How to raise mountain turtles?
The cultivation of mountain turtles, the method of rooting and sprouting, and the method of identifying the head roots are all questions that novice flower lovers want to know the answer most. Because the cultivation of plants is closely related to the natural environment, climate, light, water and fertilizer, the following methods are for reference only, not standard answers, and friends can adjust them according to their own conditions. (The following is the strategy for senior flower friends to breed mountain turtles, hoping to help you in distress. )
Pot: the root system of mountain turtle is very developed, so it is better to use a deeper pot.
Mixed soil: I (senior flower friend) generally use 35% granular soil, and the rest is garden soil or peat coconut bran. We can also add some cake fertilizer as base fertilizer. For example, garden soil: peat: base fertilizer: perlite: volcanic rock =40:20:5:20: 15.
Watering: generally, water it when you think of it, and forget it when you can't remember it. Generally, it is best to keep the soil moist but not stagnant, especially when the roots germinate, it is best to water it often and have direct sunlight. Sunshine can greatly promote the germination of roots.
Daily maintenance: The growing season of mountain turtles is spring, summer and autumn every year. Stop growing and hibernating after winter, and the vine leaves will wither. When the tortoise obviously stopped growing in autumn, I began to cut off water and keep the soil dry all winter. In Shanghai, I throw it outdoors under a translucent shelter all winter, and it is best to put it indoors in the north. By the end of March of the following year, I started watering and took root in the sun. When the vines are in full bloom, they can be placed outdoors or indoors. The mountain turtle is tolerant of yin and likes yang, and has strong adaptability to the environment. Many friends like to put mountain turtles in front of their desks. The green leaves are very eye-catching and can relieve visual fatigue. Turtle is a climbing vine, and friends can build a shelf for it according to their preferences. Because of its strong climbing ability, it can even climb to the roof (just like a loofah). If you don't want to climb too high, you can trim the rattan leaves by hand. In addition, it is also beautiful to let the rattan leaves hang naturally without putting up shelves.
Morphological characteristics of mountain turtle
The tuberous root is thick, oblate, with rough epidermis, grayish brown, alternate leaves, long stipe, shield-shaped, nearly round leaves, entire, palmately veined with 7-9 veins, glabrous on both sides and grayish white below. Flowers dioecious, dark red, axillary compound cymes, pedicels and petioles nearly equal in length, drupe round, red when mature. Mainly distributed in Sichuan and Yunnan. The root tuber is used as medicine, which is said to be unbearable. The national collection of Chinese herbal medicines is also called mountain turtle, ground turtle, white gall and dark tip of lotus leaf. Yunnan traditional Chinese medicine is called mountain turtle, and Kunming medicinal plant survey report is called ground turtle. "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicine in Yunnan" says that gold will not be exchanged. The Atlas of Herbal Medicine in Southern Yunnan is called Guijian. A textual research on plant names and facts is called Di Furong. The materia medica in southern Yunnan is called dishonor, and the materia medica in Tang Dynasty is called Jieduzi.