Dragon blood tree (Brassica), leaves colorful, bright and beautiful, can secrete a light fragrance. Now it is not difficult to find that Dracaena has become a new favorite of family potted plants. So how are dragon blood trees cultivated? What's the best way to breed? What should we pay attention to in aquaculture? Please read on with me with questions!
The cultivation method (basic knowledge) of the office culture of Dracaena Dracaena: the best propagation time: the seedlings of Dracaena Dracaena are generally raised by cutting. The time can be from May to June, which is the vigorous growth period of Dracaena Dracaena. It is easy to survive after cutting.
The best growing soil: small earthenware flowerpots can be used for the seedling bed of Dracaena, and vermiculite, perlite or high-temperature sterilized plain sand can be used as the substrate.
Requirements for growth humidity: dragon blood tree not only likes warm and humid environment and sunlight, but also can withstand shade. Just keep the substrate moist.
The best growth temperature: the most suitable growth temperature of Dracaena Dracaena is 20-28 ℃, if the temperature is over 32 ℃ in summer or below 15 ℃ in winter, Dracaena Dracaena will be in dormancy or semi dormancy. If the temperature is too low, there will be yellow brown patches on the tip and edge of the leaves.
The best growing light: Dracaena likes the light but is afraid of the sun exposure. Dracaena likes the warm, humid and sunny environment, which is resistant to half shade and dry. The light is abundant and the leaves are colorful.
Precautions for cultivation of Dracaena Dracaena at the gate: apply fertilizer: apply thin fertilizer to Dracaena Dracaena, apply less nitrogen fertilizer, apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to avoid excessive application of nitrogen fertilizer, no obvious golden spots on leaves, and stop applying fertilizer in winter dormancy period.
Watering requirements: Dracaena has strong drought resistance, watering should not be too much to prevent trunk rot. It can be watered once every ten days or half a month to keep the basin soil slightly dry and moist.
Key points of reproduction:
1. Take off the basin and take out the seedlings: after watering for half an hour, take off the basin of the dragon blood tree. Don't break the soil self. Use the knife carefully to divide the soil self into three parts of different sizes according to the root, and strive to reduce the damage to the fine root,
2. Upper basin: potted Dracaena is commonly used in 12-20cm basin, and 3 stems are used in 25cm basin. The soil can be mixed with garden soil, rotten leaf soil and river sand. After planting the dragon blood tree, it can be watered and maintained in the normal sunlight without damaging the root. The root injury should be cured in a cool and ventilated place. The root injury can only be fixed according to the condition of the root injury for about a month. Gradually get normal maintenance in the sun.
Pest control: due to the dry environment, long-term dragon blood tree placed on the balcony or indoor windowsill for cultivation, easy to grow spider. Red spider, commonly known as fire dragon, belongs to mite pests, mostly clustered on the back of plant leaves, netting shelter, and prickly sucking liquid juice. The damage of Dracaena Dracaena is that the leaves fade, the chlorophyll is destroyed, the surface of Dracaena Dracaena appears dense small yellow spots, small yellow spots, and gradually shrinks, turns yellow and withers, and falls off when it is serious, thus it loses its ornamental value.
The experience of cultivation of Dracaena in the peak season: 1. Spring, summer and autumn are the exuberant seasons for the growth of Dracaena. This period of time must fully meet the water, nutrients, temperature needs of Dracaena Dracaena, so that it can grow healthily.
2. During the dormancy period in winter, fertilization should be stopped and watering should be controlled. It can be watered once every ten and a half days to keep the basin soil dry and moist, so as to make it live through the winter safely. If there is no sunshine for a long time, turn on the light at night, put the dragon blood tree under 40 Watt light, and carry out artificial light supplement to ensure the beautiful leaves. In the evening, put the dragon blood tree in the curtain, and block the cold air with thick curtain, or put the flowerpot in the warm corner of the house, so that it can survive the winter safely.