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Detailed Guide to Lychee Pruning Techniques: How to Prune and Control Winter Shoot Growth
Lychee Cultivation Techniques: What does the basic framework pruning of a lychee tree look like, and how should it be pruned for better results? Would you like to find out? Then let us take a look together! Basic Framework Pruning. The framework of a lychee tree consists of the trunk, main branches, sub-main branches and lateral branches. At 50 cm above the ground on the trunk, begin to train 3~4 main branches, with the main branches forming an angle of about 80 degrees to the horizontal. On each main branch, train 2~3 sub-main branches; the sub-main branches should be attached at an angle of about 10~20 degrees to the horizontal, and the distance between sub-main branches should preferably be about 50 cm. Sub-main branches on different main branches should not cross each other, and sub-main branches on the same main branch should not be retained in the same direction. On each sub-main branch, train 3 lateral branches.
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What soil should be used for potted cacti, and how should they be watered?
We all know the cactus plant, and nowadays many people like to grow potted cacti, but do you know how to grow potted cacti? As a potted plant, the cactus is clearly different from most potted plants. Most potted plants come from tropical rainforests and like
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Are Hybrid Seeds Good? Open-Pollinated Seeds: Meaning and Differences Explained
There are three types of seeds: hybrid, open-pollinated, and heirloom. Stark Bros carries only non-GMO heirloom seeds, and all of them are open-pollinated. Below are the definitions and examples of each seed type, to clear up the common confusion surrounding them. Hybrid
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What fish are good to keep with koi? Choose this way for greater ornamental appeal
Koi are a popular ornamental fish, so what kind of koi should you choose to make them more ornamental? The selection of koi can follow certain standards. Since ancient times, the judging standard for koi has always used 50 points for posture, 30 points for color, and 20 points for pattern, for a total of 100 points...
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Which koi varieties have good colors, and what feed do they eat every day?
Daily feeding of koi Feeding is the most important part of daily management, and also the most interesting one. Every day beside the pond (or tank), watching the fish happily compete for the feed, the joy is truly endless. The feeding amount is something to pay attention to. Feed too little...
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What fish are good to keep together with koi in an aquarium?
Aquarium: a facility commonly used for keeping koi at home. Its shape and size can be freely chosen as needed, and with various shapes available, it is a rearing container favored in all regions. Its structure may be a metal frame with glass on five sides, or made entirely of glass. Since...
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Learn koi selection in three minutes; have you done a good job monitoring aquarium water quality?
Water quality monitoring is one of the essential steps in indoor koi keeping management. The main items in daily water quality monitoring include water temperature, pH value, salinity, dissolved oxygen, ammonia nitrogen concentration, nitrite, nitrate and bacterial count, metal ions, etc. When keeping koi...
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Which Koi varieties have good colors? Detailed guide to selection and culling methods
The culling of koi is mainly about eliminating poor fish and selecting good koi with ornamental value. So how do you cull to select top-grade koi with ornamental value? Culling koi is essentially about looking at the koi's body shape and red markings, and...
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What fish are good to keep with koi? A guide to choosing an aquarium
1. Choosing an aquarium for keeping fish (1) In terms of material, aquariums made in China today generally use one of two main materials: glass and acrylic. The former is heavy and has poor impact resistance, but is inexpensive; the latter is relatively light, has good light transmission and impact resistance, but is expensive.
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Which Koi Varieties Have Good Colors? Sharing My Personal Breeding Tips
1. Choosing and Setting Up an Aquarium for Koi (1) You should choose an aquarium that suits your own circumstances and budget rather than choosing blindly, but do pick one that is slightly larger to give the koi enough room to move around. (2) Koi have a very high oxygen demand, so the aquarium needs to be equipped with...
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