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How to sow duck foot wood

Marie Schrader
2020-08-21 14:10:28
In January or so, harvest the mature fruit of the duck foot tree, cut the peel, and take out the seeds inside. Then put them in water for a period of time, and then put them in wet sand for germination. When they are white, they can be taken out, seeded on the soil surface with good permeability and drainage, and covered with some thin soil. After that, keep the temperature at about 20 ℃ and germinate 15-20 days later.

Preparation for sowing Schefflera

Generally, after January, you can harvest the spherical fruit of the Schefflera, knead the peel and pulp with fine sand, and then clean them with water, you can get clean and full seeds, which can be sown at will, or used for sand storage, germination, pot or ground sowing, etc. after the seed crack is exposed.

Preparation for Seeding of Duckfoot Wood

Sowing method of Schefflera

Use humus or sandy soil for pot sowing. The mixture of two parts of rotten leaves and one part of soil was prepared first, and then the soil was pressed 2 /3 in the basin, and the covering depth was about 1-2 times of the seed diameter. After that, the seeds will be evenly sown into the basin, covered with fine soil, until the seeds can't be seen, then prepare a container filled with water, put it into the sowing basin, let the water slowly penetrate into the basin from its bottom hole, until the soil surface is slightly wet, and then do a good job of keeping the basin soil wet. The growth temperature should be controlled at about 20-25 ℃, so it needs to wait about 15-20 days, and then the seedlings can emerge gradually. The height of the seedlings is 5-10 cm and then transplanted.

Seeding method for Schefflera arboricola

After the germination is accelerated by sand storage, the seeds can be sown again. At a suitable temperature, they can be unearthed about a week later. Good growth. After a year of bed cultivation, transplanting or directly into the pot

Management of duck foot after sowing

It likes half shade growing environment. After emergence, it is necessary to set up shed or use sunshade net in time to do well in shade work. In autumn, it can be fully illuminated. In winter, it is necessary to cover plastic film to prevent cold and keep warm. It is safe to live through winter if the ambient temperature is above 5 ℃.

Water the leaves frequently, keep the soil moist and apply fertilizer properly.

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