How does society garlic propagate? An introduction to common propagation methods
Society garlic is a bulbous flower that grows in clumps as a mature plant, so when propagating it artificially, besides the commonly used seed-sowing method, you can also use methods such as scale leaf cuttings and bulb division. Let me introduce the propagation methods and precautions for society garlic, which can be used both for ornament and as food.
Society garlic
1. Seed-sowing propagation:Sowing is sexual reproduction and is mainly used in breeding. The method is: harvest the seeds in autumn and store them until sowing in the following spring. After sowing, they germinate in about 20-30 days. During the seedling stage, proper shading is needed. By early autumn, the underground part has already formed small bulbs, which can then be dug out and replanted separately. Depending on the species, some seedling plants from sowing bloom in 3 years, while others need to be cultivated for many years before they bloom. Therefore, this method is not suitable for home use.
2. Small bulb division method:If you need to propagate 1 plant or a few plants, you can use this method. Usually, some small bulbs grow around the outer edge of the base plate of the old bulb. When harvesting lilies in September-October, these small bulbs can be separated, stored in sand indoors to overwinter. The following spring, plant them in pots. After cultivation until September-October of the third year, they can grow into large bulbs and be cultivated into large plants. This method yields a small number of propagules and is only suitable for home pot propagation.
3. Scale leaf cutting method:This method can be used for medium-scale propagation. In autumn, dig out the bulbs and break off the plump, thick scales from the old bulb one by one. The base of each scale should carry a small part of the base plate. Let them dry slightly in the shade, then insert them into a flower pot or shallow wooden box filled with river sand (or vermiculite), allowing 2/3 of the scale to be inserted into the substrate. Keep the substrate at a certain moisture level. At around 20 degrees, in about 1.5 months, roots will form at the wounded part of the scale. In winter, the humidity should be kept at around 18 degrees, and the river sand should not be too wet. After cultivation until the following spring, the scales will grow small bulbs. Separate them, plant them in pots, and manage them carefully. After about 3 years of cultivation, they can bloom.
4. Bulbil division method:The bulbil division propagation method is only applicable to a few species. For lilies such as Lilium lancifolium and Lilium 'Yellow Horn', this method is often used. The method is: take the small bulbs formed in the leaf axils of the aboveground stems (also called "bulbils", when the bulbils have fully grown in summer but have not yet fallen off) and cultivate them. From growing into large bulbs to blooming usually takes 2-4 years. To encourage the production of more small bulbils for propagation, after the plant blooms, press the aboveground stem down and shallowly bury it in soil, or cut the aboveground stem into small sections each with 3-4 leaves and shallowly bury the nodes in moist sand, so that small bulbils can grow from the leaf axils.
Society garlic cultivation methods and propagation methods
Society garlic is a type of plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a perennial herbaceous plant. It mostly blooms in summer. It can purify the air, beautify the environment, and also be used as medicine. It can usually be grown at home, but growing society garlic well is not an easy task. You need to have a comprehensive understanding of its cultivation methods.
1. Propagation methods
When cultivating society garlic, you need to have a comprehensive understanding of its propagation methods. This plant has a variety of different cultivation methods, such as scale propagation, bulb propagation, bulbil propagation, and seed propagation. However, in daily life, bulbil propagation is the most commonly used. You can choose to take the small bulbils growing from the leaf axils of society garlic after the flowers fade but before the bulbils fall off, and directly take them out and plant them.
2. Soil
When cultivating society garlic, the choice of soil is also very important. It is best to choose leaf mold, sandy soil, and garden soil and mix them in a 1:1 ratio. Also, fully decomposed compost or bone meal should be applied at the bottom of the flower pot, so that society garlic can absorb abundant nutrients after planting.
3. Fertilization
Fertilizing society garlic during cultivation also has its particularities. During its peak growing season, diluted liquid fertilizer should be applied 2 to 3 times to promote plant growth. Before entering the flowering period, phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer should be applied 1 to 2 times. This can encourage the plant to produce more flower buds, prolong the flowering period, and produce large flowers.
4. Watering
Watering society garlic during cultivation also involves certain techniques. Normally, keep the pot soil moist. Also, after it enters the peak growing season or the hot summer, increase the frequency of watering in time and spray water on the leaves and around the flower pot to increase air humidity. However, the soil in the pot must not be too wet, otherwise its bulbs will rot, causing root rot, and sometimes the leaves will turn yellow or even fall off directly.
