Precautions for potted purple bamboo spider plants
1. Light
Chlorophytum prefers a semi-shady environment. In spring and autumn, it should avoid strong direct sunlight. In summer, the sun is particularly strong and can only see some oblique light in the morning and evening. It needs to be shaded during the day. Remove 50%-70% of the sunlight, otherwise the leaf tips will dry up, especially the mosaic and leaf varieties, which are more afraid of strong sunlight. The Chlorophytum will grow more beautiful in places with weak light. The yellow golden edge will be more obvious and the leaves will be brighter. .
2. Watering
Chlorophytum likes a humid environment and should maintain high air humidity. During the growth period, the pot soil needs to be kept moist. However, because its fleshy roots store a large amount of water, it has strong drought resistance and will not dry out if it is not watered for several days.
Water enough in summer, and spray water on the branches and leaves every evening to keep the air moist. Move it indoors in early October and place it in a sunny place. When the temperature is high at noon every 5 to 7 days, spray the branches and leaves with water close to room temperature. But the pot soil should be dry.
3. Fertilization
In the peak growth seasons of spring and autumn, apply thin liquid fertilizer once every 15 days or so. It is better to use fully decomposed cake fertilizer water, with a concentration of 10% to 15%. ; You can also apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer liquid at a concentration of 0.1% to 0.3%.
Top dressing should be stopped during high temperatures in summer and dormancy in winter. Mosaic and leaf varieties should use less nitrogen fertilizer, otherwise the white or yellow markings on the leaves will fade and affect the viewing effect.
Extended information:
Because Chlorophytum spp. has strong adaptability to the soil environment, it is easier to survive when grown in pots. In terms of soil, it is recommended to use fertile, loose, breathable and water-permeable culture soil. The recommended method is to mix humus soil with peat soil and sand in a certain proportion. Of course, you can also add some decomposed organic matter to clean fine sand. Mix and match fertilizers.
In terms of management of potted spider plants, in order to ensure lush stems and leaves, the soil and pots should be changed once in March every year. If the pot is deep and the base fertilizer is sufficient, the pot can be changed every two years. When repotting, knock the plant out of the pot, cut off the dead roots and excess root system, replace it with new humus-rich culture soil, and then apply livestock hoof horn slices or decomposed cake fertilizer as base fertilizer.
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