How to cut and raise green radish in water (the best time to cut green radish)

Lead: Green radish is a large evergreen plant, which belongs to Monopterus albus. Its leaves are not only green and transparent, but also evergreen all the year round, with strong vitality and excellent air purification ability. Keeping one or two pots of green radish at home has become the living habit of most people. Besides buying, the easiest way for us to get green radish is actually cutting it. Today, Ayong will talk to you about the detailed steps of hydroponics cutting green radish to help you get a healthy pot of green radish quickly.

Step 1: Prepare to cut the container. "Small" and "transparent" are the key points.

If you want to cut green radish by hydroponics, you need to prepare a delicate container. The container should be transparent, so that we can observe the root growth of the green radish. Moreover, the container should not be too big, and the top leaves of the green radish should be exposed to the water, so as to carry out normal photosynthesis and breathe freely. Therefore, in the process of selecting containers, small and transparent are the key points.

Suggestion: We can use small disposable plastic cups or transparent glass bottles, but we must pay attention to opening a little wider.

Step 2: Choose the correct branch.

When cutting green radish, the choice of branches is the most important. Choosing the right branches can not only take root more easily, but also grow faster in the later stage. Here, we illustrate the selection method of branches from two forms: vine-shaped green radish and short thin green radish.

(1) trailing green radish

If your green radish has grown into a vine, then when choosing branches, we should mainly observe its leaves and find a green radish branch with healthy leaves, no yellow leaves, no pests and diseases, strong branches and air roots on the nodes.

2 short and thin green radish.

If your green radish has not been maintained for a short time and the vines have not grown, then we should choose the branches of green radish in the center of the flowerpot. Cutting off these branches can help the mother make room for them to grow healthily, but we should also pay attention to the choice of branches and try to choose strong branches.

Whether it's a creeping green radish or a dwarf green radish, when using their branches as cuttings, try to choose the part with terminal buds. If you only need one cutting branch, you must choose the one with the terminal bud. If you need to cut branches many times, don't waste the cut branches. All processing, for cutting.

Step 3: deal with branches and make cuttings.

After selecting the branches, they can't be directly used for cutting. They should be treated to make them perfect cutting shapes.

Production method:

① At least 1~2 nodes are needed for each cutting, and it is best to keep 2 nodes for each cutting. Nodes are the foundation of rooting. You can't live without nodes, but don't let too many nodes.

(2) When pruning radish branches, the pruning position should be about one centimeter below the node, and try to cut them into a 45-degree oblique incision, which can increase the water absorption area and speed up the rooting of radish.

(3) The last step of making the cuttings of radish is to remove the leaves at the bottom, leaving only 1~2 leaves at the top. Because we are going to put it in water, the leaves at the bottom will be diseased and rotted if they are soaked in water for a long time, and only the leaves at the top will be preserved. Photosynthesis can support the nutrients needed for radish to take root. Too many leaves will increase the burden of the whole branch and affect the rooting speed.

Step 4: add water and cut into sections.

After all the preparations are completed, we can add water to the container and start cutting the green radish. However, special attention should be paid here. Tap water can't be directly used to cut green radish. It's better to use river water or lake water, which is closer to nature. If you want to use tap water, Ayong suggested that you can boil the tap water, remove the disinfectant from the water, and then dry it for 1~2 days before inserting the green radish.

In the process of cutting radish, the bottom node must be immersed in water, but the leaves should be exposed to water, which is also an important reason for controlling the size of containers and cuttings. If you are ready, you can cut it directly at this time. After cutting, it only takes four or five days, and the nodes in the water will begin to take root.

Step 5: use carbendazim and rooting agent to accelerate rooting and prevent root rot.

Although the cutting of radish is simple and the survival rate is high, it is easy to cause root rot. Therefore, it is best to spray a little directly with 0.2% carbendazim solution after the cutting of radish, and then spray it every 15 days to prevent the root rot of radish.

In addition, in order to speed up the rooting rate of radish, a small amount of rooting agent can be added to the radish culture water, and the dosage should not be too large, so that the rooting time of radish can be shortened, and it can be transplanted normally in 15 ~ 20 days.

Step 6: Maintenance after cutting.

After cutting it, it doesn't mean you can leave it alone. The maintenance after cutting also plays a vital role in whether the green radish can survive smoothly and take root quickly, and the maintenance after cutting is mainly divided into three aspects.

① astigmatism maintenance

After cutting, the green radish must be placed in a scattered light environment, and the environment should not be too dark, but the green radish must not receive direct light.

② Spray more water and change water frequently.

After the radish is cut, spray some water mist around the plants and leaves of the radish every 2-3 days to keep the environment relatively high humidity, so that the radish will have stronger vitality and take root more easily.

Today we are talking about the method of cutting green radish in hydroponics, so keeping the water clean and clear is also very helpful for the growth of green radish. After cutting, change the water every 10 day. When changing water, be careful not to change it all, just change it in half, and clean up the impurities and garbage in the water, but don't let the growth environment of green radish change too much.

③ Control temperature

Although green radish can stay green all year round, it is a tropical plant after all. Only in a relatively warm environment, its vitality is more vigorous and its roots are smoother. Therefore, we'd better keep the growth temperature of green radish at about 25 degrees after cutting.

Summary: The above are the detailed steps of hydroponic cuttage of radish summarized by Ayong. Starting with the selection and treatment of branches, coupled with good containers and high-quality culture water, and fine post-management, a pot of radish with strong roots and green leaves can also be quickly cutted and propagated.