First, soil

Succulents basic requirements for soil

Loose ventilation, drainage, water retention is good, with a certain amount of humus, moderate granularity, not too small dust, weakly acidic or neutral (with a few species can be slightly alkaline).

[Feature] cinder soil is an ingredient commonly used, but almost all are sulfur-containing slag, succulents not allergic to sulfur, sulfur, sterilization and pest control effect. From years of cultivation comparison, with cinder plants more resistant than not, it is not prone to root rot and mealybugs. With cinder combustion particles sufficiently original cinder was on (if it contains incomplete combustion of coal does not matter), briquette slag times. Briquette slag in a large number of earth, if the use should be crushed and sieved. Cinder over the water before use to remove the ash and alkaline. Use egg shell, eggshell proportion 1/4, with good results. Eggshell is a good ventilation diuresis plant material, to increase soil permeability is useful, of course, can also increase the calcium content. Eggshell to ground into 2-3mm. Plant material in general is accounted for 1/4 garden soil, sand accounts for about one-third. However garden soil and sand have dust, as well as brick grains, vermiculite, perlite, Portland stone, slag given to them before using screened out dust, repeated washing. Plant feed ingredients are not necessarily things that can not be listed according to experts, it is not to be a single component, but the more ingredients the more complex the better. Such as brick grains, vermiculite, perlite, Portland stone, slag have these on hand, then it is all kinds are used, about 1/3 of total control on the line. Another example is the egg shells, clam shells, bone meal, the old lime, carbonized rice husk and some other stuff containing calcium also have, then use some variety of all, about 10-20% of total control on the line. Different plant materials have different physical features and different nutrients, use of hybrid certainly better than the single components. Whatever the ingredients, before use at least be in the sun, prolonged sun exposure a few days before use.

 

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[With] the soil matrix

Of succulents, the training ground on the market most of them have some limitations, so much self-experienced enthusiasts formulated. What kind of culture soil quality count it? Simply put, should be loose, breathable, good drainage, with a certain aggregate structure, able to provide the necessary nutrients for plants growing in sandy loam. To pay attention to the preparation of organic plant material, and with a reasonable inorganic plant material, to avoid too small, too small dust. The following are some of the common matrix of Succulents:

1, the organic plant material

① leaf mold: the choice on the market Clivia soil, but also their own collection or beech leaves Taxodium retting fermentation, with disinfection.

② peat: is buried in the underground lake on the Millennium plant, is to Jilin, Heilongjiang produced better. High-quality color brown peat, organic matter content, good fineness, loose texture, feel sticky, strong adsorption, PH value was slightly acidic.

③ Wood: permeability, water retention and strong, but their high carbon content, low nitrogen content, is generally not used alone, can be mixed with some of the nitrogen-containing compounds such as soybean meal and other composting fermentation.

④ Longkang gray: rich in potash, PH value is slightly alkaline. To select the dark and can not be white, and the structure should be uniform, not too thin.

⑤ snake wood: through a fern treated (Cyathea) stems. Hard color brown, non-perishable. Good drainage possessed certain fertility, in recent years, popular culture substrate.

⑥ landslides: Huangshan mud: low organic matter content, drainage in general; Hongshan mud: high organic matter content, heavy clay soil after watering, easily compacted dry; Montenegro mud: high organic matter content, good drainage and is easy to harden after watering. Commonly used Montenegro mud.

⑦ immortal territories: common orchid growing media. But proved for more meat is also quite good. Its characteristics are: nutrient whole, good drainage, no pollution, no weed seeds. A year after potting granular structure is very good.

 

2, inorganic plant material

 

① vermiculite: resembling a golden honeycomb structure of lightweight materials, water insulation and strong, good ventilation and no bacteria. For cutting medium high survival rate, but he has no fertility, it should be mixed with other substrates use. Easy to destroy the structure of long-term cultivation. Vermiculite used to filter before use.

② perlite: one aluminum silicate lava, heated to high temperatures expanded from lightweight materials. Permeable good, good ventilation. But effective low water content, often for add supplementary material.

