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How to preserve tree stumps for bonsai against rot? These practical methods are a must-know
A fine bonsai work can only be completed after 5-8 years of careful management, but during the care process, how to prevent dead branches from continuing to rot is the most worrying thing. The most common way to preserve tree stumps against rot is to coat them with lime-sulfur mixture (a mixture of lime and sulfur). The preparation method of lime-sulfur mixture: one part quicklime powder, 2 parts sulfur powder, 10 parts water, boiled and prepared. One point to emphasize is boiling! That is, boil it in a pot and then use it, because sulfur powder generally does not dissolve in water. Tree stumps can be treated during both the growing season and the dormant season; in winter it is mainly for prevention, and the effect is very good.
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How to care for water-and-land bonsai? A full analysis of practical tips
Watering: Water-and-land bonsai are planted in very shallow pots, so special attention must be paid to replenishing water in time. To prevent the potting soil from being washed away when watering, it is best to use a fine-nozzle watering can. When the climate is dry, a sprayer can be used to mist the pot surface, the trees and the rocks to keep the moss growing well. Fertilizing: The soil in water-and-land bonsai is relatively little and nutrients are limited, so attention should be paid to fertilizing to keep the trees growing vigorously. Fertilizing is mostly done by spraying diluted organic fertilizer water onto the soil surface. Granular organic compound fertilizer can also be buried in the potting soil. Repotting: The trees in water-and-land bonsai are generally repotted once every 3 to 5 years, mostly
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How to make azalea bonsai more exquisite? Sharing of practical tips
Azalea, also known as yingshanhong or zhaoshanhong, is a deciduous shrub of the genus Rhododendron in the family Ericaceae. It has many branches, which are slender and straight, with simple papery leaves; the flowers grow in clusters of 2-6 at the tips of the branches and are rose-colored, bright red or deep red, with purple spots, and in horticulture there are many other varieties with even richer colors. Its flowering period is from April to June, and the fruit ripens in October. Azalea likes a warm, humid environment, is not cold-tolerant, and is relatively heat-tolerant; it likes acidic soil and grows poorly in alkaline soil and in sticky soil with poor drainage. Its bonsai production and cultivation methods are as follows: (1) Seedling sources
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How to Improve Pear Fruit Quality? A Detailed Guide to Practical Measures
Increase organic fertilizer application, and control nitrogen while increasing phosphorus and potassium before harvest. Increasing organic fertilizer and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can make the fruit surface smooth and clean and raise the sugar content. The application rate of organic fertilizer should reach one jin of fertilizer per jin of fruit. Chemical fertilizers should be applied at a nitrogen:phosphorus:potassium ratio of 1:0.5:1. Spraying potassium dihydrogen phosphate 2-3 times in July and controlling the use of nitrogen fertilizer later can both achieve high and stable yields and help fruit coloring, increase sweetness, and improve fruit quality and storability; spraying 0.3-0.5% calcium agents in mid-to-late June has a significant effect on reducing green-headed fruit, rough-skinned fruit and
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How to control subsurface pests in upland rice? A full breakdown of practical techniques
In recent years, with the application and promotion of dry-raised transplanting techniques, upland rice cultivation in Gejiu City has become a new highlight of economic growth in mountainous rural areas. How to do a good job in controlling subsurface pests is an important technical measure for developing upland rice production and ensuring increased yield and income. The common subsurface pests of upland rice mainly include white grubs (the larvae of scarab beetles), wireworms (the larvae of click beetles), mole crickets, and cutworms (cut worms). These pests live in the soil during their damaging period, feeding on seeds, young sprouts, roots and stems, causing missing plants, gaps in rows, or
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A Detailed Guide to Selecting and Using Fishery Drugs: A Practical Guide for Farmers
When selecting fishery drugs, the "three certificates" must be complete (production license, production approval certificate, execution standard number), and there must be a product quality certificate. Legitimate fishery drug manufacturers have applied for registered trademarks; the trademark design, image, text, etc. are indicated on the packaging, labels, and instructions, and are marked with the words "registered trademark" or a registration mark. The quality of the inner and outer packaging materials of fishery drugs should be good. Generally, the packaging is marked with instructions for use, trade name, chemical name, drug composition, content, production approval number, manufacturer name, address, production batch number, production date, validity period, indications or functions and main treatments,
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Several Practical Ways to Improve the Effectiveness of Fish Medications
1. Improve the binder. The binder must be strongly adhesive, otherwise the medication is easily lost in the water. Standard wheat flour is a good binder material. For swallowing fish, it is best to make pellet medicated bait or ball-shaped medicated bait. 2. Add a feeding attractant. Fish have a sensitive sense of smell; even if 1 gram of alanine is dissolved in 1000 tons of water, fish can still detect it. For example, grinding the strongly aromatic Chinese herbs star anise and Angelica dahurica into fine powder as a feeding attractant, mixing it into fish medication at a ratio of 10%-20%, or adding
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How to prevent chicken diseases? A detailed guide to practical preventive measures
I. Strengthen feeding management. Rationally formulate feed and make it varied. Feeding moldy or spoiled feed is strictly prohibited to prevent poisoning and fungal diseases. Feeding must be done at fixed times and in fixed amounts. Lighting in the chicken house should be appropriate, ventilation good, and the house kept dry at all times. The temperature in the chicken house must not change abruptly, especially during the chick stage. Sick, weak and disabled chickens must be strictly separated into groups and raised in isolation. II. Do a good job of chicken house hygiene. The chicken house and exercise yard must be cleaned every day. Litter should be dried in the sun frequently and changed frequently. The floor must be kept from becoming damp and waterlogged. The chicken house and equipment must be disinfected regularly. This is
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How to release seedlings after mulching cotton fields with plastic film? Practical tips to share
In plastic-film-mulched cotton fields, the temperature is high, and seedlings emerge quickly and evenly. It takes 8 days from sowing to emergence, and 3 to 4 days after emergence for full stand. After full stand, if the late frost has passed, holes should be broken to release the seedlings. Releasing seedlings too early means they cannot achieve full stand or complete stand; too late is not good for strong seedlings, and if high temperatures occur, it often causes seedling scorching. For drill sowing, holes should be punched according to plant spacing to release seedlings; for hole sowing, holes should be punched according to seedlings. After breaking the film and releasing seedlings, cover the openings with soil to prevent moisture loss, temperature drop, film lifting by strong wind, and weed growth. When releasing seedlings, grasp the principle of releasing green but not yellow, that is, cotton seedlings with flat and expanded cotyledons can be released; yellow-valve seedlings that have not expanded, if released, are easily dried by wind or killed by sun, and cannot be released through holes.
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Practical experience and key technical points for shiitake mushroom cultivation on cut logs
Among shiitake mushrooms, those grown on cut logs are especially popular with consumers. The author has been engaged in cut-log shiitake cultivation for decades, and now shares the practical experience as follows. 1. Selection of tree species: apart from oily and aromatic tree species such as pine, Chinese fir and cypress, more than 200 tree species are suitable, including white oak, Mongolian oak, ring-cupped oak, maple, fragrant tree, true chestnut, chestnut and wild walnut. 2. Felling: trees can be felled from the Winter Solstice to Awakening of Insects, with felling during the "nine-day" cold period being best, and no later than Pure Brightness at the latest. This is because during this period the trees are dormant, the bark and xylem are tightly joined, nutrients are rich, contaminating microorganisms
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