Suitable for early spring between January and February.
The sprouting part of the tiller buds of cycads is concentrated in the base of the stem and the cadres. It is suitable to select the tiller buds which are full for more than 3 years or have 4 or 5 leaves as the propagation materials. Do not choose Tender tiller bud, not easy to survive. Use a sharp knife to cut down the tiller buds from the base. Pay attention and be careful when cutting, so as to minimize the damage to the stem skin. The rooting tiller buds can be directly planted in humus rich drainage and well ventilated culture soil for management. If the rooting tiller buds are not rooted, they should be placed in a cool and ventilated place for about 2 or 3 days, and the root induction treatment should be carried out after the incision is slightly dry.
The root rush of cycads
Before planting, it is better to treat the wound first to avoid its decay. Generally, it can be coated with grass ash, sulfur powder, etc. After that, it was planted in plain sand, the substrate depth was about half of the height of tiller bud, watered once, and then it was put in the indoor place with light for maintenance. Generally, new roots can germinate in about 2 months, and 1-2 new leaves can be produced in about 3-4 months. The transplanting of cycads
When the new leaves are fully developed, they can be transferred to the culture soil for management. The culture soil is generally suitable to be made up of saprophytic soil, mycorrhizal soil, river sand and calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer in the proportion of 9:4:6:1.
Management of Cycas after tillering
Cycads like light, to ensure its sufficient light, especially in the hair leaves must be placed in the sun, otherwise the new leaves slender, reduce the ornamental. In terms of watering, it is enough to "do not dry, do not pour, pour thoroughly", and at the same time, pay attention to avoid ponding in the basin. Cycads can stand barren, and the requirement of fertility is not high. Fertilization, in the seedling period of cycads can be about once a month to apply pancake fertilizer, in its vigorous growth period, you can alternately apply 0.3% urea liquid fertilizer and 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate liquid fertilizer every about 20 days, you can also carry out root top dressing, with 0.1% ferrous sulfate liquid fertilizer.
