How to keep a smooth sailing

If you want to keep it smooth, you need to use a clay basin or a pottery basin, and give it soft, breathable, nutritious, humus rich soil, a temperature of about 20 ℃, a half shade growth environment and enough water. In addition, we should pay attention to the occurrence of leaf spot and scale insects. If you want to reproduce, you can use sowing or plant division.

I. breeding environment

1. Flowerpot: it's OK to use that clay pot and pottery pot to keep everything smooth, and the size of the pot can be determined according to the size of the plant, and the one with a diameter of 18-34cm can

2. Soil: if you want to keep a smooth sailing, you need to use soft, breathable, nutritious and humus soil. Specifically, you can make it according to the ratio of garden soil: saprophytic soil: fine sand = 4:3:2.

3. Temperature: the temperature of about 20 ℃ should be maintained at ordinary times, not more than 24 ℃ in summer, and not less than 10 ℃ in winter.

4. Light: smooth sailing, shade resistant but not strong light resistant. If it is cultured outdoors, it should be shaded in summer. If it is cultured indoors, it should be placed in a place where the sun can't directly direct.

5. Moisture. It's smooth sailing, like wet but not resistant to dry. The soil should be kept wet all the time, and it can't be completely dry. When watering, it's best to pour it from the top down

2. Breeding methods

1. Sowing and propagation: in October, the smooth seeds can be collected after ripening, and the collected seeds should be sown as they are collected. First, prepare a flowerpot and a proper amount of flowerpot soil, and then sow the seeds, then cover with a layer of soil, and finally water it, and put it in a place of 25 ℃, high humidity and half shade for curing.

2. Branch propagation: after autumn, cut off the buds at the base of the smooth sailing and then put them into other flowerpots. Also give it a humid and semi - overcast environment, it will germinate soon

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3. Common diseases and insect pests

1. Leaf spot. If smooth sailing leaves began to grow spots, it is likely to be suffering from this disease. After discovery, the diseased leaves should be removed and destroyed in time, and sprayed with chlorothalonil or mancozeb.

2. Scale insects. If the number of smooth sailing scale insects is less, you can brush them down with a brush, then remove the sick leaves, and then use medicine to disinfect them; if the number of pests is more, you should spray insecticides directly.

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