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Cultivation methods and precautions of Echinacea

Hank Schrader
2020-06-30 16:21:23
Soil: Echinacea is suitable for survival in the soil with sufficient nutrition, and requires a certain degree of softness. Lighting: a longer lighting time is needed every day, which should be kept for more than ten hours as far as possible. Temperature: keep the room temperature when planting. The temperature is about 10 ℃ in winter. Water content: keep the soil half wet, and the water requirement varies according to the different nodes. Water should be less during the seedling period.

I. maintenance method

1. Soil: Cliff chrysanthemum needs a more comfortable environment in the growth process, and the required soil environment is particularly important. In the process of planting, we need to provide it with acid soil, and add some animal manure to make the soil more fertile.

2. Light: it should be placed in sunny and well ventilated place for cultivation, and keep the light time for more than ten hours as far as possible. If the lighting time cannot be reached, artificial lighting may be required. In addition to the strong summer light, the rest of the time can be placed in the sun

3. Temperature: the requirement of cliff chrysanthemum for temperature is not very high. In the north, due to the low outdoor temperature in winter, it should be placed beside the heating in the north. And indoor raise in partial south area, temperature maintains in 10 degrees or so most appropriate..

4. Water content: water content is particularly important for the growth of Echinacea, and the water requirement varies according to the season and the growth cycle. In its young age, due to the small amount of water absorption by roots, the amount of water should be reduced properly, and the soil should be moist. In the north, due to less precipitation, air drying should be based on the soil conditions and more times of watering, while in the south, general wetness can be treated according to their own conditions.

2. Cultivation techniques

1. Heart plucking: the heart can be plucked at the base, middle and top of the plant according to their own cultivation preferences. If you want to flourish, you can pick many branches on its side to increase its ornamental

2. Propagation: most of them adopt cutting propagation. Generally, the cutting materials are old root parts with strong growth, tough stem, easy extension and easy branching. After cutting, disinfect and sterilize, prepare the substrate and cut it.

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3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Black spot, rust and leaf spot: 75% chlorothalonil 50-800 times solution and 50% thiophanate methyl 1000 times solution can be used alternately once a week to achieve good control effect.

2. Insect damage: brush with a small woolen tool when slight insect damage is found, and spray with a small amount of diluted permethrin when a large amount of insect damage spreads.

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4. Other issues

1. Whether it can be cultured indoors: it can be cultured indoors, but it should be placed in a place with sufficient light and be ventilated frequently. Cliff chrysanthemum is divided into small, medium, large, because it has good ornamental value, so it is usually used for pot culture.

2. Edible or not: it is not a plant for eating, and if you eat it, it has no nutritional value. Its ornamental is good, so don't eat it

Cliff chrysanthemum

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