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I'm Xi Xiaochu who loves to grow vegetables
The topic of today's issue is cutting
About cutting
There are now a lot of home-made rooting agent on the Internet introduction
Like vinegar
Sugar water
Honey and so on
Today we will practice it
Let's try it out one by one
Some of the easiest ways to obtain rooting agents
Find out exactly which works best
After the experiment
I'll also tell you about some of the most frequently asked questions on the Internet
That's why the cutting fails
The success rate that how ability cuts is highest
If you want to grow from cuttings, please watch carefully
This time three different plants were selected for the cutting experiment
Each is a rose (rose)
Hydrangea
And then Goji berry
Let's take these three branches now
Four kinds of root-rooting agent
And a special rooting powder
And use nothing to cut directly
There are six ways to do this
Try it together
See if these methods of rooting have any effect
Which works best
First of all, take care of the branches
This is the branch of rose
I cut them into 15 to 20cm pieces
Then cut off most of the leaves from each section
Leave only one or two leaves for each
Actually this little piece with no leaves
As long as there are buds can also be
This is the branch of hydrangea
Also cut into 15 to 20 centimeters
Trim the leaves
This is the branch of wolfberry
The branches of wolfberry are shorter when I trim them
About 10 to 15 centimetres each
Cut the cuttings well
We are now going to use the difference
The rooting material is used to treat the cuttings
The first online spread of the rooting material honey water
Squeeze a little honey into the cup
Dilute with water about 100 times
Stir a few times
Allow the honey to dissolve completely in water
Now soak in a few cuttings
These are rose cuttings
These are Hydrangea Cutting Strips
This cup is wolfberry
Second online recommendation of the rooting material
Sugar water
Put in a little white sugar
Add the water
When the sugar melts, soak the cutting branches
These are rose cuttings
Hydrangea and Chinese wolfberry cuttings
The third is vinegar water
There are several online formulas for using vinegar as a rooting agent
Rice vinegar
White vinegar
Aged vinegar
It can be called vinegar
The dilution ratio ranges from 1: 100 to 1: 1000
So today I'll use the only old vinegar in the house
About a teaspoon to half a cup of water, dilute it this way
Insert the rose cuttings
Hydrangea and wolfberry cuttings
I started soaking all three at noon
For about three to four hours
Start the next step just after four in the afternoon
In the meantime
Let's prepare the cutting container and the cutting soil
I found some disposable paper cups
These cups have no holes in the bottom
Not conducive to air permeability
So I'm going to stick a hole in the bottom of each cup
And prepare the cutting soil
To improve the survival rate
I usually use soil that is specially good for cutting and raising seedlings
Many people have asked me what soil to use
Cutting and raising seedlings
Today, I'm showing you the soil I used
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As long as the above mark is used for raising seedlings or cutting on the line
The soil used for cutting should be moist and breathable
There's loam and sand in it
And there is enough in it to supply plants
Three months of nutrients
Prepared containers and soil
In a few hours
The cuttings were also well soaked
We're going to take the next step now
Immerse in honey water
Sugar water and vinegar water of all kinds of cuttings out
Insert into a paper cup filled with cutting soil
In addition to the above honey water
Sugar water and vinegar water
I've also prepared cinnamon powder this time
Also known as cinnamon
This is also the rooting material that many people recommend to use
This one is powder
There is no need for pre-immersion
It can be used directly
I'll pour some in the small bowl first
Then dip the cut of the cutting branches
Cinnamon, that's it
It is then inserted directly into the paper cup
The above is the use of home kitchen food materials
As a rooting agent
Then I will use a special rooting powder
This one was bought in the garden shop
A rooting powder specially used for cutting
Same as cinnamon
Just dip it in the cut
Then we also insert them in paper cups
The above five different materials are used as rooting agent
So now I'm going to have to cut a few more
This time I don't use any root agent, insert cuttings directly, OK
Now these are three different plants
Each plant grown in six different ways
These cuttings are all done on the same day
And I put them in the same place
Take care of them in the same condition
Let's take a look at their roots later
This is the situation after two weeks
The cuttings have begun to sprout
Some have given out some tender leaves
This is the situation after a month
Some of cuttings have now grown quite a lot of leaves
Some did not sprout
But the branches begin to turn black
Over the course of a month
If it doesn't germinate
Instead, the branches turn black
There are no survivors
Now it's a month after the cutting
Let's take a look at the rooting of these cuttings
Let's start with the rose cuttings
First look at the cuttings without any rooting agent
I'm actually cutting
Generally don't use any rooting material
This one has some branches and leaves, though
But it hasn't taken root
Although this one did not take root
But it's starting to have a root bulge
These white bumps are the roots and buds
And this one also has some white bulges
The branches of roses take root more slowly
Let's look at the hydrangea
Also without any rooting material
This black rod didn't get rid of successfully
This one has a small size
Root grown out
And these two have given out more roots
It's not bad
Look again at medlar
No rooting meternal was used
There are four cuttings in this cup
This one doesn't sprout or take root
You can throw it away
The remaining three
Both of these gave birth to roots
There is a single leaf that has not yet taken root
You can plug in and wait for a while
