Cytokinin paste for orchids - application
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Owners of flowering plants often face a problem when the flower stalls in growth, but this factor is not related to the state of dormancy that occurs naturally. Growth stimulants are used to solve the problem. Cytokinin paste for orchids belongs to this category of products. It is a safe phytohormone that is used both for fruit trees and shrubs in the garden and for indoor flowers.
What is this pasta
Cytokinin ointment for orchids is a popular drug that contains the hormonal component cytokinin. It promotes active reproduction and growth of plant cells. If you apply the ointment to an area of the plant, you can stimulate the appearance of a new element, for example, a shoot of a flower. A lasting result can be achieved if you use a phytohormone for indoor plants.
Orchid processing
The main advantage of the drug is its ability to regulate metabolic processes and induce cells to divide. Thanks to the use of the ointment, you can awaken dormant buds, accelerate plant growth, and extend the flowering period. An irreplaceable remedy for the restoration of plants that begin to die due to poor care.
Making pasta at home
The ingredients that make up the ointment are sold at any pharmacy. Therefore, you can easily make the ointment yourself at home. This will require:
- cytokinin 1 g:
- 99 g of anhydrous lanolin.
The lanolin must be heated in a water bath. It should be kept until it becomes liquid. But you can't let the lanolin boil. Then, stirring constantly, you need to mix 1 g of cytokinin with lanolin. The mixture is left open to thicken.
For the propagation of orchids
Indoor plant owners are often faced with a situation where, even with good care, the plant does not multiply. This phenomenon is most relevant for orchids and violets, which are considered the most capricious flowers.
Orchid propagation paste can increase the likelihood of babies forming. This is due to the fact that cytokinin is actively involved in cell division.
How to use for breeding
To activate flowering
Late spring, severe cold in winter cause the plant to bloom late. To avoid this, it is necessary to stimulate him. The paste activates the development of shoots and buds, which will further accelerate the flowering process.
If, during the period when the flower must come out of hibernation, it is treated with a cytokine agent, it is possible to accelerate the flowering process, since cytokinin has a positive effect on the development of the kidneys.
To restore dormant kidneys
Orchid bud awakening paste can be a salvation for residents of the northern regions with a very long winter. Such weather can cause a long awakening of the plant. There are also cases when the kidney was formed, but stopped its development. To apply the paste in such cases, it is necessary to induce the plant to wake up.
Flowering activation
Other ways
Instructions for the use of cytokinin paste also contain other cases in which the agent can be used:
- reproduction of orchids with cytokinin paste. Thanks to the tool, you can induce the shoots to develop from the side;
- delay in plant aging. Often in adult flowers, leaf fall is observed. The cells receive less nutrients, which leads to the fact that the leaves begin to dry out. Orchid ointment applied to withering leaves slows down the aging process. This becomes possible due to the fact that the components of the agent have a positive effect on the enrichment of cells with nutrients.
Cytokinin paste can also be used to increase the plant's resistance to harmful factors. Waterlogged or dry air, low room temperature are all unfavorable factors for flower development. Under their influence, the nutrition of cells is disrupted. As a result, wilting of leaves occurs, growth slows down. After applying the paste, lifeless plants begin to come to life.
Flower treatment to delay aging
Contraindications and restrictions
Cytokinin paste is a fertilizer, and working with any kind of fertilizer requires compliance with safety rules. You can use the ointment only in accordance with the instructions. It is important to pay attention to a number of points:
- check the expiration date before use;
- storage should only be in the refrigerator;
- all work must be carried out with protective gloves;
- before application, the drug should be warmed to room temperature;
- only two plots are processed on one plant, no more.
It is not always possible to use the drug. There are certain limitations to consider. If the plant is sick or attacked by pests, the ointment is not used. Thus, the owner will only accelerate the death of the plant, and not provoke stimulation.
The ointment can only be used on shoots. It is not intended for processing leaves and roots. You can not process a young plant under the age of three years. He has not yet formed a root system, so such stimulation will lead to the fact that the flower will shed its leaves.
A competent approach to the use of the drug will allow you to achieve active flowering of the orchid even after a long and cold winter. The main thing is to do everything in moderation and taking into account contraindications.