③ coconut husk: palm fiber, loose texture, water holding capacity, especially strong. Used to cuttings. More common on the market is compressed after treatment showed a small lump of coconut husk, also called "expansive soil." When used to open with flooding.

④ pond cornerstones: high temperature firing, often put the pelvic floor, or mixed with other substrates. Such as mixing with other plant material, the particles can not be too large, about 0.2cm can.

⑤ plant stone: a plant Fundamentalists quality, the cornerstone of an advantage than the pond, rich in various minerals, more meat for cultivation effect is remarkable, can replace the person, but the price is a little expensive.

⑥: to be elected without salt, the particles should not be too small. Before use must first washing, screening, and mixed with other substrates. Good water permeability, high oxygen content, temperature difference between morning and evening, for more meat requirements. Other inorganic plant material has lava, briquettes and the like. In addition, the preparation of potting Shihai common to some auxiliary materials, such as calcium-containing material shell powder, calcium and other treasure. There are some basic fertilizer such as chicken manure, cow dung and so on. To pay attention to the preparation of organic plant material, and with a reasonable inorganic plant material, to avoid too small, too small dust.

 

[] Whichever soil preparation planting material, how to formulate, must meet the basic requirements of plants, and to consider all aspects of flexible grasp.

 

① According to the planting site preparation: such as land planted and potted soil is somewhat different. Land planted to give more consideration to the drainage areas, should increase the drainage of strong material, such as gravel. The pot should be appropriate to add organic matter on the loose, breathable assurance principles. In the case of Nanyang planting stage, but also consider the relatively dry, light enough features, appropriate to add some water-holding capacity of the matrix, such as vermiculite, coco peat and the like.

 

② be formulated according to different types: different types on soil preparation may be "quite different." For example, take some humus epiphytic species, and some of Origin poor soils, root underdeveloped terrestrial species, there is no requirement for the former high humus. Not only is the required different families of different types of soil, and even different genera of the same family are not the same species on the soil. Take Liliaceae Chinese aloe and wau, the former Department of aloe, habits robust, fast growth can be combined with sufficient basic fertilizer in the pelvic floor. The latter charge shark species, grow slowly, with almost no base fertilizer.

 

③ be formulated according to different cultivation areas: the northern climate to dry on the moisture capacity of the soil has certain requirements; South ample rainfall, high humidity, soil drainage and ventilation requirements are higher.

 

④ be formulated according to the different growth stages: seedling root system developed, to slightly less organic matter content, soil is mainly sand with some light materials, later gradually increase organic matter content.

 

In fact, soil preparation is not simply a few truths can be said clearly. Here are several recipes for reference:

 

1) plant stone eight cents + 2 parts + a little shell powder soil (for planting Lithops).

2) 10 parts Coarse sawdust + 2 copies + basal 1 + 1 part garden soil (suitably plant use).

3) + 1 part peat humus + 1 Coarse 2 parts + 1 + a little lightweight materials basal (suitable for cultivation of epiphytes).

4) Sin Tong cornerstone of 3 parts soil + 2 copies + 1 + lightweight material 1 part peat (suitable for cultivation twelve volumes of hard-leaf varieties).

5) 2 parts garden soil humus + 1 + 4 parts + lightweight materials Coarse 1 + Longkang gray half parts (for the cultivation of ordinary terrestrial class).

Sedum class with soil, peat or that the proportion of peat soil can be slightly larger, notes with humus, sand, perlite, vermiculite, etc., in order to facilitate rooting and robust growth, plus the amount of soil carbon rice husk, bone meal, sterilization and other spirits; watering to plant growth, according to the weather and decided to see dry see wet. Those concerned about the growing focus on good to manage. Most of those not grow well in fact dormant period, of course, with less tube is wonderful.

 

Hotels soil: briquette slag after sifting + garden soil + soil + sand + Bone Meal cents shell powder + + + ceramic + eggshell blue stone + activated carbon, sieve to dust planting. Full light maintenance, watering see dry see wet. Pelvic add chicken manure. Smaller pots, the soil should be loose less. After a few days and then poured the soil is dry, more sun. Summer less water, sedum succulents, mostly dormant or semi-dormant in summer to be. [Source: www.jingyanshu.com]

 

Jinhu such strong stab the ball, ordinary flower mud + + bone meal ash briquettes can, watering Well, pouring it once a month.

