How to grow cyclamen? These cultivation methods are recommended for you
Nowadays many households choose the cyclamen plant and place it in any corner of the room, so do you all know how to plant and cultivate cyclamen? Let's take a look together next!
Cyclamen likes ample sunlight and a warm, humid environment, and dislikes heat and waterlogging. The most suitable temperature is 20°C; around 20°C is fine. Above 30°C it easily loses its leaves and goes dormant, and below that the tuber is prone to frost damage, so the best growing environment for cyclamen in winter is a greenhouse, requiring loose, fertile, well-drained soil.
Specific steps for planting cyclamen
1. Select seeds carefully: choose plump, glossy brown seeds and treat them by soaking the seeds in water at about 30°C with added Xin Gao Zhi Mo (it can be mixed with seed dressing agents, can repel underground pests and diseases, isolate viral infection, does not affect the imbibition function for germination, strengthens respiration intensity, and improves the seed germination rate) for 3-4 hours, then sow; they bloom about 10 days earlier than seeds that were not soaked.
2. Growth management: water reasonably. Cyclamen is a plant that likes moisture and fears waterlogging; too much water is harmful to its growth and development and can even cause root rot and death. Therefore, keeping the soil moist every day is enough, and the amount of water should not be too large. Apply more fertilizer: cyclamen is also a fertilizer-loving plant. First of all, start with the soil and apply fertilizer reasonably according to the needs of the plant; this can make it bloom 15-20 days earlier. Spray Xin Gao Zhi Mo to retain fertilizer and moisture.
3. Temperature and light: cyclamen is not tolerant of high temperatures. It is suitable for growing at about 20°C during the day and about 10°C at night, and the temperature can be slightly lower during the seedling stage. Cyclamen likes sunlight, and extending the light time can promote earlier flowering. Therefore, cyclamen should be placed in a sunny place for care.
4. Flowering period management: when the young buds of cyclamen appear, in addition to giving sufficient sunlight, spray Hua Duo Zhuang Di Ling, which can promote strong buds, large petals, bright flower colors, rich fragrance, and a longer flowering period.
5. Pests and diseases: cyclamen has more diseases than insect pests. Common ones in home care: ① Gray mold, whose main symptom is water-soaked small spots 1-2 mm in diameter at the diseased area, which then gradually expand and become brown rot. ② Soft rot, mostly caused by bacterial infection; the diseased part appears soft and rotten, and the affected part is mostly the tuber. Spray targeted drugs plus Xin Gao Zhi Mo, which greatly improves the effective component rate of the medicine.
The effect of cyclamen on the home environment
It has the function of purifying the air. Cyclamen has a relatively strong ability to absorb sulfur dioxide and strong resistance, and it also has a certain ability to absorb some other harmful gases. It absorbs sulfur dioxide through the leaves and converts it into non-toxic or low-toxic substances such as sulfate through oxidation. In addition, cyclamen can also absorb carbon dioxide while releasing oxygen, and can increase the negative ion content in indoor air and raise air humidity. It is more than appropriate to place it at home.
It can be placed in the dining room or restaurant at home. The dining room is where family members replenish their physical strength. A successfully laid out dining room can create a pleasant atmosphere, relax everyone eating, and also benefit the communication of diners and harmonious coexistence among family members. Therefore, the greening and decoration of the dining room are very important. Cyclamen can inject life and vitality into the restaurant and add a cheerful atmosphere. It can also be placed on a wooden partition cabinet to divide the restaurant from other functional areas. Placing a few pots of lush cyclamen appropriately in a corner of the restaurant or on the windowsill will make the restaurant full of vitality and make people's appetites open wide.
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