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Cultivation methods and precautions of Holly with red fruit

Saul Goodman
2020-06-30 16:21:23
Temperature: the red fruit Holly likes to be warm and has poor cold resistance. During maintenance, the temperature should be kept between 15-28 ℃, and cold prevention should be paid attention to in winter. Light: it likes light and is resistant to shade. When it is cured, it can provide it with scattered sunlight, which is more beneficial to its flowering and bearing. Watering: it likes to be wet. It needs to be watered in time during maintenance. Every time it is watered, it needs to be watered thoroughly, but it can't let water accumulate in the soil. Fertilization: apply flower fertilizer every 15-20 days in the growing season.

I. maintenance method

1. Temperature: red fruit Holly likes to be warm, and its cold resistance is not good. Thus, it can be kept between 15 and 28 degrees. If be planted in very cold place in winter, so need to take certain cold proof measure..

2. Light: Holly is a light loving plant. However, it is also good for negative tolerance. In normal maintenance, it is better to provide sufficient light. In particular, it should not be too dark when growing fast, blooming and bearing fruit. In winter, good light is also good for winter.

3. Watering: the red fruit Holly likes to be wet, but it is not waterlogged. When watering, it is enough to pour until it is fully penetrated. In the growing stage, it is always wet, but no water is accumulated. Some areas will have more rain in summer, it is better to take some measures to drain too much rain

4. Fertilization: the adaptability of red fruit Holly is good, generally speaking, it is not necessary to apply too much fertilizer, half a month or once a month is better. In addition, we need to pay attention to the basic fertilizer, which needs enough

2. Cultivation techniques

1. Propagation: sowing propagation can be adopted. In autumn, the fruit can be collected, and the seeds can be taken out after the peel is removed. Then it is stored in moist sand. The best time to plant is in March the next spring. Because its growth is relatively slow, so it takes a long time to grow up

2. Pruning: the sprouting ability of holly is very strong, and it is also more resistant to pruning. This step is more important. One is to pick the heart in spring, which will promote more flowering after branching. In addition to some aging, dry leaf pruning, can be carried out in the dormancy period.

Holly with red fruit

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Disease: the main disease of holly is leaf damage, especially "leaf spot". It can be treated with Carbendazim and cut off the diseased leaves in time.

2. Insect pest: the main pest is called "white wax scale", which is harmful and can spread diseases. They are concentrated between branches and leaves, and need to be sprayed in time.

Holly with red fruit

4. Other issues

1. Toxicity: it is non-toxic and has strong resistance to many poisonous gases.

2. Whether it can be raised at home: because of its very large size, it is generally not raised at home, but fruit branches can be bottled for viewing.

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