Ball: ordinary flower mud + briquettes ash (after screening grained) + vermiculite + appropriate amount of bone meal

Have thick fleshy roots more meat (such as Yushan): Portland stone + Soil + appropriate amount of bone meal cents

The rest are mostly meat: ordinary flower mud + humus + snake wood + vermiculite + appropriate amount of bone meal

 

A good mix of plant material is placed in a stainless steel container, pour rain makes the soil moist, then the vessel was sealed after a period of heating on the fire, make sure that kill insects, larvae, eggs, but some will be easy to soil microbial survival down, especially those who rely on spore reproduction.

[Election] ceramic pots pots water absorption is very good, the problem is not large irrigated more, can alleviate the negative effects caused by excessive watering, but after absorbing heavy ceramic pots, flower seed requirements. Yixing pots permeability between earthen pot and the pot, usually meat with purple fairy raising pots. Yixing pots degree Bohou pelvic wall requires special attention, the more the stronger the thin Yixing pots permeability, that old pelvic wall thickness and permeability of the pot almost.

 

In general, meat plant roots cents is not very developed, many fairy meat only fibrous roots, a very shallow root system varieties planted in deep pots only a disadvantage its growth, since the lower reach of the basin Root Soil moisture will be retained for a long time, so that the viscous basin. Excessive soil moisture and sometimes volatile transpiration can not easily lead to rot. It must be based on "rather small not big, rather shallow Avoid deep" principle choose pots, preferably with a half-height ratio or a flat basin. Only those who have the main root tubers or fairy meat breeds require deep basin, basin in standard or deep pot will grow to well. Selected medium-sized ball ball diameter pots and pots diameter requires roughly equal or slightly greater than the diameter of the ball diameter pots twelve centimeters, the ball Hunzai best strains. Cultivated soil depth up to twice the diameter of the ball, that ball diameter 5cm, 10cm soil depth on the line, for the big ball in terms of some of the more shallow. The more big ball, water and nutrients consumed the less, the basin is not only useless but also too easily lead to rot. Too deep in the bottom of the pots should be more non-soil drainage layer of filler do, you can arrange to put several layers of water particles size, the largest release the bottom. Drainage was first put put away the ingredients and put coarse fine ingredients, while adding soil after the plants put aside to plant roots stretch slightly raised up so that soil not a plus too full, along the basin edge tamping the soil evenly Finally, the light pier a few pots to make the basin formation.

[Huanpen]

Because succulents are mostly cultivated under conditions of growth, root system is confined in a pot, it is difficult to stretch freely, after a period of growth, the roots fill the pots, is not conducive to drainage, ventilation. And pots of soil is limited, after constantly absorbing roots and again after watering, nutrient depleted, the culture group from the original granular soils become powder. In addition, the process of absorption of nutrients in the roots, but also continue to excrete the acid metabolites, soil acidification, which is very conducive to the growth of plants, so when plants grow to a certain stage after must Repotting soil replacement. Depending on the size and plant different varieties of every 1 to 2 years or 3 years for a (some varieties of seedlings and even several times a year transplant, called Move, freshman big). For most species, it is generally carried out in late March Huanpen, combined Huanpen ramets farming. Read more: Succulents Huanpen Guide

 

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Second, watering

Succulents be timely to add water for growth and development needs, but by no means, as some people think, "rather dry not wet." Of course, on the ground planting plants, watering frequency can be less. Most succulents and cactus class from root cultivation, watering is difficult to grasp, mainly in the timeliness of the watering.

To grasp succulents in watering technology, we must first understand the various types of sleep habits. More prone to cause dormant period watering plants decay, such as summer dormancy raw stone flower summer watering, then plant immediately decay: cactus winter dormancy class, if winter watering will cause root rot or easy to cold, though it during the winter not necessarily decay, but in the spring it will rot.