You can see that
These three plants have not used any rooting agent
In the case of direct cutting
Basically a month
The future survival rate is more than 75%
The rooting rate is between 50% and 75%
Category II
Let's take a look at what we used and bought
The specialized rooting powder of the plant is what condition
Though the rose branch has many leaves
But there was no rooting
There are no roots or buds
Hydrangea
There have been leaves that have been born
Two of them had roots, and two had none
Chinese wolfberry
Only one of them didn't survive
The other three have leaves coming out
But it didn't take root
At this stage
The survival rate of these with rooting powder is more than 75%
But the rooting rate is between 0 and 50%
Category III
Let's take a look at the condiments used in the kitchen
That's the condition of home-made rooting agents
The condition of the cuttings of cinnamon powder
Roses did not take root, half of hydrangea and wolfberry gave birth to roots
Use honey water
Sugar and vinegar
It is also the rose that has no root
Hydrangea and Chinese wolfberry
The average rooting rate is 25% to 50%
Through this minimal experiment
I did not see the use of a variety of professional
Or after the widespread rooting material
It brings higher rooting rate to cutting rooting
Of course I did
This experiment does not represent a large-scale farm
And the results of nursery use
Because, after all, I have a very small number of experiments
Is not a typical conclusion
It's just a small family cutting
Generally, we also usually cut a few or is a few branches
This is the conclusion within the family
I think these so - called root agents
On the issue of rooting
It didn't really work
But for
Why does everyone say this helps to take root
I think these sweet and sour powders or something
The main function is not to take root
It may be possible to say that they have some sterilizing effect
Then reduce the cutting branches
The chance of infection at the cutting edge
It might be better than nothing
But in my experiment
Due to the small number
Didn't see that advantage either
In fact, I usually do not use any rooting agent when cutting
The survival rate was pretty good
Then a lot of netizens will probably ask
That's not the root agent factor
What is the factor that causes the cutting failure
Or it can be said what is the key to successful cutting
Well, in my experience
I've summed up the key factors when it comes to five-point cutting
Just pay attention to these five points
Your cutting success rate will be much higher than before
The first is to choose the right branch
For most plants
The criterion for selecting cuttings from cuttings is to avoid old cuttings
Nor too new a branch
Generally I will choose more than half a year within a year
Just bloomed like this one
The withered branches of a flower
This branch grows in the spring
This is the choice for autumn cutting
If it's spring cutting
You can choose the branches that grow in the spring or autumn of the previous year
A branch that is usually very old
Like what's already lignified
The activity of the cells above the stem has decreased
The ability to take root is also poor
So old lignified branches should not be used for cutting
But even the most tender ones are not suitable
Such as a twig that has just been sent out for a month or two
Oneself are not fully developed
The ability to take root is not enough
Like me this time some of the wolfberry branches just issued soon
Because it's too thin
It's hard to grow roots and leaves
So to choose more than half a year to about 1 year branches
Strong and young
Just like people
It's a strong young man
They're right
Picked the right branch
We're halfway there
The second key factor is soil
It's like a surgery for a plant
So the choice of soil should be clean
You can't use planted
Old soil that has not been disinfected and sterilized
And the soil also had better choose the kind of both breathable and moisturizing
Give the plant a good hotbed for breeding new life
Generally I will use the special nursery cuttings soil
You can also use clean vermiculite and coconut peat
Although they have no nutritional content
But when the cuttings take root
It is generally by the nutrient supply of the branch itself
So it's more important to be clean and breathable than to be nutritious during the rooting phase
The third factor is watering
Water is essential for cutting
But not too much
Too much water will accelerate the growth of bacteria
Leading to infection of the branches
It will turn black and die
The standard is to keep the soil dry
Although you can't just say how often watering
Because of the environmental conditions of every home
Indoor and outdoor
Or the climate
Temperature
The humidity are all different
This gap
Watering time should be measured according to their own conditions
But when you cut a small paper cup like this or a small flower pot
There's basically no need to water it every day
I only do it once every two or three days
The fourth factor is the light
Though all things grow by the sun
But when it comes to cutting and transplanting
It must also be shielded from light
In the case of direct sunlight in the environment
Then it is estimated that few of them will survive
It is the strong who live to the end
The fifth is the temperature
The temperature is too high or too low for rooting
Different plants need different temperatures
Make sure you check the plants you want to plant before you leave
At what temperature is suitable for cutting
Generally there is a span of the range
Some flowers need 20 to 25 ℃
Some will do at 15 to 20 degrees
Make sure to cut the right plants at the right temperature
Make the most of the good weather and the good land
To get the best results
So here's a summary of today's topics
Cutting
I think all kinds of so-called rooting agents
You can use it if you want
But it's not necessary
I'm basically off the hook
And the five elements
It is an important factor to determine the success of cutting
At the next cutting time
You can learn from it
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