How to replace cypress

How to replace cypress

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Cypress not only rare and beautiful plant, it is also useful for all your family since the phytoncides emitted to them positively influence breath and nervous system. It is capable to absorb noxious gases, purifying air and oxygenating it. It is possible to grow up this plant both in greenhouses, and in the house. Growth of cypress can reach two meters, but in need of its size it is possible to control.

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Instruction

1. Land young escapes cypressof in pot of small volume. It is necessary for fast development of its root system. Try not to touch old plants, however if they need change, then it is necessary to do it every three years. Replace young sprouts of cypresses every year closer by summer. At the same time slightly dry shanks and after disembarkation cover with glass or plastic cap. To increase germination percent, maintain temperature of the soil from 18 to 25 °C and high air humidity. Also use for this purpose stimulators of education and strengthening of rhizome.

2. Pass plant in pot of bigger volume with care. The cypress endures traumatizing roots very painfully therefore do not exempt them from the earth completely, replace only that which will be shaken. Such way is called transfer. It is not such problem, in difference from change. Apply it annually when replacing pot. Attentively you approach also its choice since it influences growth and development of plant too. Diameter of pot needs to be increased every year only by 1-2 cm, otherwise you risk or to slow down absolutely growth of cypress, or to lose plant because oxidation of the earth will happen quicker, than roots will get into it.

3. Replace accurately cypress to the new soil. Show consideration for its choice since the plant suffers if the structure of the earth is picked up incorrectly. Choose the subacidic soil, almost alkaline. It has to be rather friable and consist of peat, sand, the sheet and cespitose earth in proportion 1:1:2:1. Surely make good drainage of haydite or pieces of brick.

4. It is abundant water the earth. If it departs badly, carry out by sharp knife along pot walls. Hold with the left hand plant together with the earth and invert pot. Other hand twist it to free the earth. Place root in water with addition of potassium permanganate and wash out. Examine it and remove with sharp knife dry parts.

5. Fill up cuts with wood charcoal and lower cypress root in in advance prepared pot with the new soil. You watch that the root neck has not been strongly submerged in the earth, otherwise chances of normal growth are reduced significantly. Condense with hand the earth which level has to be lower than edge of pot on 2 – 3 cm. Put cypress after change in the darkened place. Spray it within two weeks with warm water, gradually accustoming to light. Feed up cypress monthly any suitable mineral fertilizer for good growth.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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