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How to raise Christmas Cactus

Hank Schrader
2020-07-20 08:40:28
If you want to raise Christmas Cactus, you should pay attention to the following five aspects. First, the water should be suitable to keep the soil in a moist state. The second is to apply fertilizer properly. The third light should be suitable, sufficient light is conducive to better flowering. The fourth temperature should be suitable, preferably controlled at 5-30 ℃. Fifth, we should prune properly. We can cut off the dense flower buds properly.

1. Suitable water content

In its growth period, it needs to water more. In summer, it will enter a state of dormancy. Therefore, it needs to reduce watering. As long as the soil is kept moist and slightly dry at all times, do not let the water in the flower pot, or it will lead to the root lack of oxygen and rot. in winter and spring, it can be watered every 7-10 days.

2. Proper fertilization

If you want to raise better, fertilization must not be too much, not too much concentration, too much fertilization may rot roots, flowers will also be affected, in spring you can apply more fertilizer, but you can apply less.

3. The light is suitable.

It likes sunshine more, it can blossom better only when it receives sufficient sunlight. If it is in spring and winter, it can be placed indoors where there is sunshine, so it can grow better, and the flowers will be more bright and beautiful.

4. Proper temperature

To make it grow better, we need to control the temperature at about 5-30 ℃, if the temperature is higher, its flowering period will be shorter, if the temperature is lower, flowering will be very slow, but the flowering period will be longer, as long as we master the temperature, we can extend or shorten the flowering period.

5. Trim properly

In order to better bloom, they get enough nutrients, can be pruned in the bud, do not worry about too dense flower buds, after flowering will be more ornamental

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