In late May, the highest temperature in many areas is over 30 degrees. The "battle" of "meat for summer" has begun.
Why are you afraid of summer?
In summer, the temperature is high, some of the meat enters the dormancy period, stops growing, before the normal sun and water are unable to bear, plus the high temperature, a careless death!
What's a succulent sleep like
Generally, the temperature is above 26 ℃ for 5 consecutive days, and the fleshy leaves basically enter the dormancy period. The normal performance is that the leaves are closed, the old leaves are dry, some of them are still watering, and there will be rotten roots, black rot and hydration.
All flesh is dormant?
Not all succulent species are dormant. According to the growth law, they are divided into spring and autumn type, summer type and winter type. Except that summer type still grows in summer, spring and autumn type and winter type are almost dormant in summer!
Spring and autumn type species: growth in spring and autumn, dormancy in summer
Winter type species: growth in winter, dormancy in summer
Common: Avalokitesvara, Qian Chuan, Buddha beads, second daughter heart, mountain rose, black and green mage, Fu Niang, AI ran Jin, blue and white stone lotus, etc.
The performance of succulent dormancy is different. The leaves of mountain rose, egg rose and jade lotus close directly. This signal is even a little beautiful
Others are more miserable, their internal growth stopped, you don't know, still dry or water, die to you!
If you want to have more meat for a safe summer, please take a look at the following tips:
1. Avoid direct sunlight.
General people know this, but shade doesn't mean complete darkness. Without light, fleshy and easy to deform and grow in vain. It's better to use sunscreen to cover the sun
It looks like this from the inside, showing the following position
Or move indoors where there's light.
2. Ventilation and cooling
In summer, no matter where it's cool, it's hot. If it's not airy, it's stuffy and hot. It's no more than three days if it's full of meat. It's rotten all at once. It's water and black rot. there's no cure!
Be sure to ventilate, ventilate and ventilate. If you can't find a place to ventilate, you can put more meat on a high place and have better air mobility.
Usually, open more windows, open more doors for ventilation, a small action, meat can live one more day
3. The basin is paved with volcanic rocks.
Volcanic rocks are light, with many small pores, which can disperse moisture and heat very well.
During the period of dormancy, all life activities are weakened. The basin soil can ensure the weak breath of the root. It is not suitable to change the basin for the planted meat. You can add a layer of volcanic rock on the soil surface.
4. Strictly control watering
In summer, "even people are easily thirsty, and meat is definitely more thirsty." many flower friends can't get around this mistake. They water when they see the pot dry
At this time, the meat can't drink water at all. The water accumulates in the basin soil and rots within 2 days.
It's better to control the water step by step. Water once every 5-7 days around 26 degrees, once every 7-10 days up and down 30 degrees, and stop watering above 35 degrees. Don't look at the dried meat, as long as it's still colored, it's ok
When watering, you should pay attention to the time when the temperature is relatively low in the morning and evening. When watering at night, you should feel the flowerpot first, and then you can water it if it is not too hot.
Some flower friends think it's meaty, thirsty and hot. Put some ice in the basin to cool their thirst. Hua Hua just wants to say "the art expert is brave"! This method has not been tested yet.
5. Clean up dead leaves in time.
For diseased leaves and dead leaves, use tweezers to gently clip them off, so as to avoid rotting and breeding bacteria and causing infectious diseases.
6. Stop fertilizing and eating
Once in dormancy, don't think about fertilizing and growing meat. Save your life first.
Summer type species: summer does not sleep, some even grow faster!
Common varieties are:
Other common varieties, such as qingxingmei, Taomei and Qianfo hand, have no obvious dormancy period in summer.
Summer is the growth period of summer type, which is full of light, water and fat. Otherwise, it will take a long time to miss this season.
1. Full light
If the light of summer type is not enough, it will be too long to save. It's ugly. I don't want to look at it.
The temperature is the highest from June to August in summer. Except for the hottest period from noon to afternoon (11:00-14:00), these meats can be directly exposed to the sun. The more the sun shines, the more beautiful the color and the thicker the leaves are.
Pay attention to shade during the hottest period of noon to avoid burns; or move to the indoor light scattering place, do not take it directly to the cool room, suddenly cooling meat can not stand
2. Water properly
The summer type is generally the most drought resistant and fleshy, but the water demand increases in the growing season. Water once every 3-5 days, sooner or later when the pot soil temperature is low.
Don't use too cold water for watering, because the flower pot and soil are the same as the ambient temperature. Suddenly, pouring cold water will stimulate the roots. It's better to use a watering pot, which can not only improve the air humidity, but also reduce the temperature by a small margin
Note that cactus can not be watered from the top, which will cause collapse.
3. Avoid rain
Summer type of fleshy afraid of rain, if you have been placed on the balcony or yard, pay attention to summer rainy days do not rain, one big irritant, two will waterlogging
4. Temperature reduction above 38C
Now global warming, July, August are close to 40 degrees, people can not resist, let alone more meat
So when it's over 38 degrees, move these meaty things into a brighter place.
5. Apply thin fertilizer
Growth period of summer meat, it is best to add fertilizer every half a month, to ensure nutrition, in addition to the purchase of professional liquid fertilizer and compound fertilizer
The dregs of mustard seed, sesame and soybean can also be used as fertilizer after being dried. After being crushed, sprinkle 2-3 grams into the basin every 10 days or so.
Many kinds of meat, we flower friends all over the country, each situation is different, we should observe in time, specific problems specific response!
