Pothos and Clivia root rot: what to do? Get these 2 steps right and they'll explode with growth

Save a pothos from root rot and it'll cover your home in 1 month

Root rot symptoms: leaves droop and turn yellow, roots start to rot.

Solution:

1. Dig the pothos out, use sharp scissors to cut off the rotten roots, then soak for 10-20 minutes in a carbendazim or potassium permanganate solution to disinfect.

2. After disinfecting, first place the pothos in water for hydroponics; the water is best if it's mineral water or tap water that has been left to sit.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. Give the pothos plenty of aspirin-tablet water and fish tank water, and often wipe the leaves with beer water (beer:water=1:10), and the pothos leaves can grow as big as a palm.

2. Put the pothos in a high spot with good light and ventilation, use string as a guide, and lead and stimulate the pothos to climb all over your home!

A Clivia with a rotted core can still be saved, don't throw it away!

Root rot symptoms: leaves fall over, the leaf core turns to mush and rots away.

Solution:

1. First sterilize a small knife by holding it over a flame, and once it's cool, dig out the Clivia's rotten roots, then apply miconazole or levofloxacin (medication for treating fungal infections) to the wound.

2. After applying the medication, place it in a cool, shady spot to dry for 1 day, then replant it in fresh soil. Remember to put some stones at the bottom of the pot, water thoroughly after planting to settle the roots, and then water sparingly afterward.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. Clivia also loves beer; you can not only wipe it with beer water, but also water it with beer (beer:water=1:50), and remember to ventilate after watering.

2. When the weather is hot, spray water around the Clivia more often to cool it down, so it stays lush and dewy~

Money Tree root rot, just learn 1 trick

Root rot symptoms: growth stalls, leaves turn yellow and rot, the trunk grows mold.

Solution:

1. Use a saw to saw off the rotten roots, pick off the yellow leaves, leaving only the good main trunk, and soak it in a carbendazim or potassium permanganate solution to sterilize.

2. After sterilizing, let it dry for 1 day, then once dry put it in a pot for hydroponics, just add a little perlite or small stones, and in about half a month new leaves will sprout.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. You must hold back and water less! Rather than watering once a month, don't overwater; you can often spray the leaves to keep them moist.

2. The Money Tree loves nitrogen and potassium fertilizer; you can ferment some rice-washing water and water it with that, once a month, and it works better than anything.

Kalanchoe rots as soon as it gets hot, deal with it quickly

Root rot symptoms: leaves go limp, start turning yellow from the bottom, and rot.

Solution:

1. First wipe the scissors with alcohol, then cut off the kalanchoe branches, cutting them into 5-8 cm lengths, and place them in a cool, shady spot to dry.

2. After drying, insert them into moist sandy soil, then place them in a ventilated hallway or passageway, spray water once every 2-3 days, and in a week they'll have taken root.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. Spray monopotassium phosphate once every week; it not only makes the leaves thick and green, but also pushes it to bloom, and when it blooms it's a big ball of flowers.

2. Kalanchoe growers need to be ruthless and often pinch off the growing tips to promote new branches and new shoots, so it grows faster.

Succulent root rot, it comes back to life with a touch of water

Root rot symptoms: leaves turn to mush and fall off, the main stem turns black and rots.

Solution:

1. Dig it out and clear away the rotten roots, keeping only the good parts, and soak in carbendazim water for 15 minutes to disinfect.

2. After disinfecting, let it dry first, then place it on a narrow-necked water bottle; no need to insert it into the water, use the water vapor to grow roots.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. Besides controlling water, you can give it more sun before 11 a.m., the succulent's colors will be more vivid and it'll grow faster; if conditions allow, you can gradually move it outdoors.

2. Putting a few granules of slow-release fertilizer in the succulent's pot can last for months, or go out and pick up some worm castings and mix them into the soil, better than anything.

Give Lucky Bamboo 1 cut and the root rot and yellow leaves are all gone

Root rot symptoms: leaves droop and turn yellow, the stalk also turns yellow and thin, and the water smells bad.

Solution:

1. First rinse it clean, then at 3 cm above the rotten spot, use a sharp knife to cut it off at an angle, keeping the cut smooth, which helps the Lucky Bamboo absorb and re-grow roots.

2. After the cut dries, put it in a water bottle; the water is best if it's mineral water or water that has been left to sit. Change it once every 3 days before rooting, and once a week after rooting.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. Lucky Bamboo loves "iron"; putting 1-2 rusty iron nails in the water can keep the leaves evergreen and prevent them from turning yellow.

2. Besides adding nutrient solution, you can also add some fish tank water or vitamin B to the Lucky Bamboo; with guaranteed nutrition it can not only bloom but also live for three to five years.

Asparagus Fern root rot, save it and it can still climb up to the roof

Root rot symptoms: leaves hang down and turn yellow, the branch tips have some black rot.

Solution:

1. Pull it out and clear away the rotten roots, first soak the rest in a carbendazim solution to sterilize, then dry it in the sun for half a day.

2. Replant it in coal cinder or clean sandy soil, perlite, etc.; after planting, water thoroughly, then place it in a ventilated spot away from light, and in a week it'll have recovered.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. Although the Asparagus Fern is drought-tolerant, it likes slightly humid air; growers can water less and spray it more to keep it moist.

2. Summer is the Asparagus Fern's growing season; water it with some fish tank water or air conditioner water and it'll grow like crazy!

Snake Plant with only its core left, it'll still produce pups!

Root rot symptoms: leaves turn yellow, the roots turn to mush and rot.

Solution:

1. Keep only the leaves that haven't turned to mush and the Snake Plant's core, insert them in water; you can also add some rooting powder, change the water once every 3 days, and after it roots you can change it once every 5 days.

2. After rooting, keep it in hydroponics for 1 more month, and once the root system is stable, replant it in soil. This time for soil culture it's best to use sandy soil, and the bottom of the pot should have ceramsite or stones for drainage.

Quick tricks for explosive growth:

1. The Snake Plant is very good at propagating itself, provided the soil is loose and fertile; besides sandy soil, adding some nutrient-rich leaf mold and worm castings is even better.

2. Crush eggshells and mix them into the soil, and let the water from boiling soybeans or eggs cool, both can be used as fertilizer water to water the Snake Plant, and the leaves will shoot up to 1 m tall!