Although the vitality of Chlorophytum is very tenacious, there are still a variety of problems in the cultivation of Chlorophytum, such as watering, lighting, disease control and other aspects. How to deal with it properly and make the Chlorophytum grow healthily and luxuriantly? Now let's talk about the experience of cultivating Chlorophytum for many years.
Cultivation method (basic knowledge) of potted Chlorophytum: the best breeding time: seed propagation of Chlorophytum, which can be carried out in March every year.
The best growing soil: the cultivation of Chlorophytum is suitable for easy and fertile sandy loam, which requires humus and strong permeability. Potted plants can be mixed with rotten leaf soil or peat soil, garden soil and river sand with a small amount of base fertilizer as substrate. After changing the basin, new soil should be prepared again.
Growth humidity requirements: Chlorophytum likes warm and humid environment. Please keep the soil slightly wet.
The best growth temperature: Chlorophytum likes warm and humid climate, and is not resistant to severe cold and heat. The optimum growth temperature of Chlorophytum is 15-25 ℃, and the room temperature in winter should not be lower than 5 ℃. High temperature season avoid strong direct sunlight, need to maintain sparse shade, low temperature cold should see more sunlight, in order to keep the leaf color bright.
The best growth light: Chlorophytum likes semi shade environment, Chlorophytum is very sensitive to light. In summer and autumn, it should avoid direct sunlight, and should be placed in a cool and ventilated place, and pay attention to maintain environmental humidity. At most, it can only see oblique light in the morning and evening. And in winter, because the sun is not strong, can let the Chlorophytum properly accept some direct sunlight.
Notes on potted cultivation of Chlorophytum: Chlorophytum is a more fertilizer tolerant plant. If the fertilizer and water are insufficient, it is easy to scorch and age, the leaves turn yellow and lose ornamental value. For the Chlorophytum which has begun to grow small plants, nitrogen based topdressing can be applied once every half a month. Good growth of Chlorophytum, no fertilizer can also.
Watering points: Chlorophytum is fond of water, because its meat root storage water organization is developed, and its drought resistance is strong, but the water demand for growth period is large in 3~9 months. It should be watered and sprayed regularly to increase humidity and keep basin soil completely moist. In the winter dormancy period, watering can be carried out after the basin soil surface is about one centimeter dry.
Main points of propagation: Chlorophytum can be propagated by cutting, dividing and sowing.
Chlorophytum has strong adaptability, high survival rate and is easy to reproduce. When cutting, as long as 5-10 cm long stolons with new buds are inserted into the soil, they can take root in about a week, and can be transplanted into pots in about 20 days, and then they can be watered and placed in the shade for maintenance.
When the Chlorophytum is divided, the plant can be lifted out of the pot, the old soil and rotten roots are removed, and the old roots are cut, so that there are three stems left on the separated plants, and then they are transplanted and cultured separately. You can also cut the clustered stems and leaves on the stolon of Chlorophytum (in fact, it is a new plant larva, with leaves on the top and air roots at the bottom), and directly plant it into the pot for cultivation.
Pruning tips: in terms of pruning, the yellow leaves should be cut off at any time, and the pot can be turned over once a year in March to cut off the old roots, rotten roots and excess fibrous roots. In the first and middle of May, some old leaves of Chlorophytum can be cut off, which will promote the germination of more new leaves and small Chlorophytum.
Basin soil replacement: generally, the pots should be changed once every 2-3 years, but in the specific maintenance, soil and basin can be changed once every March in order to ensure the flourishing stems and leaves.
Pest control: Chlorophytum cultivation is generally not easy to occur diseases and insect pests. The disease is usually caused by water accumulation in basin soil and poor ventilation, which causes root rot and root rot, which should be controlled by spraying timely.
The hydroponics technique of cultivating Chlorophytum: 1. Wide mouth glass bottle, glass cup and other containers can be used as utensils.
2. In hydroponics, potted Chlorophytum can be poured out from the pot, and the soil is washed with water. The old leaves and roots are cut off and placed in a hydroponic container, and then water is poured. Pay attention to not too much water, just to the rhizome is appropriate.
3. In order to grow vigorously, drop a few drops of nutrient solution into the water.
4. The water in the container can be changed every few days or added with some water.
Experience of cultivation of Chlorophytum: Chlorophytum likes warm, humid and semi shade growth environment, and is suitable for long-term indoor cultivation. Its biggest characteristic is that the mature plants will grow new stems from time to time, and the new stems will grow small plants. Chlorophytum mainly propagates by ramets.
The above is the analysis of the main points of the cultivation method of Chlorophytum, as long as we grasp the four main points like cool, often spray water, frequently fertilize, often change the basin, I believe that breeding beautiful Chlorophytum is not a problem.