What is the correct fertilizing method for Alocasia macrorrhizos?

Alocasia macrorrhizos has very large leaves, and many people like its lush green foliage. It can improve the home environment and bring people a fresh feeling. So how do you fertilize Alocasia macrorrhizos?

1. How to fertilize Alocasia macrorrhizos

1. Alocasia macrorrhizos likes fertilizer; generally apply a dilute fertilizer of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium 1-2 times a month. In winter, Alocasia macrorrhizos directly enters dormancy and should be fertilized less, with 1 dilute fertilizer application a month; fertilization should be light and dilute. Fertilizing should be kept away from the rhizome to avoid burning the rhizome.

2. If the leaves of Alocasia macrorrhizos appear thin and weak, dry and yellow, that is a sign of fertilizer deficiency, so replenish nutrients in time. A lack of elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium shows as new leaves being fine while old leaves show symptoms, so supplement nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer.

3. For fertilizing Alocasia macrorrhizos, choose cake fertilizer mainly containing nitrogen; compound fertilizer is most beneficial to the growth of Alocasia macrorrhizos.

4. When fertilizing, add 2% ferrous sulfate and apply it once every 1 month; it can improve the soil, increase soil acidity, make Alocasia macrorrhizos leaves larger and thicker, deep green, smooth, and glossy, and promote flower bud formation.

5. When fertilizing, pay attention to concentration and dosage, otherwise it is easy to cause fertilizer damage. Do not get the fertilizer water into the leaf sheaths, to avoid rot.