What are the cultivation methods and precautions for lucky bamboo?
Lucky bamboo is an evergreen small tree of the Asparagaceae family. Its stems and leaves are very slender and delicate, and the plant is tall and thin with a very graceful appearance, giving it high ornamental value and making it popular with many people. It can also absorb impurities from the air, thereby purifying it. 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 it, in order to increase its growth rate and shorten its growth cycle, soil selection is very important. The soil should mainly be soil with normal drainage and irrigation, loose texture and sufficient fertility. After choosing 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 on all sides to build a frame, and control the plant and row spacing. Keep the plant height at about 2.5 m, with 50 cm buried underground. There should be about 32 supports per mu, and the top of each support should be tied to the others with wire, then cover it with a layer of shade netting.
2. Propagation methods
Lucky bamboo has two propagation methods: stem cutting and cuttings. For stem cutting, select 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, then apply rooting agent to the cut. Insert it into the soil for about two nodes. After cutting, water once every day. 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 nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. After cutting, lucky bamboo will begin to sprout new roots in about three weeks. At this time, appropriately apply manure water once. Then after about one month, according to the growth of the lucky bamboo, appropriately 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, its nutrient demand increases, so at this time appropriately increase the amount of fertilizer, mainly compound fertilizer and urea. Foliar fertilization can also be done appropriately to promote balanced growth of the lucky bamboo.
4. Precautions
When planting lucky bamboo, pay attention to 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, while in winter reduce the amount of watering. Do not water too much, to avoid water accumulation causing root rot and death of the 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 around 25 degrees. Finally, there is light. During growth, lucky bamboo should be provided with an appropriate amount of scattered light, and should not be exposed to direct sunlight.
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 it is actually 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!