Cultivation Of Cacti
Cactus tolerance, good to feed, many people are not good at maintaining plants, so choose a higher survival rate of cactus, why cactus tolerance?
1.Cactus root water absorption capacity
It usually develops numerous shallow roots that stick only a little below the surface and spread several feet around to absorb as much water as possible.
When it rains, the cactus puts out more roots.
When dried, its roots wilt and fall off to preserve the water supply.
2.Inside the trunk is a spongy forehead that acts as a reservoir, expanding and contracting depending on how much water it holds.
3.The wax protective layer on the skin can maintain moisture and reduce water loss.
4.The spikes both reduce the amount of water evaporating and prevent thirsty animals from using them as free drinks.
Cactus can be maintained indoors, can also be placed in the balcony or courtyard.
It needs enough light, indoor raised words can also be placed in a semi-shade environment.
Keep cactus do not need to water every day, dry water through water can, high temperature in summer, evaporation, morning and evening watering.
Other seasons can extend the watering time, winter when the temperature is low to control water.
The spring and autumn season is the growing season of cactus, every 20 ~ 30 days or so fertilization once, so that can promote the growth of cactus.
Immortal palm is not cold, its suitable growth temperature is 20 ~ 30℃, winter time to move indoors, can not blow cold wind.
Cactus living environment requirements are not high:
1.The soil
Cactus is a desert plant, it likes loose and breathable nutrient soil, planting cactus can be leaf rot soil, sand and vermiculite according to the ratio of 1:2:2 mix.
The soil needs to be exposed to the sun, or add the right amount of fungicide sterilization.
2.Light
The maintenance process to give the cactus sufficient sunshine, it is light plants, spring, autumn, winter three seasons to bask in the sun.
The summer sun is too strong, to give cactus shade, avoid cactus by the sun burn.
3.Water
Cactuses that have just been planted do not need to be watered until half a month later.
Cactus itself is drought tolerant, so do not often water, a month time watering can be.
Family cactus watering can adhere to the principle of "see dry see wet", pay attention to ventilation after watering, do not let the basin water.
4.Fertilization
The growth period can be applied every half month or so for cactus a thin liquid fertilizer, so that it can flourish growth, avoid raw fertilizer, can be decomposed organic fertilizer, or flower special compound fertilizer, slow release fertilizer and so on.
Cactus blooms on mature flaky stems that are fully exposed to sunlight. In addition to true blue and black, flowers of all colors are available and ever changing.
Mexican edible cacti usually have white, yellow or orange flowers.
Many species of cactus can bloom in large numbers at a time, and the scenery is quite spectacular.
Cactus fruit is usually fleshy berries, a few are dried fruit. The shapes are pear, round, stick and so on.
There are thorns or scales on the pericarp.