The benefits of garden balsam and how to cultivate garden balsam
Garden balsam, also known as: henna, touch-me-not, garden balsam stem, Latin name: Impatiens balsamina L. It is an annual herbaceous flower of the order Sapindales, family Balsaminaceae, genus Impatiens. The whole plant is divided into six parts: root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed. Because its flower head, wings, tail, and feet all curl upward like a phoenix, it is also called golden phoenix flower. The body of garden balsam has six parts: root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed. The flowers come in many colors, including pink, bright red, purple, pink-purple, and more. The petals or leaves can be crushed and wrapped on the nails with leaves, dyeing them a vivid red. It is very beautiful and much loved by girls.
In folk custom, its flowers and leaves are often used to dye nails. The stems and seeds are used as medicine. The stem has the effects of dispelling wind-dampness, activating blood, and relieving pain, and is used to treat rheumatic joint pain and difficulty in flexion and extension; the seeds are called "touch-me-not" and have the effects of softening hardness and reducing accumulation, and are used to treat dysphagia, fishbone stuck in the throat, abdominal masses, and amenorrhea. Please follow along to learn about the cultivation methods and related benefits of garden balsam.
1. It changes face, has many names, and makes people unable to touch it. Garden balsam is also called garden balsam stem, golden phoenix flower, sprinkled golden flower, ji-ji grass, henna, touch-me-not, henna flower, false peach blossom, small peach red, small dot red, nail grass, and chicken claw flower.
2. Even with many identities, it has only one appearance. The body of garden balsam has six parts: root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed. It has soft hairs or is nearly smooth. The leaves are alternate, broadly or narrowly lanceolate, up to about 10 cm long, with acuminate tips, sharp teeth along the edges, and wedge-shaped bases; there are several pairs of glands near the petiole. Its flower shape resembles a butterfly. The flower colors include pink, bright red, purple, white-yellow, sprinkled gold, and more, and it is highly variable. Some varieties can produce flowers of several colors on the same plant. Garden balsam is mostly single-petaled; the double-petaled form is called phoenix ball flower. According to ancient flower records, there were more than 200 varieties of garden balsam, and many varieties have now been lost. Because garden balsam readily varies, through artificial cultivation and selection, some good varieties have been produced, such as five-color top phoenix, whose flowers grow at the top of the stem, with large and brightly colored flowers, as well as ten-pattern brocade and others. According to different flower shapes, it can also be divided into rose type, camellia type, dianthus type, and others. The flowering period of garden balsam is June-August. It produces capsule fruits. The capsules are spindle-shaped, with white down, and when mature they split open elastically into 5 rolled valves; seeds are numerous, spherical, black, peach-shaped, and when mature the outer shell bursts open on its own, ejecting the seeds, self-sowing and propagating, so seeds must be collected in time.
3. There are many beautiful stories behind it. From ancient times to the present, many poets have written beautiful lines for garden balsam. For example, Yang Weizhen of the Yuan Dynasty wrote "Garden Balsam" like this: On a golden plate with dew, pound the immortal flower, making the slender jade have leisure. A bit of sorrow resembles a parrot's beak, ten parts of spring rise on peony buds. Delicately flicking pink tears, tossing red beans, playfully pinching flower branches, threading crimson clouds. When female companions meet, they frequently ask, several times mistaking it for the palace rouge mark. It can be seen how wonderfully it is written, with the charm of a young girl, the thoughts of a parrot, and the sorrow of a beauty. In Dream of the Red Chamber, there is a saying: "Before seeing the person, first hear the voice, this is Xue Baochai." I should say, before seeing its appearance, first know its look, this is garden balsam. It can be seen that what is described here is clear at a glance and yet so beautiful.
The benefits of garden balsam for the home environment
What differences are there before and after placing garden balsam?
1. Garden balsam's greening effect on the home is indispensable. Through photosynthesis, garden balsam can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, while people inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide during breathing, thus balancing indoor oxygen and carbon dioxide. At the same time, through the leaves of garden balsam absorbing heat and evaporating water, it can lower air temperature, relatively regulate temperature in winter and summer, provide shade and heat insulation in summer. In winter, experiments have shown that a connected greenhouse with planted balcony, compared with one without plants, can not only create an oxygen-rich space, facilitating a beneficial cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide between people and garden balsam, but also has a better greenhouse effect.
2. Garden balsam's beautifying effect on the home also has a great function. Garden balsam can keep indoor air humidity at an excellent level. Its bright colors also add a lot of spring atmosphere to the home. At the same time, the beautiful garden balsam has great ornamental value. In a small house, it appears full of spring, as if living in an ocean of fresh flowers. In a large house, it can be arranged to present a noble home style.
