The mountain tortoise needs to prepare a suitable flowerpot before planting, so as to provide a suitable environment for growth. Its root system is relatively developed, so the flowerpot should not be too shallow, and a deeper flowerpot should be selected.Material to ensure ventilation, available pottery basin or earthen basin.
Mountain tortoise planting has soil requirements, like high air permeability, relatively soft soil, can not use a single garden soil, can be rotten leaf soil, garden soil, slag, granular soil mixed together for use, can also be garden soil, peat soil, perlite, volcanic rock preparation, add a proper amount of base fertilizer, after preparation can not be directly used for planting, need to be disinfected first. Get rid of the bacteria and eggs.
The mountain tortoise is planted through the tubers at the bottom. Before planting, you need to judge the upper and lower parts first. This is very important, and it is also easy for novices to be confused.There is a bud point in the middle of the upper part, which will be slightly depressed, except for the bud point, which is relatively clean.The underside is slightly curved, with many roots, which can be easily distinguished by careful observation.
Tidy up the soil, plant the mountain tortoise with the bottom part downward, keep the soil containing water but no water, and do a good job of maintenance and management in the later period.
