The following pictures are all unpacking pictures of Haitao's purchase of goods, which is a real demonstration ~
1. Before unpacking-check the package.
Mainly pay attention to whether it has been touched by water. Empty phoenix is most afraid of stuffy and wet. Ventilation holes are generally left in summer, and heat preservation measures are needed in areas with low temperature in winter.
Each plant has a separate package and label (I forgot to take a picture when I opened the box ...)
2. Step 1- Check and confirm the variety.
Please be sure to count and confirm the variety and quantity. Transportation and packaging are tied together, and it is easy to make mistakes. Some stores are also confused about the variety themselves (including some stores with the highest sales volume and the most active sales volume). Don't ask me why I know. ...
Each plant has a variety label, even if it is not the label of the original garden, please keep it! For later use.
Step 3 clean the filler
Fillers are usually newspapers and the like, but sometimes they are filled with cotton wool, chemical fibers, foam particles and the like (also used as trenches for filling pineapples). These finely divided fillers need to be carefully cleaned, and if there are foreign objects in the base, it is easy to cause stuffy rot. I'll talk about how to clean the base later. )
From time to time, plants twine with T. exserta x velutina fountain x swan.
4, the most critical-observation!
Mainly look at two places-the base (bottom/end/abdomen) and the blade.
Cardinality-the most critical part of judging the state. ※
See if it's black or dry. If the background color becomes darker or even black, it is likely to be boring, and the leash is easy to handle properly. Even some plants are powerless when they arrive. A certain degree of dry loss is normal, but if there is a large area of dry loss, you need to be vigilant.
The background color is obviously dark, so be careful! I'll take care of this tree (Kappa Roselle Shredded Meat) right away.
Smell it. Normal plants have no smell. If you suffocate badly, it will smell wet, a bit like wet soil or wet newspaper.
Squeeze it Is it hard or soft to the touch? The health of the base should be hard. If it's soft and wrinkled, it's a big deal …
A healthy base is hard and won't feel soft at all.
Take a photo, pay special attention to the lotus-shaped varieties, whether there are foreign bodies inside the leaf base, whether there are spots (pay special attention to black spots or black residue), and whether there are small buds (the buds may be anywhere).
The inside of the leaves is clean, and the green and brown traces of the roots and stems of the leaves can be seen.
There is a small bud in the depth of the leaf near the center, which is difficult to find without lighting.
Blade. ※
The first is to see if the damage is within a reasonable range.
The transportation loss of imported plants in Haitao is large, which belongs to the normal loss range (if it is domestic shed goods, the loss is a bit large), and the varieties with soft leaves are prone to deformation, residual leaves and yellow leaves (t.brchy. Sel。 Streptococcus x Baker force selected x coil).
The second is to observe whether there are traces of pests and diseases.
Focus on whether there are macula and black spots. They are usually signs of sunburn or frostbite. It is normal for a small number to appear, and the appearance will be greatly affected if there is a large number. If the goods are raised in greenhouses in China, it is necessary to pay attention to check whether there are traces of pests (Starscream is very common in greenhouse goods).
Varieties with bellies should be firm and elastic when they are pinched. Although there is an obvious small brown spot on the leaf, it has little effect on the overall appearance (T. Paucifolia Baixue 'X Strephylla Red Queen variety X electric roll).
prune
Root system-strong shear. ※
Please clean up all the roots, which is useless, but it is easy to cause unnecessary problems (T. Flexuosa cyclone seed, with link)
? Trim it flush with the base (as much as possible)
Some roots will grow to the base and should be removed as much as possible, but after removal, a series of traces will be left (Polygonum capitatum X chain leaves X coil).
The stem part of the basal stem. ※
Generally, the old stems at the end of long-necked varieties will gradually dry up, and the dry parts will slowly dry up after soaking in water, which is easy to rot the core.
? For the plants with dark background mentioned above, the stem ends have dried up, so cut them off ~
After removing a few leaves, I found that the stem did have signs of rotten roots/rotten cores! Check and rescue it!
? Be ruthless! Pick leaves from the bottom up until you can see green (or white) stems/bases; Similarly, cut from the end of the long stem until the green (or white) stem/base is exposed.
After pruning, expose healthy stems/bases, and that's all ~ (However, not every tree can be saved ... please contact the seller as soon as possible)
Dead leaves-don't pick them in a hurry ※!
If there are new buds on the leaves, it is easy to pick the buds when picking the leaves (so look inside the leaves! )
There are many old leaves at the bottom, and there are more than ten small buds at the same time (Polygonum capitatum v. compacta variety, thick leaves, with links)
Larger buds can be exposed by removing leaves, but some old leaves are left for some too small buds.
Dry tip, broken leaves, yellow leaves-moderate pruning. ※
These are mainly trimmed for aesthetic needs, so just do it according to your own preferences.
If you want to keep the leaves, you must cut off the yellow part completely.
6. Plastic surgery
This step is not necessary. Stretch the leaves flat according to the natural state of the plant. But after a long journey and extrusion, it may be difficult to adjust the shape for a while, so don't force it at this time.
Hard-leaf varieties are not easy to deform, but the harder they are, the easier it is to break leaves or tips.
7. Slow down! No water! No water! No water!
"After receiving the empty phoenix, put it into the water to replenish water first" is wrong! This is a stalk!
Some confused (or maybe bad) businesses and some ignorant tweets really teach their customers this way ... as everyone knows, the risk of this action is very great!
Reliable Fengyou and the store will definitely remind you in the opposite direction: Don't send water after unpacking! The worse the state, the less water can be supplied! For example, plants with signs of rotten heart will greatly accelerate their death if they are wet. )
Just dry in semi-cloudy/scattered light, and pay attention to ventilation.
Suggestion: domestic shed goods will be delayed for at least one week, and imported factories will be delayed for at least two weeks! Then gradually return to normal maintenance. Without water supply for several weeks, you won't die of drought. I usually hang it directly for more than a month. This batch in the article has been hanging for a month and a half, and everything is normal except for normal consumption.
* Because it is a real Haitao unpacking, there are no problems (such as squashing, frostbite, rotten core, black slag, etc.) on these plants. ) are not mentioned. ...
Attached are several purchase links of varieties still on sale, and the sought-after varieties are basically sold out as soon as they are new …
I wish Sumitomo's plants are healthy and grow up quickly! hahaha~
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