Second, we must carefully observe the growth of various plants, and some people saw some plant leaves red, tip and old leaves dry water is considered. In fact, light is too strong, long-term water basin, root is destroyed, the root neck rot, root of the neck by insect bites and then automatically repair scarring caused by poor water delivery and so may be this phenomenon. Thus, the growth of plants familiar grasp watering technology is helpful, especially strong general growth of plants and flowering plants bud stage of moisture higher, watering them as much as possible should be timely: while some grow substantially stagnation of the aging big ball, then watering times less.

The last watering should consider air temperature, air humidity, greenhouse ventilation, pot size and material, there is no root out into the sand under the bed, etc., which are designed to help determine whether the water basin. When other potted plant cultivation is generally based on surface water basin to decide whether or not white, but in succulents judge will result in an error, because the culture of the soil Succulents generally mixed with sand, vermiculite, pumice , shell and other substances likely to cause the basin surface white. Especially in the case of a larger proportion of these substances, often poured over the surface of the water basin has pale next day, and then do not water basin below. Some experts pointed out that under the surface of 1 cm when the basin has been dry and the lower part of the basin is still moist state, succulents root absorption maximum, if conventional, one can see the white water basin, it will cause excessive watering, affect plant growth.

Watering in the morning as well in the summer time, winter weather should be sunny morning carried out, spring is sooner or later can be. Under normal circumstances do not watering from the top, or over time on the ball will be ugly spots, wool column type species bonded hair easy to pollution, such as palm growing point at Cuihua water can cause rot. Pond water washout on the plants prone breeds algae, like moss, like a long hard look. Under normal circumstances, the watering must pour enough, this must often loosen the soil, so that the basin is easy to uniformly absorb enough water. For winter-type species and intermediate-type plants are growing, it should hold basin moist but not water, watering done dry drenched, neither water, nor too dry. Summer-type species may be appropriate to pour some water, but not excessive. If you encounter a rainy day or a sudden drop in temperature, then stop watering.

Exactly how to control the amount of watering

 

Source of the problem, I think the main thing is no quantitative experience. Description of the book a lot, nothing more than "to strictly control the water", "watering can", "dry", "should dry not wet," and so on, this description, each person's understanding are certainly not the same Some friends understand "dry" and another friend to understand is not the same, so a watering, a no watering, so the result is not the same nature. Although quantitative analysis will commit the error of dogmatism, but to everyone in the process of becoming a master gardening, reduce losses should be helpful. Here is what I think two more practical experience, have mentioned before, here and then concentrated to say about:

First, bamboo judgment method: Coming bamboo stick (or toothpick) into the two-thirds of the depth of the basin, to watering time, pull out the bamboo stick, take a look at part of the dry soil moisture conditions. This method of dormant and semi-dormant or semi-dormant to enter dormancy and watering of plants and helpful;

Second, wet topsoil judgment method: In general, topsoil white, watering can, which is "do not quit pouring, dry Jiaotou" principle. The so-called dry, meaning the topsoil white, but brushed aside topsoil moisture can still be seen. For the growth of the immortal flesh, such a judgment method on it. Strong habit, we can immediately watered relatively afraid of the water, and wait two days before watering.

There are other side pots law, that feel good friends, you can end at the basin, I feel lighter pots, watering can with a kind of fairy plastic pots of meat, but also with soil to mud lightweight materials such as carbon-based, After watering and dry weight is quite obvious. Knock pot method, which uses finger tapping pelvic wall, emit a hollow sound, it shows dry soil.

Analyzing the soil moisture, watering is necessary. Under the conditions allow, with bidet method is the best. Under normal circumstances, the pots half the depth of immersion in water, as long as 15 seconds is enough, do not appear to see the topsoil moisture a chance. More breathable loose soil, the less time you can, because strong siphon action. The advantage of this approach is that the watering can ensure the upper than the lower soil is relatively dry, not easy to rot. Because the plant is divided into root and shoot apical area, growing area, married and root hair growth area, only root hair is a major part of the absorption of moisture, moisture resistance of the strongest, and the old root hairs zone above the water has lost its function, mainly from the transport of water and nutrients fixed effects, poor moisture resistance, rot often begins here.

