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How to prune rich and precious bamboo

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-06-22 10:58:56
With strong growth capacity, regular pruning is helpful to beautify the shape. The buds can be cut off with scissors. The cutting position is about 0.5cm away from the mother plant. The cut is dried in the air, put into the disinfectant solution for disinfection and soaking for 30 minutes, and finally re insert the bamboo into the bottle for maintenance.

Why pruning is needed

The growth capacity of Lucky Bamboo is very strong, and it can grow to tens of centimeters in a good year. If the growth of Lucky Bamboo is not limited, it can grow to about 2.5 meters. But how can the family of Kong, a small family, accommodate it? Take a look at the picture below. The bud has grown to a long time, even longer than the Lucky Bamboo itself. It needs pruning at this time!

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

Tools required

Since it's a very simple method, the tools are also very simple. A garden scissor, of course, can be a common household scissor, but it must be sharp.

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

Potassium permanganate, which can be sold in drugstores, is 1 yuan /bag. It's OK to add a little when using it. A bag can be used for a long time. It's a good disinfectant.

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

Trimming method

Cut off the buds with scissors. The cutting position is about 0.5cm away from the mother plant. (it's done as soon as the scissors go down)

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

Cut after trimming.

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

After that, dry the incision, and then put the incision into potassium permanganate solution for disinfection and soaking for 30 minutes to avoid infection of the incision.

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

The sterilized incision looks like this.

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

Finally, the rich and precious bamboo is inserted into the bottle again for maintenance.

Rich bamboo in need of pruning

Xiaobian proposal

The pruning method is so simple. The above article demonstrates the pruning method of Lucky Bamboo in hydroponics, and the principle of soil culture is the same. But do not take off the pot soil culture, directly in the original basin pruning, disinfection can.

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