Christmas cactus loves acid and sweets: feed it this kind of sugar once every 7 days, and new shoots sprout vigorously with nonstop blooms
Christmas cactus is a green plant loved by many flower gardeners. Its stems are emerald green and thick, and its flowers bloom bright red. It is an excellent potted plant for the home, grown both for its foliage and its flowers.
Some flower gardeners only know that Christmas cactus loves "acid", but in fact it also loves "sugar" very much. It only takes once every 7 days to make it sprout new shoots nonstop and bloom continuously!
The "sugar" mentioned here is white granulated sugar. After decomposition, white granulated sugar contains many trace elements and a small amount of salicylic acid, etc., which can promote the differentiation of new shoots and flower buds in Christmas cactus. However, it cannot be dissolved and used directly, as this has little effect and will cause soil compaction. It must first be fermented.
Specific method: prepare a large plastic bottle, mix white granulated sugar and water at a ratio of 1:10 and put them in. If you have rice washing water at home, you can use rice washing water instead of clean water. Then add some orange peel to speed up fermentation and remove the odor during fermentation. Before adding, chop it up first, tighten the lid, and place it under the sun for direct sun exposure.
During fermentation, gas will be continuously produced. Vent it every 3-5 days. Fermentation is complete in about half a month to 20 days.
When using, first dilute it with water, so that the root system of the Christmas cactus will not be burned because it is too concentrated. After diluting 10 times, directly pour it into the flower pot of the Christmas cactus, once every 7 days, and it will make the Christmas cactus sprout new shoots vigorously.
One more point: if you want the Christmas cactus to bloom neatly and produce many flowers, you need to carry out light control treatment on it. Christmas cactus is a short-day plant. Let it receive 8-10 hours of light every day, then carry out dark treatment on it, putting a black plastic bag over it so that it is completely in a dark environment. After about 2 months of this treatment, the Christmas cactus can be made to bloom neatly and produce many flowers.
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