To breed yuweng, you can use the fertile soil with good drainage, mix the rotten leaf soil with garden soil and coarse sand to make culture soil, add a proper amount of rotten organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer to make base fertilizer, and add a small amount of calcareous material if you can.
Yuweng likes plenty of sunshine. The sphere with better light will grow more pleasant. The light is too weak, which is not conducive to its growth, but it should be noted that the summer is slightly shaded, and in winter, yuweng can be placed indoors in a warm and well lit place for maintenance. The suitable temperature for the growth of yuweng is between 5 ℃ - 35 ℃, which should not be too high or too low. Winter is usually spent indoors, keeping the temperature above 5 ℃.
Yuweng needs to be watered more during its growth period to keep the soil moist. The watering is generally dry through. During the growth period, water once or twice a month. In winter, it is dormant period. Reduce the watering, keep the basin dry, and try not to water on the ball when watering. Yuweng likes to apply light fertilizer, so it doesn't need too much fertilizer. The thin liquid fertilizer can be applied 2-3 times a month. The top dressing is mainly the application of phosphorus and potassium. In the spring of each year, you can apply some bone meal to yuweng, and stop fertilizing in the winter dormancy.
The propagation of yuweng can be carried out from April to June by sowing or from April to October by cutting. Grafting is also a common method, using cactus or measuring ruler as rootstock.
Yuweng can change pots in early spring. When changing pots, you can change soil and sprinkle some bone powder.
