Frequent aquaculture method for succulents

The growth habit of succulent plants small red mouth

The succulent plants are the belongings of the Fanxing Family. They are native to the desert gravel areas in the arid areas of southern Africa and southwestern Africa, as well as “lipsticks”. Like the warm winter and cool climate. The best growth temperature is between 10 and 30 ° C. It is suitable to grow in a warm and dry and sunny growth environment. Afraid of low temperature, avoid strong light.

Maintenance techniques for succulent plants small red mouth

illumination

In autumn, you need sufficient light for a long time. Midsummer should do a good job of shading and ventilation to avoid strong light exposure. In winter, you need to be kept in the sun.

Water

Follow the principle of “not dry and not poured, pouring through”. Winter and summer needs to reduce water appropriately, which is conducive to molting.

The growth period needs more water, but it cannot be too wet, it is easy to grow moss, affecting the normal growth of the spherical leaf

soil

It is suitable to choose a neutral sandy loam soil with a loose, fertile, breathability and drainage.

Fertilize

Apply a thin liquid fertilizer every half a month. Be careful not to let the fertilizer stain the ball -shaped leaves. The little red mouth stopped fertilizing after blooming.

Pelvic work

Generally, the plants are carefully taken out of the plant, the soil of the root is cleaned, and the aging and rotten roots that are not needed are cut off. Be careful not to hurt the roots.

Multi -red mouth reproduction method

The division method is generally adopted. Every spring, Xiaohong’s mouth will from the gap in the middle, that is, the new meat leaf grows in the small mouth, which will break away the old leaves. After that, the old leaves shrink and die.

The growth of the new leaves is very fast, and when the summer shrinks and cracks, there are 2 to 3 young and new plants in the gap. At this time, you only need to plant the young plant.