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How to grow Gladiolus

Skyler White
2020-04-28 14:21:47
It is better to stop watering during flowering period. To give it a growth environment of 20-35 ℃, it should be placed indoors in winter, and sufficient light should be ensured. It can be propagated by sowing, in addition, it is necessary to spray the medicine in time after discovering the disease.

I. breeding environment

1. Soil: the culture of Gladiolus should use loose, good permeability of micro acid soil.

2. Watering: control the watering amount for Gladiolus. If the watering amount is too large, it will cause root rot. if the watering amount is small, it will cause water shortage and wilt. It is better to stop watering during flowering, which can effectively prolong the flowering period..

3. Temperature: to give it a growth environment of 20-35 ℃, the maximum temperature should not be higher than 35 ℃, it is not cold resistant, so it should be placed indoors after entering winter, and the temperature should be adjusted in time, so as not to suffer from frost damage.

4. Light: the growth of Gladiolus requires sufficient light. It is better to give it more than 14 hours of light every day. Only in this way can flower buds differentiate.

2. Breeding methods

Sowing and propagation: after the seeds are collected in autumn, they will be sown. In this way, the germination rate is very high. Put them in the greenhouse for winter, and then plant them in the open field for breeding in the next year. In summer, some plants will bloom. You can also collect the seeds and plant them the next year.

3. Common diseases

Common diseases generally include bacterial wilt, Sclerotinia, scleroderma, etc. after the onset of the disease, it is necessary to spray with drugs in time, so as not to cause serious plant death.

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