Planting a prickly pear eight notes

Potted soil potted prickly pear soil requires drainage, good permeability, lime-containing sandy soil (or sandy loam soil), available loam, rot soil, 2 parts, coarse sand 3, plus limestone gravel or old limestone 1 part of wall scraps are mixed and prepared; it can also be prepared by mixing loam and coarse sand, 2 parts of broken brick, humus soil and ash dust wall. When planting, a small amount of broken bricks and tiles should be placed on the bottom of the basin to make the drainage smooth.
Planting Planting basins are best carried out in early spring, and the flower pots should not be too large to accommodate the spheres with a slight gap. If the flower pot is too large, it will not be absorbed after pouring enough water, and the air in the basin will be blocked, which will easily make the roots rot. A small number of straight root types and bird feather jade, giant elephant ball, etc. require deeper pots. Lighter common flower pots can be used for lighter roots such as silver hair balls and descendant balls.
Watering Summer is the growth period of the prickly pear, the temperature is high, and the water demand is large. It must be fully watered, and should be carried out at low temperatures in the morning and evening. It is hot at noon, and watering can easily cause ball burns. In the hot rainy season, watering should be properly controlled. For those cactus balls that are sunken at the top, be careful not to pour water into the depressions to avoid rot, and pay more attention to watering in the evening.
During the winter dormancy, watering should be controlled to keep the basin soil from drying out. The lower the temperature, the more the basin should be kept dry. Adult big balls are more drought-tolerant than small ones. Watering in winter should be done on a sunny morning. As the temperature rises, the plants will gradually fall out of dormancy, and the number of watering and the amount of watering will gradually increase.
Fertilization Potted prickly pears can also be fertilized during the growing season, especially when grafted with three-sided arrows, and should pay more attention to fertilization. Fertilizers can be applied with a fully decomposed thin liquid fertilizer every 10-15 days. Pay attention to the control of fertilizer and water after entering the autumn. Generally, it can be applied once a month until the first ten days of October. If you do not control the fertilizer. Let the prickly pear continue to grow, and the soft ball is vulnerable to freezing when it is wintering. When applying fertilizer, be careful not to get on the ball. If it is stained with water, spray it with water.
Pest Control In areas with high temperatures and poor ventilation, pests and diseases are prone to occur. The disease can be sprayed with carbendazim or thiophanate; the insect can be sprayed with leuca to kill. No matter which kind of liquid is sprayed, it should be carried out outdoors.
Temperature Cinnamon is like high temperature and dry environment. It should be kept above 20 °C during the daytime in winter and 10 °C at night. Too low a temperature can easily cause root rot.
The light prickly pear requires plenty of sunshine, but it cannot be exposed to light during the summer and needs to be properly shaded. Indoor cultivation, can be illuminated by light to make it grow stronger.
How to change the pot When changing the pot, you should cut off some of the old roots. After drying for 4-5 days, planting in the pot, the planting should not be too deep, and it is better to keep the soil at the root neck and the soil surface. In order to avoid causing rotten roots, the newly planted prickly pears should not be watered. It only needs to be sprayed 2-3 times a day. After half a month, a small amount of water can be watered. After one month, new roots can grow to gradually increase watering.