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Privet Tree Shaping and Pruning Methods and Key Technical Points
1. Transplant pruning: When transplanting in the nursery, the trunk should be cut back by 1/3. Below the cut, only one strong bud should be selected and kept to develop into the trunk extension shoot; the other bud opposite it must be removed. To prevent the formation of competing shoots at the top, the 1st to 2nd pairs of buds below the cut should also be destroyed. 2. Planting pruning: Before planting, cut back the 1-year-old extension shoot of the central trunk of large saplings by 1/3, keep a strong bud at the cut bud, and at the same time remove 1 bud from the first pair of buds below the cut to ensure the apical dominance of the selected bud. To prevent the formation of competing
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Detailed Explanation of Bonsai Lingzhi Shaping Techniques
Lingzhi [Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst], also known as lingzhi grass, lingzhi immortal grass, woody lingzhi, auspicious grass, and ten-thousand-year mushroom, belongs to the phylum Fungi, subphylum Basidiomycotina, order Polyporales, family Polyporaceae, genus Ganoderma. It is a perennial woody fungal plant, mainly growing in the high mountain primeval forests of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet and other provinces and regions. Lingzhi has a distinctive form and brilliant colors, and since ancient times it has been a symbol of wealth and auspiciousness, and also
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The creeping juniper is a suitable material for making bonsai
The creeping juniper generally has no upright main trunk, with dense branches and leaves, distinct layers, small emerald-green leaves, evergreen throughout the year, elegant posture, a long lifespan, and is easy to shape. The creeping juniper has strong adaptability and can grow well in both the south and the north, making it a good material for making bonsai. 1. Tree shape creation The branches of the creeping juniper are thin and long, and soft, suitable for making cascade style, curved trunk style, lying trunk style, and various bird, animal and other animal forms. When shaping the creeping juniper, one should do more wiring and less pruning. The wiring material can be metal wire or palm fiber. After the general outline is wired into shape, according to the needs of the shape, one should
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Why do rabbits eat their own soft droppings?
In the process of raising domestic rabbits, we see that the hard fecal pellets they excrete are formed through a second round of digestion. Domestic rabbits eat grass and feed during the day, and excrete soft droppings at night or before dawn, and as soon as the soft droppings are excreted, they immediately eat them, and only through the second round of digestion and absorption are the residues formed into hard fecal pellets and excreted from the body. When domestic rabbits eat the soft droppings they excrete at night, it is not coprophagia caused by a lack of some nutrient in their body, but a normal physiological phenomenon. This instinct of domestic rabbits has two major benefits: first, it can keep the rabbit hutch and rabbit farm
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Scraping bark from pear trees in winter is the key to growing good pears
The farming proverb says: "If you want to eat good pears, scrape the bark in winter." In the cold winter season, scraping off the old bark from pear trees that have already borne fruit can effectively eliminate the fungal spores of pear scab, ring rot, anthracnose, pear rust and other diseases that remain inside and outside the old cracked bark of pear trees, as well as the eggs of many pear tree pests such as pear psylla, aphids, fruit borers and scale insects, ensuring healthy growth of the pear trees, high quality, high yield and high returns. Scraping the bark must be thorough. When scraping bark from pear trees, you must remove the old cracked bark, rotten disease, pear scab, ring rot, anthracnose, scale insects, pear psylla,
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The Important Role of Montmorillonite in Keeping Crystal Shrimp
Montmorillonite for crystal shrimp is specially used for keeping ornamental crystal shrimp, with a purity of 95-98%, pH 6.5-7.5, and can be placed directly into the tank for use. Montmorillonite for crystal shrimp can stabilize water quality, keep the water at a certain hardness (GH, 4-6) and carbonate hardness (KH, 1-2), and can absorb or inhibit the production of ammonia and organic amines. It is also academically recognized that montmorillonite can serve as the main component of the bacterial culture medium for cultivating nitrifying bacteria. 1 The Efficacy of Montmorillonite for Crystal Shrimp
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Schisandra intercropping pattern offers good returns
Northern Schisandra is derived from the mature dried fruit of Schisandra chinensis of the genus Schisandra in the family Magnoliaceae. The plant is a perennial deciduous woody climbing vine, with woody stems reaching 8-10 m long. It grows wild in forests and forest margins, climbing trees. It flowers from May to July each year, and the fruit ripens from August to early October. The ripe red spike-like berries are picked for medicinal use. Schisandra cultivation techniques (1) Suitable growing environment for Schisandra. Schisandra prefers a cool, moist living environment and is shade-tolerant, with a suitable shading level of about 20%. The first
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Grain-mushroom intercropping planting model boosts yield and income
Corn-oyster mushroom intercropping uses a 2:1 intercropping cultivation form, improving field ventilation and light penetration; the oyster mushroom production requires more watering, which is very beneficial to corn growth. The spent mushroom substrate still contains relatively rich organic nutrients and can be turned into the soil as high-quality farmyard manure to build soil fertility. Intercropped corn can be sown in late April; on the basis of early-spring plowing and harrowing, spread farmyard manure, form ridges 60 cm wide, with plant spacing smaller than that of pure corn stands, and add the corn plants from the mushroom rows to the rows on both sides respectively, ensuring
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Feeding and Management Methods for Keeping Caged Rabbits Safe Through the Summer
Heat dissipation and temperature control: Plant some vine-type plants such as melons, beans, grapes, and pumpkins around the rabbit hutch to prevent direct sunlight, and you can also apply a layer of lime slurry to the inner and outer walls of the rabbit hutch so that direct sunlight does not reach the rabbit cages; open-air rabbit hutches should have a shade canopy set up, with doors and windows opened to allow air convection; for wool rabbits, the wool should be cut short along with the hair on the head and face, and the rabbit cages should not be too crowded; when the room temperature exceeds 30°C, sprinkle some cool water every 2-3 hours, or use a new brick, soak it in cool water for several minutes, and once it has absorbed enough water (no longer bubbling), place it in the rabbit cage,
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What kind of pear is the Pingbo Xiang pear? Let's find out
The Pingbo Xiang pear was bred by the Fruit Tree Institute of Jilin Yanbian Hualong Group from Apple Pear x Boxiang Pear, and was named in 1995. The fruit is oval, with an average single fruit weight of 185g and a maximum of 4009. The skin is thin and light yellow, with a red blush on the sunny side; the flesh is milky white, fine in texture, crisp and juicy, sweet in taste, and contains 15% soluble solids, of top quality; the fruit ripens from late September to early October, and is cold-resistant, disease-resistant, and storage-tolerant.
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