Kneading skills of Lagerstroemia indica

There are many eye-catching flower varieties in road greening trees in China, and Lagerstroemia indica is one of them. Lagerstroemia indica, also known as Hundred Days Red, is an ornamental flower that blooms in summer.

Lagerstroemia indica is called "machine" because of its bright color and large amount of flowers, as if it only focuses on flowering, and other things are not important to it.

Lagerstroemia indica can persist in flowering for more than 100 days, and its color is gorgeous and unforgettable.

Many cities are willing to use it to decorate the streets and make the city more dynamic and attractive.

In fact, individual families can also grow crape myrtle. After all, Lagerstroemia indica is an ornamental flower, which doesn't take up too much space, and it's also good at home.

So how can we grow crape myrtle? What are the planting conditions of Lagerstroemia indica? Don't you have any experience to grow crape myrtle? These questions have always been of great concern to many people, so we will give you a brief answer here.

Before planting Lagerstroemia indica, we must first understand the related habits of Lagerstroemia indica. Only by understanding the habits of Lagerstroemia indica can we know how to plant Lagerstroemia indica, where to plant it and where not to plant it.

First of all, Ziwei likes light, and the environment is humid and warm.

However, Lagerstroemia indica also has strong vitality. It can grow in some places with low soil fertility and hot temperature, and can adapt to most parts of China.

Ziwei can't be flooded. Too much water will kill you. So be careful not to water crape myrtle too much. The soil where Lagerstroemia indica is planted should also be well ventilated and drained. Lagerstroemia indica will not grow well if there is stagnant water.

Lagerstroemia indica is very drought-tolerant and will not be hit by lack of water. Don't worry that less watering will affect its growth.

There are three ways of propagation of Lagerstroemia indica, that is, seeds cultivate new seedlings, cuttage takes root, and ramets survive.

This is because the seed skin of Lagerstroemia indica is thick, and if it does not germinate, the cultivation will not be successful.

Accelerating germination is to soak Lagerstroemia indica seeds in water at about 50℃ for about 15min, then soak them in clear water for two days at room temperature, and then remove the water.

The germinated seeds can be directly sown without any other work. There are two ways of sowing (sowing or drilling). Different sowing methods will not affect germination. Generally, it can germinate in about 14 days after sowing, and grow into transplantable seedlings in the next spring.

Cutting cultivation is the most common cultivation method of Lagerstroemia indica, because the cutting seedling raising time is short (about fifteen days) and the fruit setting rate is high, which is very suitable for people who cultivate Lagerstroemia indica in a large area.

Branches selected for cutting can be branchlets or hard branches. Branchlets need to be cut in summer (July and August) and hard branches need to be cut in spring (March and April).

The operation of seedling raising by dividing plants is the simplest, as long as the tillering branches are cut off before Lagerstroemia indica begins to sprout new buds in spring, and then planted directly in the soil, the growth will be faster.

After Lagerstroemia indica is planted, the most important thing is water and fertilizer. Ziwei likes water, and it is best to water it once every fifteen days.

However, in the preparation stage before flowering, it is necessary to properly water less, which can help Lagerstroemia speciosa bloom more.

Before winter, be sure to water the crape myrtle tree, because watering in winter is easy to cause frostbite.

Lagerstroemia indica doesn't like fertilizing plants very much, so it doesn't need to be fertilized too often every year. It is better to apply fermented organic fertilizer (about 4 kg) to plants that germinate in spring. Before flowering (May and June), Lagerstroemia indica should apply some ternary compound fertilizer to supplement potassium and phosphorus.

Lagerstroemia indica grows very fast, so it should be pruned regularly. If it can't be pruned in time, Lagerstroemia indica will grow too fast, resulting in unsightly plant shape.

Of course, pruning also requires skill. If it is not trimmed well, it will not bloom.

Osmunda japonica seedlings need to be shaped, so as to ensure that they look better when they grow up.

Generally, when the diameter of Lagerstroemia indica seedlings reaches 2cm, it should be trimmed according to the overall shape, and pay attention to the pruning of the crown.

The dormant period (winter) of Lagerstroemia indica is a good time to get rid of those branches that are too dense and slender. For some newly grown seedlings, they should also be cut short in time so as to maintain better growth in the coming year.

The disease that Lagerstroemia indica is easy to get is powdery mildew, and it is also easy to be invaded by leaf rollers. In other words, it is necessary to protect Lagerstroemia indica in advance, spray some preventive and bactericidal drugs in advance, and pay attention to ventilation and lighting conditions at ordinary times.

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