few flower buds, and even if there were a few, it was difficult for them to open. In the past two years, I have started to control watering in October each year, watering once or twice a month, resulting in more flowers year by year.
3. Delay flowering by reducing sunlight. Generally, crane flowers bloom at New Year's, and the crane flower in the above image was taken on February 13, 2011, which is a month and a half later than the normal blooming season. The blooming period coincides with the Spring Festival, adding a lot of joy to the holiday.
4. Fruit peel is a good fertilizer for crane flowers. Using chicken bones, fish bones, and fruit peel as fertilizers to cultivate crane flowers results in green leaves and large flowers. The above crane flower is very large and difficult for one person to move. Over the years, it has been placed in a corner of the room without using other fertilizers, but by occasionally digging around the plant and burying some peach, pear, apple, and other fruit peels, then reburying after they decompose, providing nutrients through the fruit peels. The reason is simple; crane flowers prefer acidic soil, and fruit peels contain a lot of acid.
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