Every summer, you have to grow one or two pots of pennywort at home, because it is really beautiful and easy to keep alive. But if you want pennywort to grow well, you naturally cannot do without reasonable fertilizing. Here, Xiaonong will chat with you about the issue of fertilizing pennywort.

1. Can pennywort go without fertilizing?

Pennywort has very vigorous vitality. As long as you give it enough sunlight and sufficient water, pennywort can grow happily. If you add some pond mud or similar to the water, pennywort may grow even better. But even in clean water culture, pennywort's good looks cannot be held back. So sometimes almost no fertilizing is needed, and pennywort can still grow beautifully. Of course, if you do fertilize, pennywort will naturally be even more glossy green and cute.

2. How to fertilize?

Fertilizing pennywort still requires mastering certain techniques. If fertilizing is unreasonable, it can very easily cause fertilizer damage, root burn, yellow leaves, and so on. Sometimes improper fertilizing can also cause pennywort to grow leggy. Leggy pennywort stems become too tall and slender, prone to lodging, which affects its appearance.

3. Fertilizing methods

If your pennywort is grown in water, you can add nutrient solution to the pennywort about once every two weeks. Or about once a month, add a few granules of flower compound fertilizer to the water, and that is enough. Do not add too much, as it easily causes root burn. Usually, you can spray some foliar fertilizer on the leaves, such as some nitrogen fertilizer, to promote pennywort leaf growth and make the leaves even more glossy green.

If your pennywort is soil-grown, you can apply some nitrogen fertilizer to the pennywort about once a month. Nitrogen fertilizer promotes leaf growth and is very suitable for foliage plants. At the same time, apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer as a supplement to prevent the plant from growing leggy and affecting its appearance. When fertilizing, be careful to avoid the roots of the pennywort to prevent root burn.

4. Daily care

When caring for pennywort normally, be sure to keep the soil moist. If the soil becomes dry, it can very easily cause pennywort to dry up and die, so the pot should be kept wet rather than dry. Keep the growing environment ventilated, with appropriate light. In winter, move it indoors in time to avoid cold damage. Clean dust off the leaves in time and cut off yellowing leaves. Only in this way can you grow pennywort well.

The above content is originally created by Science Xingnong. I hope you can grow beautiful pennywort.