What Soil Is Best for Planting a Money Tree? A Detailed Guide to Repotting Precautions
The money tree, also known as Guari and Goose-foot Money, is a common foliage plant in China. It is deeply loved by plant enthusiasts for its auspicious meaning of rising step by step and bringing wealth and good fortune. But to grow a money tree well, you need to choose the right soil. So what soil is best for planting a money tree? What should you pay attention to when changing the soil?
I. Introduction to the Money Tree:
1. What types of money trees are there?
Taiwan, China money tree, large-leaf money tree, and beautiful money tree.
2. Where is a good place to put a money tree?
Places such as the diagonal position from the main door, the wealth position of the current year, and both sides of a company's main entrance.
II. What Soil Is Best for Planting a Money Tree?
The money tree is suitable for growing in a loose, fertile, well-drained, acidic environment containing humus, so when choosing soil, try to use well-drained acidic sandy loam for planting. Of course, you can also make your own nutrient soil from various types of soil for planting. The specific mixing methods are as follows:
1. Mix 60% garden soil, 20% coarse sand, 20% leaf mold, a small amount of bean cake, and a small amount of compound fertilizer into nutrient soil for planting.
2. Mixing 30% sand, 50% soil, and 20% coal cinder into nutrient soil for planting also works. If you do not have soil, you can also go to a flower shop to buy leaf mold for planting.
3. Mix 60% garden soil, 20% coarse sand, 20% rotted stable manure, and a small amount of peanut cake into nutrient soil for planting.
No matter what soil is used for the money tree, it must be disinfected before use, so soil you mix yourself must be disinfected. Of course, you can also buy it directly from a flower shop, which is not only convenient but also does not require disinfection.
III. What Should You Pay Attention to When Changing the Soil for a Money Tree?
1. Time for changing the pot and soil: generally change the soil once every two years, and each time you change the soil, try to do it in April of spring.
2. Method for changing the pot and soil: take the entire money tree out, then remove the excess soil around it, cut off the damaged roots around it, and then place it into another flower pot. When filling with soil, try to determine the height position according to the height of the money tree, and the soil added should not be higher than the original soil. At the same time, note that before adding soil, it must be sterilized and disinfected first to prevent pests and diseases.
3. Water and fertilizer management after changing the pot: after changing the pot, water once, and try not to let the root ball break apart, so as to avoid poor air permeability and cause root rot. At the same time, after changing the pot, place it in a semi-shaded and ventilated place, and after watering thoroughly for the first time, normal management can be carried out.
4. Requirements for the pot and soil when changing pots: when changing the pot and soil, try to remove all the surrounding soil, and when transplanting, place some broken tiles or crushed stones at the bottom of the new pot to block the drainage holes, so as to prevent soil loss. When changing the soil, try to use the height of the original soil as the standard height, and when filling with soil, be sure not to leave gaps, so as to avoid water leakage and affect plant growth.
Overall, the money tree is suitable for growing in loose, fertile, well-drained humus sandy loam, so when choosing soil, try to choose this type of soil for planting. Of course, you can also mix garden soil, sand, leaf mold, and so on together into nutrient soil for planting. In addition, when changing pots, try to change the soil once every two years, and when changing the soil, try to remove all the surrounding soil, then water once. After doing the above precautions well, normal management can be carried out.