The selection and purchase of foliage plants should be based on the actual conditions and requirements of the exhibition room, hall and room, such as the size, light, temperature of the room and the desired decorative effect. At the beginning of cultivation, you should choose the varieties that are easy to cultivate, such as tortoise shell bamboo, Guangdong evergreen, Brazilian wood, Dracaena sanderiana, etc. After you have accumulated rich experience, you can choose the varieties that are difficult to cultivate. For example, cold water flower, red bordered banana, Malaba chestnut, etc. can quickly adapt to the environment and are easy to raise; But Xilin taro and bamboo taro plants should be more careful.
When shopping in the market, you should choose plants with bright, shiny leaves and no yellow leaves or disease spots. Also look at the basin bottom hole, and choose the basin bottom hole that has no fibrous roots. In addition, it is better to have neat and beautiful, vigorous growth, and no extra branches. On the way home, just bought plants should be covered with plastic bags to prevent wind or damage. As the road is bumpy, shaking of plants will cause roots to loosen. After returning home, the plants should be placed in a damp area without strong light and good ventilation. The pot soil should be kept moist to make it root. After a few days of cultivation, the plants should be placed in the place where they are placed. This is called seedling slowing treatment. After the seedling retarding treatment, the plant can adapt to the indoor growth environment and begin to grow.
Of the three conditions needed by plants, sunlight, water and soil, the most difficult to understand is soil. Most people think that soil provides fertilizer for plants or fixes plant roots; The main factor that soil is the environment for root growth is ignored. The aboveground part of flowers, that is, plants, grows in the air. We can see and feel their growing environment, while we can neither see nor feel the environment in the underground soil. In particular, it is somewhat distant from our own experience, which is difficult to understand.
The growth of plants must extend their roots in the surrounding space, and constantly rely on the roots to absorb water and nutrients to the stems and leaves. In other words, the soil should continuously provide fresh air (oxygen) and water to the roots. The soil of potted flowers should be well ventilated, well drained, well stored and well fertilizer preserved. Only when these four points can be guaranteed, can the roots grow well.