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Third, air humidity

Some fairy meat fans often find such questions: he just meat fairy flower market Amoy baby did not see just a few days have been very summit of glory "settled" when the. Although they have good care, but these small things are very not to face. This can be very anxious his master. Everyone knows this problem can be a problem every fairy meat fans will encounter, and are often stumped some enthusiasts. But slightly some experience of growers know that this is actually a problem of air humidity.

If you are a fairy in the northern dry areas; if you own cultivation place is open-air terrace, or windowsill. This point is particularly important. So why would the above questions? Air humidity and why so important? Here we can analyze together what: flower market flower garden succulents are produced, such plants are grown in greenhouses, and greenhouses are closed most of the time and therefore cultivated inside air humidity is relatively high, so cultivated plants Individual full, and very angry. However, after it was purchased, due to family cultivation place in most areas often can not reach such conditions, so there will be such a problem. So some fairy friends will ask: These succulents most harsh environment of origin, little annual precipitation and dry, so they are also how the use of air humidity it? We first exclude higher air humidity during the rainy season. The origin of a few hours before the sun sets higher temperature (especially at noon). But at night the temperature will drop sharply. Such a hot and cold air will condense into fog. At dawn is particularly significant. This is also a way they absorb moisture, then it is their happiest time. Now we look back most of the cultivation conditions are not enough places. This does not include some of the higher requirements of plant varieties and epiphytic bromeliads part of.

It is precisely because conditions limit cultivated places, many of the plants appeared to fade, tip Kujiao, shriveled, plant premature aging phenomenon. And this is not visible in the greenhouse cultivation. Though not fatal but watch but it will be greatly reduced. The most effective way that is very simple: mouth watering with a fine spray. Most fans will also have the use of disposable plastic cups upside down on the bowl (mostly in spring and winter). Or select cultivation in a glass tank at the bottom covered with a layer of roving may from time to time in the above sprinkler so you can increase the humidity, and not leave the basin often "full of water Jinshan." In short regulating the air humidity from many angles, including the type, season, growth stage, etc., must not be generalized. High humidity plants perishable and easy to initiator scale insects; humidity is too low ornamental plants will be compromised, and easily lead to spider mites.

Claim 1 of each season air humidity: Growing maintain a certain air humidity is very important. When plants enter the growing season when the air humidity effect is obvious. The origin of the species rainforest requirements more stringent. Some rich color change horticultural varieties such as to maintain a considerable air humidity, the color is more beautiful. Most varieties can be said that basically at this point requires a certain humidity. The humidity in the dormant period will have to be very cautious to grasp the air, the first is the number of high degree of succulent Aestivation varieties. For example, in Shanghai's summer is a typical "hot and humid" weather. Aizoaceae highly succulent bell is quite perishable goods. Lithops, Emperor Jade these old varieties in the summer, how-tos summer is often the lovers most headaches. The same varieties of winter dormancy but also to maintain a certain dryness. This is after the temperature is below 5 degrees to arouse considerable attention. 0 degrees or less when the temperature continues to drop it. If the humidity is high at this time it is often fatal and can be able to lethal overnight. However, most of the northern city much drier winter. This "wet" climate in some of our southern cities are more common.

2 seedling stage air humidity: Small seedling air humidity is particularly important, its meaning to more than soil moisture. Because the seedling stage there will be a "Dunmiao" process. Such control of soil moisture aim is to promote new root raw, then maintain a high air humidity can make it not because Dunmiao and water. General requirements for seedling air humidity higher than other growth stages, but this time the air humidity also the hardest to master. Practice has proved that the smaller the seed, seedling is relatively small, its poor resistance, often can not tolerate high humidity. Typical of most varieties have Aizoaceae, a portion of Sedum species (Begonia most prominent) as the representative. Once forming such a phenomenon will be greatly improved, the problem of air humidity will not be so prominent.

Asexual reproduction of the air humidity requirements: family, there are two common asexual reproduction cuttings, grafting. Cutting: A few days in the plant organs separate womb just have to keep dry. Such a period of time according to the species may be. At least four or five days to more than a month, until the wound is completely dry can be inserted on the substrate. At this point we can maintain a high air humidity. At this point, is divided into two groups: one advocates creating Gaozao environment, this can take root in a relatively short time, but consume more. And those who advocate the creation of a humid environment, such a method of cutting the individual consumes less. The perspective in terms of grafting is more unified, in just the first two weeks to complete the graft must be kept dry, airy, high humidity on the survival rate of grafting is influential.

