Inexperienced growers often make serious mistakes at reproduction violet leaf. They are in the wrong branch of the cutting of the bush, soil preparation and rooting.
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Errors in the preparation of cuttings for planting
Choosing the cutting rooting, growers are trying to cut off the lower, older leaves. But they are not very suitable: the regenerative processes in them has been slow, and instead of rooting petiole is likely rots.
Proper selection - well-developed upward middle portion of the sheet outlet. This is the mature, full of strength of the bush, which is easy to give the roots in all conditions.
In addition to selecting the planting material, errors may occur at other stages of preparation:
- A common mistake - to tear or break off a juicy stalk. In this case, all the fabrics are smashed, and instead of rooting (the formation of new cells) will decay and death of the damaged part. When separating the sheet from the outlet is recommended only clean and sharp knife blade, scalpel and straight. If the sheet is broken off accidentally, before rooting you need to update the cut.
- Performing direct cut leaves too little space to absorb moisture and nutrients. Callus and the roots are formed, but the process will take longer, and subsidiary outlets will not be enough. It is best to make an oblique cut at an angle of about 45 °.
How to instill in the water?
A common mistake - a random selection capacity. But the jar in which to grow the leaf stalks must be at least clean. Roots will grow faster without access of light. In order not to obscure the artificial container, can take brown glass vial (medicines).
Water should be boiled and cool, to reduce the risk reproduction of putrefactive bacteria. For the same into the container occasionally drop one tablet of activated carbon was ground to a state of its grains.
Common errors in rooting in water:
- Too deep plunge cutting. With proper arrangement of the cut must be not more than 1-1.5 cm below the water and do not touch the bottom or the vessel wall.
- Too bright lighting. Trying to create a list of the best conditions, inexperienced growers put the container on the bright lights, and sometimes even in direct sunlight. It will be correct to put the jar with leaf cuttings so that the plant received scattered light.
Errors in rooting in the soil
Leaf cuttings often perpetuate directly in the ground. But with this method are possible errors, which affect the life and the possibility of growth of new outlets:
- Too deep planting. Normal depth to which you can plunge cut the stem into the soil - not more than 2 cm. Too deep planting leaf take root, but the little daughter plants will not be able to reach the surface.
- Large capacity. Sapling planting in a large pot, Florist deprive him of air. The optimum size of the container - 100-150 ml (plastic cup of yoghurt, for example), the diameter should not exceed 5 cm.
- Using dense soil. Trying to provide good nutrition, try to pour into a container garden or garden land, with plenty of fertilizer and too dense. 1 part of the soil to be mixed with 3 parts of sand or sawdust. Best germination substrate sheet - peat moss or sphagnum. Loose and moisture capacity of materials enable faster root stalk.
Mini greenhouse from a jar or packet will help maintain optimal humidity. When using it, you still need to constantly monitor the soil moisture and water cutting as its drying of the upper layer.
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