The Latest Cultivation Methods and Precautions for Lucky Bamboo
Lucky bamboo is an evergreen small tree of the Agavaceae family. The stems and leaves of lucky bamboo are very slender and delicate, and the plant is tall and thin with a very graceful appearance, possessing very high ornamental value and loved by many people. It can also absorb impurities from the air to achieve the purpose of purifying the air. So how should lucky bamboo be cultivated? Below, the editor brings you the cultivation methods and precautions for lucky bamboo. Let's take a look!
1. Soil Selection
Lucky bamboo likes to grow in cool and moist places, so when planting, in order to increase the growth rate of lucky bamboo and shorten the growth cycle, soil selection is very important. The soil should mainly be soil with normal drainage and irrigation, loose texture, and sufficient fertility. After selecting the soil, do a good job of land preparation and disinfection, and apply sufficient base fertilizer. Then build a shade shed around the plot, insert supports around it to set up a frame, and control the plant and row spacing. Keep the plant height at about 2.5 m, with 50 cm buried underground. Use about 32 supports per mu, tie the top of each support to each other with iron wire, and then cover it with a layer of shade net.
2. Propagation Methods
The propagation methods of lucky bamboo include stem cutting and cuttings. When doing stem cutting, choose a stem segment without leaves as the cutting, keep the length at about 6 cm, and keep about three nodes. Then insert it directly into a sand bed, paying attention to the upper and lower order. This is usually done in spring and autumn, and roots generally form after about one month. If using cuttings, first cut off the top shoot, keep the length at about 18 cm, and then apply rooting agent to the cut part. Insert it about two nodes into the soil, and water once a day after cutting. Roots can form in about one month in spring, while in autumn it takes about one and a half months.
3. Scientific Fertilization
Before cutting, we should apply sufficient base fertilizer, mainly with nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. After lucky bamboo is cut, it will begin to sprout new roots in about three weeks. At this time, properly apply manure water once. Then after about one month, according to the growth of the lucky bamboo, properly apply a seedling-promoting fertilizer once, mainly compound fertilizer. After fertilizing, do a good job of earthing up. When the plant grows to about 40 cm tall, the nutrient demand increases, so at this time properly increase the amount of fertilizer, mainly compound fertilizer and urea. And foliar fertilization can be applied appropriately to promote balanced growth of lucky bamboo.
4. Precautions
When planting lucky bamboo, pay attention to doing a good job of watering, and reasonably adjust the watering frequency according to seasonal changes. In spring and autumn, water about once a week. In summer, water about twice a week, and in winter reduce the amount of watering. Do not water too much, to avoid water accumulation, which can cause root rot and death of lucky bamboo. Then pay attention to controlling the temperature well. Too high or too low a temperature will have a great impact on the growth of lucky bamboo, and it should generally be controlled at about 25 degrees. Finally, there is light. During the growth of lucky bamboo, it should be provided with an appropriate amount of scattered light, and direct sunlight should not be allowed.
The above is a brief introduction to the cultivation methods and precautions for lucky bamboo. When cultivating lucky bamboo, there are many places that need our attention, but actually it is not difficult, as long as the basic management work is done well. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can be helpful to everyone!