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Culture methods and precautions of rock cabbage

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-06-30 16:20:39
Substrate: suitable for growing in loose soil, but also to ensure that it is fertile soil. Temperature: it likes warm environment, not cold resistant, the minimum temperature can not be lower than 10 ℃. Water: it likes water and needs to give enough water every day to promote its growth and development. Light: rock cabbage is a shade loving plant, so it can be placed under the shade of trees or cultured indoors in summer.

I. maintenance method

1. Substrate selection: the growth environment of rock cabbage is very special, generally it grows in the high mountain area, its growth is not strict to the soil, but the loose and breathable soil is more suitable for its growth.

2. Temperature management: rock cabbage is very weak in cold resistance. In autumn and winter, the temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃.

3. Water management: it needs a lot of water when it is in the growth period, and should be watered in time after fertilization. In summer, it needs to be watered once a day to promote root growth.

4. Light management: pakchoi is a shade loving plant, which grows and develops more healthily in the sun than in the sun. Especially in summer, to prevent direct sunlight

2. Cultivation techniques

1. Sowing: the seedling rate of seed sowing is the highest in spring. The seedlings planted in spring grow faster and reach the five leaf stage, which is 10-20 days faster than that in summer and autumn. This is due to the vigorous vitality of seeds in spring. When the seed is ready, you can plant it in the soil.

2. Cutting: after the rhizome is treated, the cutting seedling bed is planted. The rootstock cutting of rock cabbage is easy to survive, and the average survival rate is 97.2% in spring, summer and autumn.

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3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Rotten root: it is easy to have rotten root in the soil with thick soil and less oxygen, so in the process of breeding, it is necessary to keep the soil loose and air permeability.

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2. Insect damage: there are often damages of brown spots and aphids, so in the process of breeding, take good care to avoid insect damage. Aphids are killed by spraying 1000 times of 2.5% rotenone emulsion.

4. Other issues

1. Toxic or not: rock cabbage is a kind of non-toxic plant, and harmful to change the indoor air environment.

2. Can you raise it at home? The leaves of rock cabbage are green and the flowers are beautiful. It's very suitable for cultivation at home. It's better to make a pot plant.

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