4 For certain roots and tubers varieties such as: shells Long, bitter gourd class, smile bags and so on. In the country of origin of their often irregular surface cracking, more uneven. But in the artificial cultivation environment, especially when the seedlings begin to train their uneven surface but becomes very obvious. But the cause of the problem is not just the humidity, it is a comprehensive problem. This point is also some experienced enthusiasts used to determine the wild and cultivated secondary basis.

 

Third, fertilization

Winter-type species and intermediate-type plants about every 20 days maturity of the thin liquid fertilizer applied once or fertilizer. Fertilization time in sunny weather in the morning, and pay attention not to spill liquid fertilizer on the plants. Summer-type species fertilization is not necessary.

 

Fourth, temperature

A temperature optimum of 15 to 28, the temperature is in the 5 to 35 plants tolerate limits.

V. reproduction

After the leaves have to wait for the blade root insert wither, buds grow up and then shift. And other seedlings grow to two or three cm to say, when the leaf is inserted to use the big tub, you can not spray, pour the soil dry and not poured into their body.

Suitable beheaded in mid-April each year, the following three to four leaves remain on the line, and then on to cut down the air five days before cutting.

 

You can plant a lot more meat with a sharp knife cut branches from stem cuttings to breed, any tool used to cut the plant body to be sterilized with alcohol beforehand. Read more: Succulents sticks inserted breeding methods

 

Best of cutting parts, such as there is in the next section of the stem section, below or petioles or stems sprout base. Note that cuttings taken not to damage the beautiful female with a branch plant type, preferably more than every other internode re-sampling branches. The cuttings planted into pasteurized sandy medium can be pure sand, coarse sand or vermiculite. Sometimes cutting branches cut can be directly planted, but also the first dry a day or two, so that wound tissue healing, prevent fungal infections.

 

Many succulents only need a leaf, you can get a new plant by cuttings. As the genus Sedum days Kam chapter, stone Anemone, Sansevieria and many supervenience cactus plants. Sharks palm genus sometimes can also insert leaf propagation. Remove the leaves dry days, the wound closure and healing tissue to produce, then the blade into the breeding basin, only basal leaves it exposed to growing media, I feel this is better than the lower blades inserted matrix effects, non-perishable . Observed over a period of time will be able to give birth to new roots, then sprout new leaves will appear.

 

Cuttings is best when the growing season begins, usually in the spring, of course, except in winter-type plant. After cuttings placed in a well ventilated, bright place 20 ℃ ambient temperature, but to avoid the sun. The cuttings into seedlings to maintain proper humidity closed environment until the root is also a good way, a simple method is to put a big pot on a large polyethylene plastic bag, or cut a clean transparent plastic bottles upper half of the upside down considerably in size pots. Watering cuttings rather less not more, until you can observe significant growth after increasing the amount of water.

 

Division propagation: a lot more meat plants are overgrown, or have thick roots, they can be division propagation. After removing the plant from the pot and try to get rid of the basin, the operation depends on the specific method ramet growth type plants. As Asclepiadaceae, sedum, cactus in the long varieties, can pour pots when ramets, grow well and independently after the basin has been independently separable rooting Aberdeen strains.

 

Lateral bud propagation: Many cactus and more meat plants will grow lateral buds or young adult base ball, usually easy to take off or cut, can be placed on the basin were dry after a few days. This is also good for the mother plant, the lateral buds or young mother plant consumes a lot of nutrients ball. Some plants in the blade edge, the eruption scape tiller buds can also be picked cultivate.

Six pest control

1. Starscream

The main hazards Asclepiadaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Asteraceae, Liliaceae of succulents. Mouthparts to suck sap of young stems and leaves, the victim leaves appear brown or yellow mark off this stay forever scar does not fade, in general can look at the surface of leaf is not a spider web, as well as a small red / white / dark insects, usually if there is a spider.

