Raising turtles back bamboo, this position "cut a knife", a pot can become more pots
Turtle back bamboo is a very beautiful foliage plant, its leaf shape is beautiful, the four seasons are emerald green, placed indoors is not only beautiful and generous, but also has a very good role in purifying the air. Although many flower lovers have turtle back bamboo at home, they do not know that it can also be propagated by cuttings.
Turtle back bamboo is a very good ornamental plant, its growth rate is also very fast, the stem of the plant, will always grow a large number of air roots, cuttings as long as you cut a section of the stem with air roots, you can carry out cuttings propagation. Let's take a look at how to cut the turtle back bamboo!
First, choose the stem of the cuttings
Flower lovers who have raised turtle back bamboo know that its branches and leaves grow very fast, and in the case of sufficient water and fertilizer, a large number of new branches and leaves can grow in a year, and a long air root will grow on the stem of the plant.
If you want to control the growth of the plant, let it maintain a good plant type, you need to regularly prune off some messy branches, and the pruned branches, you can carry out cuttings reproduction, you can choose to grow more robust branches, it is best to grow on the stem node has grown the branches of the air root, cut it into 10 to 15 cm long segments, after this cutting, the air root can quickly absorb nutrients and grow new shoots.
Second, the substrate should be loose and breathable
Plants such as tortoise back bamboo can not use rooting powder, but to keep the soil loose and breathable, although it can also take root in ordinary soil, but sometimes the pot soil is too wet, which will cause the cuttings to rot. It is not as fast as loose and breathable soil to root, the survival rate is high, and sandy soil with good water permeability and permeability can be used.
Before cuttings, the soil is sterilized and disinfected, because many of the decay after cuttings is caused by bacteria infected with bacteria in the wound. Put the soil used in the sun for a few days in advance, or add some bactericidal disinfection drugs such as carbendazim to sterilize the soil to reduce bacterial infection cuttings.
Third, the cuttings operation method
When cutting, the prepared substrate is first loaded into the pot, and then the cut cuttings, together with the air root part, are planted into the pot soil, and the cuttings without air roots should be inserted into the soil where there are stem nodes, so that it can grow new roots from the stem nodes as soon as possible.
After the cuttings are completed, water it thoroughly, put it in a place with no sunlight and good ventilation, spray it with water every 2 to 3 days, keep the potting soil slightly moist, in order to let it grow new roots and sprout new shoots as soon as possible.
Fourth, the later maintenance methods
Turtle back bamboo itself is a plant that likes to be half shade, after cuttings are completed, it should be placed in a cool and ventilated environment, the pot soil can not be too dry, slightly dry to spray it with water, but the pot can not form water or too wet, otherwise it will lead to rotten cuttings. Under the right temperature, new roots can grow in about a month, start to sprout new shoots, and wait until new leaves are grown, and then use loose and fertile culture soil to transplant and maintain them in pots.
Turtle back bamboo vitality is strong, in fact, is also a very good cutting plant, as long as cut a section with air roots, insert it into the loose and breathable substrate, and keep the environment moist, soon can take root and live.
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