Many novice gardeners don't know how to raise camellia, and some flower lovers have summarized some experiences. Some of the experiences mentioned in this article are not immutable. In the process of conservation, it is necessary to make appropriate adjustments according to the local climate and breeding environment in order to raise camellia. 1. soil distribution: the soil must be prepared before camellia arrives home. It is often mentioned that the soil of tea trees should be loose, breathable, conducive to water and rich in organic matter, but how to do this? The rookie's point of view is: the composition of soil should be simple, not too complicated. People who plant flowers for the first time always feel that all kinds of nutrients have been added, as if camellia can be absorbed soon and it can thrive. As we all know, absorbing water and nutrients requires a strong root system, so the camellia we bought needs a good root system first. When the roots are strong, everything will be easy. The small white fleshy roots of camellia are not suitable for big fat. Newly bought camellia should use plain soil, which can promote its rooting. The method of mixing soil for rookie is: weathered red sand or yellow sand, honeycomb briquette residue, pine needles, edible fungus residue, use local materials, and never buy them. It should be noted here that after the honeycomb residue is picked up, it should be placed in a plastic bag and watered for more than 20 days before it can be used. Black unburned raw coal in honeycomb cinder should be thrown away, and dark brown hard and irregular chunks can be placed at the bottom of the basin; Weathered yellow sand and red sand should be found near landslides or on both sides of roads in the desert. Try to find a place where the sun shines for a long time, and find soil that has not planted crops, that is, plain soil; Pine needles can be found under the pine trees in the park. Try to find the rotten one that fell the year before last. These plants are ready, don't mix them together, put them in pots, barrels and bags for later use. River sand is not recommended. The river sand is cold and heavy. After a long time, it has been sinking, and the soil under the flowerpot is very strong, which is not conducive to the extension of new roots. What is the proportion of these ingredients? Wait for me in the basin. 2. Flower pots: Pots are the best, but they are not easy to buy now. You can go to the nursery to find some old pottery pots. If you really can't find a clay basin, you can buy a thick purple sand basin or a plastic basin. If you use a thick purple sand basin, you can use a glass drill and a hand electric drill to drill more holes around the flowerpot, which is beneficial to ventilation. In fact, the soil is ready, and air permeability and water use efficiency are not problems. After the big seed pot, small seed pot and flower root are put into the flowerpot, there is a gap of about 5cm around them. 3. Packaging: The packaging before transportation is mainly aimed at the seller, but the buyer should remind the seller that the packaging should be firm, the seedlings should be fixed in a box, and the outer box should be thick and not too soft. Take some soil with roots. Bring more soil when the temperature is high. You can take less when the temperature is low. But remember, the roots should be half dry and half wet, never too wet, too wet will suffocate the roots. If there is clod at the root, it can be wrapped with fertilizer such as cotton cloth or cotton felt for packaging furniture. This material is better than plastic bags, which can exchange air at the roots during long-distance transportation and is beneficial to root respiration. 4. Delivery: Regarding delivery, the rookie thinks this link is particularly important. The temperature should be around 20 degrees, or 10-20 degrees, not higher than 25 degrees, and not too low. Temperature directly affects the later survival and rejuvenation. The temperature is about 25 degrees, which has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that potted plants are beneficial to the growth of new roots and do not affect the germination in the coming year. The disadvantage is that high temperature is easy to suffocate the roots during transportation. After potted, the evaporation is large. If the root system can't recover its water absorption ability in time, it will easily fall leaves or even wither until it dies. If the temperature is too low, the advantage is that the evaporation is small, the roots are not stuffy, and it is easier to slow down the seedlings, but it is not conducive to the growth of new roots and affects the germination of the next year.
The transportation process will hurt the roots more or less, so when will the goods be delivered? The buyer shall provide it to the seller according to the local temperature, and choose the delivery time by himself. If it rains even in autumn and the temperature is not low, I think it is most appropriate to slow down the seedling pots, and the survival rate is quite high; In addition, camellia is a fresh plant, so buyers should choose safe and convenient express delivery, and don't delay too much time because of express delivery; One more thing is very important. Buyers should not take themselves as gods when receiving goods, and wait for the courier to make a phone call at home. It's best to check the logistics information yourself, usually arrive in the morning, and then drive to pick up the goods yourself. The reason is that sometimes, during the delivery process, the courier will pull your precious camellia in the street from morning till night before delivering it to you. Stuffy roots happen at this time. The sun shines on the express car, and the temperature inside is not high. Besides, the express train is closed now. Camellia will not be too hot during transportation, on airplanes or in high-altitude warehouses. On long-distance buses, ventilation is provided by large trucks. 5. root washing: some friends often struggle whether to wash their roots. Novices talk about their ideas. Not all of them need washing, but some are necessary. Camellia in Zhejiang and Yunnan are basically planted on red soil and grow well, because red soil is suitable for camellia to take root and sprout. But the rookie wants to say that the roots of Zhejiang and Yunnan seedlings need to be washed, not because the red soil is not good, but because the red soil is soft. In the process of transportation, the red soil has become more and more dense after being transported many times. After the buyer got it, the red soil had become a group, especially the red soil seedlings in Yunnan. At this time, if the roots are not washed, new roots will not grow and the soil outside will not be mixed in. Water will be poured in and will not penetrate. Before washing the roots, you can soak them in a bucket and rinse them with a tap. Don't break the mud by hand, it will hurt the roots until the red mud is washed clean. If the camellia picked from the garden hasn't arrived by courier, I don't think you need to wash your roots. Therefore, root washing is the liberation of the root system, which is conducive to root stretching. Most seedlings in Zhejiang and Yunnan are raised outdoors, which has strong adaptability and no serious root washing problem. Fujian seedlings are planted in light substrates because there are many greenhouses and high humidity. After the flower friends bought it back, there was basically no greenhouse. In addition, the environment changes and the adaptability is poor. It is recommended to raise the roots for half a year and then wash them. If the roots were washed at that time, the risk was great. In short, root washing is risky, so be careful.