The best way to breed tiger thorn is sandy loam, which can be mixed with rotten leaf soil or peat soil and a half of the sand and a small amount of fertilizer.
It likes to be wet, but it can't be too wet. In the high temperature weather in summer, you should water more. If you want to spray water to ensure the humidity of the growing environment, you should water less in winter. Do not rain, do not over water, or easy to rotten roots in Australia.
The most suitable body temperature is 22 ℃ in the daytime and 15-20 ℃ in the evening. If the temperature can be kept in this range all year round, the Spurs will bloom all year round. When the temperature drops to 10 ℃, the leaves begin to fall into semi dormancy. In winter, we should ensure the growth temperature of the stinger and put it indoors.
Tiger sting likes astigmatism, but do not expose to the sun, easy to be burned. When the sun is high at noon next summer, we should pay attention to shade. The indoor light is not good in winter. It can be put in the place where there is astigmatism when it is sunny.
The growth of tiger thorn is slow and doesn't need much fertilizer. Apply less fertilizer in Spring Festival and winter. Apply diluted fertilizer once every 3-4 weeks during the growing period.
Prickly tiger is easy to suffer from stem blight and canker disease. It can be controlled with captan once every half a month. It is easy to be affected by whiteflies and scale insects, and can be killed by spraying Larch emulsion.
The pruning time of tiger thorn in pruning cannot be within the flowering period. If the main branch is too long, the flowering will be reduced, and the branch will be too long after the flowering period. Cut off the irregular branches to ensure the number and growth of flowers at the next opening.
When fertilizing, avoid too much or too little. If fertilizing too much, the branches will grow too fast and the leaves will not bloom. A little fertilizer should be applied during the period of flower bud beating to promote the flourishing of leaves and flowers.
With the growth of the plant, the main plant is easy to bend when it can not bear the weight of the whole plant. This is to use bamboo sticks or iron wires to support different shapes of supports to fix the branches on it. Form a style to ensure the growth of the tiger thorn.
