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Method for culturing Melastoma cornutum

Jane Margolis
2020-11-16 11:23:35
Soil: The fertile and moist sandy loam with good drainage and permeability is suitable for planting. Temperature: not cold and high temperature, planting temperature should be adjusted between 13-17 ℃. Watering: Do not tolerate drying, watering on time, but do not water too much, otherwise easy to produce water, leading to root rot. Illumination: Camptotheca acuminata likes sunny environment, in order to ensure the normal growth of plants, it is necessary to maintain adequate sunshine during planting.

1. Soil

The cultivation of Melastoma cornutum is suitable for the cultivation of Melastoma cornutum is suitable for the cultivation of loose soil, good drainage of rotten leaf soil or sandy soil, not suitable for cultivation in clay.Usually, we should pay attention to loosening the soil frequently to keep the soil soft.

2. Illumination

It needs sufficient sunshine, and it is advisable to ensure more than 5 hours of sunshine every day.Proper shade should be provided in hot summer every year to avoid direct sunlight for a long time.

3. Temperature

It prefers warm and humid climates and is more tolerant of drought and poor soil conditions.The optimum growth temperature is about 25 .In winter, attention should be paid to heat preservation, long-term below 5 degrees Celsius will lead to poor flower growth.During the hot summer period, shelters should be built and sprayed daily to cool down.

4. Watering

The humidity of the surrounding environment is conducive to its growth, usually more watering, but the rainy season should pay attention to drainage, to prevent the phenomenon of root rot.As the plant grows, the water supply should be increased gradually during the flowering period.

5. Fertilization

Because its flowers grow luxuriantly, it needs a lot of nutrition supply.Therefore, before the growth period and flowering period, livestock manure or decomposed cake fertilizer should be irrigated once to supplement soil fertility in time.

6. Precautions

1. Weeding should be done 3-4 times a year.Thereby increasing the air permeability and the looseness of the soil, reducing the loss of nutrients and being beneficial to the growth of the soil.

2. It has stress resistance and strong disease resistance.Therefore, the fungicide can be sprayed once a month on average during the growth stage.

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