Why spend money on flowers! You can grow a beautiful potted plant by picking up a seed from the roadside

Bamboo cypress

Where to pick up seeds

Bamboo cypress is a plant of the Podocarpaceae family, and either green or brown seeds can be planted. The seeds can be collected from September to October every year, and the surface of the mature seeds will be covered with a layer of white powder.

How to plant the seeds you picked up

▼Once the seeds are collected, they can be sown. Peel off the outer green skin to get the teardrop-shaped seeds.

▼Soak the seeds in water until they crack before sowing. (Save germination time)

▼Insert the seed into the soil with the pointed end facing downward, about halfway into the soil. Keep a certain distance between each seed.

▼After about a month, it starts to sprout and gradually grows into seedlings.

▼The growth rate of bamboo cypress is slow, especially in the seedling stage. Within 5 years, you can safely enjoy it as a potted plant.

Asparagus africanus

Where to pick up seeds

African Asparagus blooms from June to July every year and its fruits ripen from September to October. The fruits are small ball-shaped, the ripe berries are red, and the berries contain black seeds. African Asparagus is planted in many city parks, so pay attention when you take a walk!

How to plant the seeds you picked up

▼After picking the red berries, peel off the red skin and soak them in water for about a week. Note that if the seeds float on the water, they are dead, so just throw them away!

▼After soaking, sow the seeds evenly in the flowerpot and cover them with a layer of medical stone. In about 15 days, many small sprouts will appear. The young buds all grow upright, full of upward vitality. During this period, place it in a sunny place to prevent the sprouts from growing wildly.

▼It can grow into a beautiful small bonsai in just one month. Isn’t it different from the wild African asparagus on the roadside? Isn’t this kind of bonsai more refreshing?

Spring Never Fades

Where to pick up seeds

Spring immortal is a very common hedge plant on the roadside. Its flowering period is from March to May. After the flowering period, the fruit will turn from red to green and gradually mature from October to November. At this time, go to the roadside and look, and if there are any plants hanging on trees or fallen on the ground with intact skin, you can pick them up and take them home to plant!

How to plant the seeds you picked up

▼The seeds of Spring Blossom are purple-black. Collect some seeds from October to December and refrigerate them first. When the weather gets warmer in February, take out the seeds and soak them in water. Because the seeds of spring immortal are very hard, they need to be soaked for 10 to 14 days, changing the water every 2 days.

▼After soaking, plant the seeds in the flowerpot, spread them flat on the soil surface and cover them with a little soil.

▼In about a month, it will sprout and grow leaves, and soon grow into a small bonsai. The inlay of green leaves and purple seed coat gives people the illusion of flowering, which is amazing.

Qing Feng

Where to pick up seeds

Everyone generally believes that maple trees are just leaves, where are the seeds? In fact, the green maple tree blooms from May to September every year, and small green fruits will hang on the branches after the flowers. In October and November, you can pick up the black seeds on the ground.

How to plant the seeds you picked up

▼The planting method of green maple is quite special. After picking it up, soak it in warm water for a day, then wrap it in kitchen paper and store it in the refrigerator at low temperature. It can be sown after germination at 30~60 degrees Celsius.

▼After germination, plant the seeds in a pot, fix them with medical stone, and spray water every 3 days.

▼It will take about two months for the seeds to germinate and small seedlings to grow one after another. You don’t have to worry about them growing into towering trees, as the growth of green maple is very slow.

▼After the seedlings grow up, those that grow better can be moved to a beautiful flowerpot and shaped individually. The green maple bonsai is also quite beautiful.

Podocarpus

Where to pick up seeds

Around August every year, the branches of Podocarpus will be covered with round green berries, which are the seeds! There are male and female Podocarpus trees, and not all Podocarpus trees have seeds.

How to plant the seeds you picked up

▼After collecting the seeds, there is no need to peel them. Soak them in warm water for 24 hours (to shorten the germination time) and throw away the seeds floating on the water. Then bury the seeds in the soil, 2/3 of the way into the soil, with the side with the black spots facing down.

▼After 15 to 20 days, the small sprouts will push up the seeds, looking like a big-headed doll.

▼You will have to wait more than 2 months for the tender stems to straighten and grow leaves before it will feel like a small potted plant. Note that the germination rate of seeds is not very high. Seeds that have not germinated after March should be removed from the pots!

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Bamboo cypress

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