3. Planting garden balsam adds a touch of poetry to the home. "Don't touch me" is the flower language of garden balsam, because its seed pods will eject many seeds with just a light touch. Its noble character gives the whole home a distinctive style. In addition, henna is a natural plant growing in tropical regions, an annual upright fleshy herb, also known as nail grass and small peach red. Because its flower head, wings, and tail all curl upward like a phoenix, its scientific name is also called garden balsam. Because henna contains unique natural plant pigments, henna is very widespread in the lives of the ** Uyghur people. The cultivation of henna has a history of several thousand years. Girls use henna juice to dye their nails and hair, and also apply it to the palms, backs of hands, arms, and legs for skin care. This tradition has continued to the present day. A natural doctor that can stay at home all the time has become the guardian spirit of beauties, making people live with peace of mind.
The feng shui benefits of garden balsam
1. Garden balsam helps improve the residential feng shui of people whose Five Elements belong to fire. Garden feng shui is only a tiny part of feng shui as a whole, but it uses simple plants to achieve the effect of changing feng shui, and it can also beautify the home environment. So-called garden feng shui, simply put, is dividing plants into the five major categories of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and planting appropriate plants according to the home environment and personal feng shui conditions. Garden balsam is suitable for people whose Five Elements belong to fire. If there is too much black in the home or the earth energy is too weak, this kind of potted plant can be used for adjustment, and garden balsam is very suitable.
2. Garden balsam can embellish the atmosphere at home, add vitality, and effectively improve feng shui. Seeing garden balsam reminds one of winter jasmine. Pink ones, red ones, all full of festive atmosphere. That touch of spring color immediately lifts the spirits. If garden balsam is placed in your home, it is estimated to have the same effect.
3. With garden balsam at home, people live healthily and with peace of mind. It is said that henna is a natural plant growing in tropical regions, an annual upright fleshy herb, also known as nail grass and small peach red. Because its flower head, wings, and tail all curl upward like a phoenix, its scientific name is also called garden balsam. Because henna contains unique natural plant pigments, henna is very widespread in the lives of the ** Uyghur people. The cultivation of henna has a history of several thousand years. Girls use henna juice to dye their nails and hair, and also apply it to the palms, backs of hands, arms, and legs for skin care. This tradition has continued to the present day. For a person, if they become more beautiful, they will certainly be very happy, especially for women. If some garden balsam is planted at home, and when there is time it is used to care for one's skin, and the skin looks a little younger every day, would a person not be happy? When a person is happy, naturally the body is well, and they live happily. Living in such a residence, can it be said that its feng shui is bad?
The benefits of garden balsam
1. Garden balsam has very good medicinal effects.
It can resist fungi and treat gray nails. Garden balsam has a strong inhibitory effect on fungi. At the same time, it is brightly colored. Using it to dye nails can both treat gray nails and paronychia, and is a pure natural dyeing method that causes no harm to the nails. Its main pharmacological activities are anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and so on. Experiments show that garden balsam extract contains components that simultaneously antagonize histamine H1 receptors and PAF receptors, and has a good anti-acute and anti-chronic allergy effect; the extract also contains a certain amount of effective components with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, among which the antibacterial effect is obvious. Moreover, using it to dye nails also has a long history in China. Pharmacological effects of garden balsam: garden balsam is widely used to treat bruises, relieve pain, dispel wind-dampness, and treat onychomycosis.
Garden balsam decoction, tincture, and water infusion all have obvious excitatory effects on the isolated uterus of rabbits and guinea pigs, and have obvious excitatory effects on the uterus in situ of anesthetized rabbits.
Garden balsam water decoction has varying degrees of inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic Streptococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, and Salmonella typhi.
2. The growth of garden balsam can provide a standard for judging whether the temperature and humidity environment at home is good.
Garden balsam likes sunlight, fears moisture, tolerates heat but not cold, and is suitable for growing in loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil, but also tolerates poor soil. Garden balsam has strong adaptability, is easy to survive after transplanting, and grows quickly. If the indoor temperature and humidity are suitable for garden balsam growth, it proves that the temperature here is also suitable for people to live in, and that it is a good environment.
3. Regulate the feng shui of the residence. People whose Five Elements belong to fire should choose plants with red flowers or red fruits as "fire" element plants, and choose red flower vessels to meet the requirement. If there is too much black in the home or the earth energy is too weak, this kind of potted plant can be used for adjustment, and garden balsam is very suitable.
Garden balsam indeed brings people unexpected gains.
The role of garden balsam in matching home styles
1. Placed in the living room, it is a pursuit of beauty. Garden balsam can keep indoor air humidity at an excellent level. Its bright colors also add a lot of spring atmosphere to the home. At the same time, the beautiful garden balsam has great ornamental value. In a small house, it appears full of spring, as if living in an ocean of fresh flowers. In a large house, it can be arranged to present a noble home style.
