How to grow baby's breath? With careful tending, it can also be made into dried flowers!
Baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata) is one of the bouquets that young people buy more often nowadays, because of its unique appearance and high ornamental value. Its scientific name is Gypsophila paniculata, and it is grown relatively widely in Xinjiang in our country; farmers in other countries such as those in Europe and Russia also grow it. Baby's breath has very strong vitality, and as long as you care for and cultivate it with a little effort, you can get results. So, do you know how to grow baby's breath? How do you make dried flowers?
1. How to grow baby's breath
Many flower lovers are very interested in baby's breath now, but it is relatively difficult to keep alive, and they do not know where the problem lies. Here the editor has summarized the cultivation methods for baby's breath for you, let's take a look:
1. Determine the growing environment for baby's breath
(1) Use weakly alkaline sandy soil with relatively high nutrient content as the main growing soil. You can find a professional seller at a flower market to mix the proportions; generally, leaf mold, sandy soil and nutrient soil are mixed together, which can ensure the nutrition of baby's breath.
(2) Control the amount of watering; do not water all the time, and do not let it dry out. Be careful to maintain good soil moisture. Generally, at the early seedling stage, you can water heavily; after baby's breath has taken shape and grown to 30 to 40 cm, reduce the amount of watering. During the flowering period, control the amount of water well to avoid soil rot.
(3) Pay attention to good ventilation. Generally, the temperature can be maintained between 15-28 degrees Celsius. When it is too hot in summer, move it to the living room; plants also need to escape the heat. In winter, when the outdoor temperature is relatively low, you can put it indoors on rainy and snowy days, and after the sun comes out and the temperature rises, move it back outside for some air.
(4) Baby's breath likes a relatively dry environment and cannot grow in darkness all the time, so under suitable sunlight conditions, move it outside more often to absorb nutrients.
2. Clarify the propagation methods for baby's breath
(1) Baby's breath can be propagated by sowing seeds, sowing in spring or autumn. Summer temperatures are too high and are not suitable for the rapid growth of seedlings, and a dry environment with little rain is also not conducive to the soil retaining moisture.
(2) Besides seed propagation, baby's breath can also be propagated by cuttings. Take cuttings every spring. Select a batch of relatively sturdy branches that are not easy to break, then trim and arrange them and insert them into the soil, water regularly, and maintain soil moisture and environmental temperature. Fertilizer is mainly organic fertilizer and compound fertilizer, and the nutrition must be sufficient.
2. How to make baby's breath into dried flowers for preservation?
1. Air-drying method
After dividing baby's breath into branches, put it in a book or press it flat with two weighted flat objects, do not turn it over from time to time, and keep it in this state for a week, and it becomes a dried flower. You can frame it in a photo frame or twist it into a bunch and place it at home as a decoration.
2. Microwave heating and air-drying method
Press baby's breath down with a flat plate, then spread it flat on paper, secure it with a hair tie and put it in the microwave to heat for 20 seconds, or use a heated plate and press it again once more. Wait until the flower has cooled completely, then take it out and it will be in a dried flower state.
Baby's breath has always been a symbol of the beauty of love. Whether it is a couple passionately in love or a married couple whose relationship is stable, you can appropriately add a bit of romance to life. Life needs seasoning, and baby's breath is the only choice.