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How to raise the taro

Marie Schrader
2020-07-01 09:00:26
The suitable temperature for its growth is about 15-25 degrees. If the temperature is high, it needs ventilation and cooling. During the growing period, water should be applied every day, and the air humidity should be above 85%. In the growth stage, it is fertilized once a week, and the temperature is higher than 30 ℃, so it needs to be cut off. It likes half shade and is not resistant to the sun. It needs at least 4 hours of light.

I. maintenance method

1. Temperature: the temperature suitable for its growth is between 15 ℃ and 25 ℃. If the temperature is lower than 16 ℃, ventilation is generally not needed. If the external temperature is above 16 ℃, more ventilation can be given to it.

2. Watering: it likes the humid environment and dislikes the dry environment. If the air is too dry, it will cause the plants to be scorched and grow slowly. During the growing period, water supply is needed every day to ensure the air humidity is above 85%.

3. Fertilization: it likes fertilizer. It needs to be fertilized once a week during its growth. It can use a mixture of 0.2% urea and 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate. If the temperature is higher than 30 ℃, it needs to be cut off.

4. Light: it likes half shade and is not resistant to insolation. From the end of spring to the beginning of autumn, it needs sunshade. If the light is too bright, it will cause the leaves of the plant to be dry and white. If the light is too weak, it will cause the leaves of the plant to lose luster and break easily. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid strong light when it is illuminated. Generally speaking, the lighting time should be more than four hours every day.

2. Cultivation techniques

1. Propagation: it can be propagated by cutting. When propagating, select the top twig, cut the twig into about 15cm, and keep one third of the leaves on the twig, so as to avoid excessive evaporation of water, and then treat it with NAA for three seconds. After the above operations are completed, insert the twig into the culture medium, and ensure that the culture environment is around 20 degrees for ten days. Around it can grow roots.

1. Diseases: its common diseases are catarrh, which can be sprayed with 50% carbendazim, once every ten days, for one month in a row, it can have a good therapeutic effect.

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4. Other issues

1. Edible: the powder it made is basically all starch, which can be used as a thickener for food. Therefore, it is edible

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2. Toxicity: it is non-toxic.

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