 

Prevention means you can increase the humidity, reduce and avoid the spread of the available 40% dicofol 1000-1500 times suck kill or avermectin.

Starscream removal method

Hand removing spider mites, low cost, easily obtained, with excellent results.

Materials: a toothpick, a small amount of double-sided tape.

Methods: The double-sided adhesive 0.5-1CM cut square pieces, flat on the table; take a toothpick, to a press in the rubber surface to secure it, and then in one direction Qingcuo toothpick wrapped in a double-sided adhesive a toothpick; this made a simple mini "sticky roller." Spider plant diseases will be placed under bright light, (due to pests are too small, poor lighting could not see), then use the "sticky roller" rolling on the ball, spider Juenan escape, due to "stick dust roll "is very small and can be flexible shuttle and ribs, among thorns, let Starscream nowhere to hide. When a "sticky rolls" Muddy pests can fit a little rest, and then re-create one. This method is suitable for the early disease, the ball were not against the use of a large area, the effect is good.

 

2. The scale insects

Hazard very broad, often harm the blade arrangement compact agave, twelve vols spp succulents, taking leaf juice, resulting in poor growth bit lines, when severe and die. It is the high incidence of early than spider, often already during early spring blooms. But it is also a place easy to control hazards, that it tends to focus only on a few plants, sometimes covered with scale insects strain on neighboring strain but have not seen one.

Prevention means: The number is small, it can get rid of brush. In addition, the available times Pensha Supracid 800-1000. In the culture soil mixed with a certain amount of carbofuran have a preventive effect, but the efficacy of only three months.

 

3. whitefly

Hazard face little more to happen in the clouds Court, Euphorbia milii, Kirin, Dili Kam shrubby Euphorbia of succulents, in the dorsal sucking sap, causing the leaves yellow, fall off, while coal-induced pollution disease, there will be a large ugly black powder on the stems and leaves of plants directly affect the ornamental value.

Prevention means: improving the environment ventilation, the occurrence of the initial 40% of available omethoate EC 1000-2000 times Pensha, but also with marathon 500 times or 1000 times dichlorvos dimethoate mix Pensha, spraying water for 2 days and then force The dead insects along with black powder washed away together.

 

Rot treatment

 

Rot is a disease Succulents often appear, usually a fungus culture environment due watering too much or too moist and cause infection. Some insects such as mealybugs also cause decay, particularly root mealybug. Wound when these pests suck sap from plants can cause fungal infections caused.

 

Manifestations of rotten lot, but when you find often too late. To alert the plant faded area, as well as soft, mushy change stems and leaves.

 

Once a place to fade and soften hair paste is rotten, rotten must cut immediately before and after the tool and manpower should be disinfected so as not to infect other plants, fungal infection, then use a fungicide sprayed on plants succulents, the wound must be completely After drying can be buried.

 

There are many types of decay, briefly described as follows:

Crown rot: internal plant rot, leading to plant down;

Stem rot (mostly Euphorbiaceae): is stem rot, and usually appear on the bottom of the stem;

Speckled stem rot: caused by a bug Orange (Orange stink bugs);

Fungal decay: brown water stains appear on the plants whirring;

Tetragonia decay: occurrence in branches

Black rot: often occurs in cotton aphid or root powder after infection.

Succulents rotten treatment

In dealing with rotting plants sterile instruments must be kept clean, carefully wash your hands before touching other plants.

Crown rot: Using a sharp knife cut away the infected part and then stuffed into the wound pieces of charcoal and sulfur, the wound should be completely dry.

Neck rot: cut off the rotten part, the rest is as it sticks inserted. To remember to be buried after the wound is completely dry.

Fungal decay: with a clean knife cut off the damaged portion, covered with sulfur. With benzene to special (Translator's Note: a fungicide) and a mixed solvent mancozeb sprayed plants.

Black rot: with a clean knife cut off the infected part, benzene to special spray, covered with sulfur.

The absence of such agents to use some common drugs used for disinfection also improvise. The most important thing is to cut rotten parts, and then the plants were placed in ventilation, drying and other wound healing, as long as the cut off, tenacious personality Succulents generally survived, some of the more difficult to cultivate varieties not included.