2. Placed in the bedroom, it reflects a tasteful home style. In an era without nail polish, people often used garden balsam to dye their nails. This is described in ancient poems. The Yuan Dynasty poet Yang Weizhen's poem on garden balsam says: "On a golden plate with dew, pound the immortal flower, making the slender jade have leisure. A bit of sorrow resembles a parrot's peck, ten parts of spring rise on peony buds. Delicately flicking pink tears, tossing red beans, playfully pinching flower branches, threading crimson clouds. When female companions meet, they frequently ask, several times mistaking it for the palace rouge mark." It can be seen that in the past, garden balsam was the embodiment of beauty.
3. Placed beside the TV and in the kitchen, it reflects a healthy home style. When garden balsam is placed in these places, besides being ornamental, the whole plant, flowers, and seeds of garden balsam can be used as medicine, with effects such as activating blood, promoting menstruation, dispelling wind, reducing swelling, relieving pain, and detoxifying; especially the petals can treat rheumatic joint pain, gray nails, amenorrhea and abdominal pain, bruises, and other conditions. It is effectively a small family doctor. When the owner unfortunately suffers a minor illness, it can provide timely and surface-level treatment, and it is present at all times and everywhere.
If your home currently has no fresh flower decorations, try placing a garden balsam. You will gradually discover its help for home separation. If your home already has other fresh flowers planted, consider changing them and planting garden balsam instead. Your home will surely gain a lot of new atmosphere.
Garden balsam care methods
1. Cultivation is the foundation of care, and care is the follow-up work of cultivation. Therefore, if we want to care well for garden balsam, we must first cultivate it well. Let us start from its living habits.
Garden balsam likes sunny terrain and loose, fertile soil, and can also grow in relatively poor soil. From the initial 8 cm, pinch the tips when it grows to 20-30 cm. After planting, top the main stem of the plant to enhance its branching ability and make the plant shape full. After 5 leaves, apply decomposed dilute human manure and urine once every half month, and apply phosphorus fertilizer and plant ash once before and after budding. After flowering, cut off the flower base so that it does not set seed, and then it will bloom more luxuriantly; remove flowers at the base at any time, which will encourage the tops of each branch to bloom successively, but it is prone to variation.
Therefore, we must remember these basic requirements in future care, so as to benefit its growth.
2. The care of garden balsam requires attention to the following aspects.
1. Reasonable light and temperature. Garden balsam likes light and also tolerates shade. It should receive at least 4 hours of scattered sunlight every day. In summer, shade it to prevent excessively high temperatures and direct sun exposure. The suitable growth temperature is 16-26°C, and the environmental temperature during the flowering period should be controlled above 10°C. In winter, it should be moved into a greenhouse to prevent freezing.
2. Pay attention to details in watering and fertilizing. After planting, water promptly. During the growing period, pay attention to watering and keep the pot soil moist regularly, especially in summer when more watering is needed, but waterlogging and long-term excessive soil moisture must be avoided. If there is a lot of rain, pay attention to drainage and flood prevention, otherwise the roots and stems are prone to rot. After planting, fertilize frequently, and especially do not let it alternate between dry and wet. In summer, never water wilted plants under the hot sun. Especially during the flowering period, it must not suffer drought, otherwise the flowers are prone to drop.
3. Control the flowering period well. If you want to delay the flowering period, you can sow in early July. You can also use the method of pinching the tips, while removing early-opening flowers and flower buds, so that the plant continues to expand, and topdress once every 15-20 days. After September, more flower buds will form, so that they bloom on National Day.
3. The pests and diseases garden balsam encounters are somewhat different from those of other plants, and this must be handled differently.
1. Garden balsam powdery mildew.
Symptoms: This disease mainly occurs on leaves and tender shoots. It generally begins to occur in June, and after July the leaf surface is covered with a white powdery layer. Subsequently, yellow small granular spots form in the white powdery layer, and the color gradually deepens, finally becoming dark brown.
Transmission route: The pathogen overwinters in diseased plant residues and seeds. The following year, when the environment is suitable, the pathogen spreads via wind and rain. August-September is the peak period of the disease.
Prevention and control methods: First, do not plant too densely, provide proper ventilation, strengthen fertilizer and water management, and enhance the plant's disease resistance. Remove diseased leaves and diseased plants and destroy them centrally to reduce sources of infection. Then, during the disease period, use 15% triadimefon wettable powder at 1000-1200 times dilution, or 70% thiophanate-methyl wettable powder at 1000 times dilution for control. Avoid spraying at high temperatures above 32°C to prevent phytotoxicity.