A detailed guide to the latest planting methods for Alocasia, master the key cultivation points in one article
Alocasia is a relatively common plant in southern China, and it is also very popular as a potted plant. Moreover, Alocasia not only has very high ornamental value, but its rhizome can also be used as medicine. It can treat various problems such as abdominal pain and cholera. Therefore, there are quite a lot of people growing Alocasia now. So if you want to grow Alocasia, how should you do it? Below, the editor brings you the planting methods for Alocasia. Let's take a look together!
1. Land selection and fertilization
Alocasia is suitable for growing in warm, sunny places. Therefore, before planting Alocasia, we should choose the planting plot well, and select a place with higher terrain, dryness, normal drainage and irrigation, high fertility, and sufficient sunlight. Then do the land preparation work well and apply sufficient base fertilizer. The base fertilizer should mainly be long-acting organic fertilizer, mainly decomposed farmyard manure plus an appropriate amount of cake fertilizer, compound fertilizer, etc. The base fertilizer should be spread evenly over the soil and fully mixed with the soil to improve soil fertility. Then make beds, keep the bed width at about 1 m, and then dig furrows about 35 cm deep, ready for planting.
2. Timely planting
The time for transplanting Alocasia seedlings is generally around May. No matter what planting method is used, the seedlings can be transplanted when they have grown about 3 true leaves. Before transplanting and planting, we should grade the seedlings according to their size. Plant seedlings of similar size together in one place, with a plant spacing of about 60 cm and a row spacing of about 70 cm. The number of plants per mu should not be too many, and planting should be carried out around 4 p.m., when there is no dew and the temperature is not too high. After planting, pay attention to watering once with rooting water, and after about three days, apply a topdressing of diluted manure water once.
3. Cultivation and weeding
About 5 days after watering with rooting water, begin cultivation and weeding work, with a cultivation depth of about 8-9 cm. Carry out the second cultivation half a month later; this time cultivation should mainly be shallow cultivation, with the depth kept at about 4 cm. Then carry out cultivation work about twice a month until the plants close the rows and it stops. When the plants overwinter, pay attention to earthing up and setting up a plastic shed to provide Alocasia with a warm growing environment. Avoid Alocasia suffering low-temperature freezing damage during overwintering, which affects growth and reduces planting benefits.
4. Field management
After the seedlings are planted and recover from transplanting, properly water once with manure water every week to increase the amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied. After entering summer, pay attention to doing a good job of watering, and often sprinkle water on the leaves, which should be done in the morning or afternoon. Then every month pay attention to removing old leaves and yellow leaves of Alocasia to improve air permeability and avoid excessive water evaporation. Finally, do a good job of shading, because Alocasia has relatively poor tolerance to strong light. If directly exposed to sunlight, the leaves are very easy to burn.
The above is a brief introduction to the planting methods for Alocasia. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!