These tender white "turnips" are not real turnips, but the root system of Chlorophytum. Usually, the root system of Chlorophytum that we see is thin. It's really a good quality to cultivate Chlorophytum with radish root.
I didn't expect that the fresh and beautiful Chlorophytum is also crystal clear, and the fingers pinch the tender water. These radish roots, but the reservoir + nutrient reserve room of Chlorophytum, with them, the Chlorophytum can't be raised well.
In fact, it's not only Chlorophytum, but also the root of other flowers. Today's flowers talk about the tips of root cultivation. Except Chlorophytum, most of the other flowers are suitable.
The root system in the soil absorbs the nutrients and water in the soil to supply the plants, so the primary key to root cultivation is the soil. According to the experience of flowers for many years, the breathable and nutritious soil is the most suitable for root cultivation, specifically the following soil matching methods:
Pine leaves are also called pine needles, and pine bark is called pine scales. These two things are made into soil by retting, which not only has strong air permeability, but also has fertilizer effect. The smell of pine can also repel insects and prevent rotten roots. If they are collected by themselves, they must be retouched and fully sterilized before reuse.
The combination of granular soil and nutrient soil is the simplest. The grains are all kinds of sand and stones, 3-5mm river sand (washed and disinfected), perlite, ruby soil, deer marsh soil and coal cinder (soaked in water and burned in gas).
Nutritious soil can be used as fertile garden soil, or rotten leaf soil that has been matured on the mountain, or as nutritious soil, peat soil and northeast black soil that can be directly bought and mixed with the above particles. The particle: soil = 1:5.
Flowers and plants rely on the root system to absorb nutrients, soil fortress some fertilizer, so that the root system can eat fat. The fertilizer should not only be mixed in the soil, but also be placed on the bottom of the basin as the base fertilizer. The root system is trying to grow downward in order to eat the fertilizer, and the flowers on it will naturally flourish.
Before stuffing the base fertilizer, first put some broken stones, broken tiles, ceramsites, etc. on the bottom of the basin to improve the air permeability and water permeability, then put a layer of soil, and then spread a handful of slow-release fertilizer or retting cooked chicken manure, cattle and sheep manure as the base fertilizer.
After half a year, the base fertilizer basically has no nutrients. It can be used to raise roots by adding nitrogen and potassium fertilizer. The common nitrogen and potassium fertilizers include huaduo No. 1, AOLV general slow-release fertilizer, animal bone meal, bean cake fertilizer, banana skin fertilizer, soybean fertilizer, Taomi water (retting).
The root system not only absorbs nutrition, but also more water. The most water in the fat root is water. However, it can't grow fat root by pouring a lot of water. Do you know why?
Plants and people are the same. If they are always hungry, they will try their best to store heat in a full meal. Therefore, it is necessary to have a heart to water them. Let plants thirsty before watering, rather than frequent watering.
So what plants are thirsty? The way to spend flowers is to weigh the flowerpot. If the smaller flowerpot is weighed by hand, it will become lighter, which means there is no water in it, and then water it; if the larger flowerpot is inserted with chopsticks or the leaves are drooping, water it thoroughly.
Another way of watering is to soak the pot. If you forget to water the flowers for several days, and it seems that you are obviously short of water, take a pot of water and sit in the pot, let the flowers and the soil absorb water by themselves. When the soil on the surface is wet, take it out, and the flowers are full.
The longer the root system is, the more it will age. The old root can't continue to absorb nutrients, and there will be a risk of rotting. So it's generally healthier to change the soil once a year or two and trim the root system.
Soil replacement and root repair are generally better in spring and autumn. They can be operated in September. Cut the roots, remove the dead and blackened old roots. If they are too dense, only 5-8 strong roots can be left. Soak for more than 20 minutes and then put them into the basin again.
