Pothos and Clivia from root rot to bursting pots, just these 2 steps away - Gardening Complete Guide
Growing flowers in summer is too hard, they die at the slightest thing, yellow leaves dropping, turning to mush and black rot... all because the roots have rotted! Don't let it sound too scary, actually flowers have a strong will to survive, follow Huahua and learn, after discovering root rot do this, they come back to life and grow like crazy taking over the whole home!
Pothos saved from root rot, covers the home in 1 month
Root rot symptoms:
Leaves droop and turn yellow, roots begin to rot.
Solution:
1. Dig out the pothos, use sharp scissors to cut off the rotten roots, then soak for 10-20 minutes in carbendazim or potassium permanganate solution to disinfect.
2. After disinfecting, first place the pothos in water for hydroponics, the water used is best mineral water or tap water that has been left to stand.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. Often give the pothos aspirin tablet water, fish tank water, frequently use beer water (beer:water=1:10) to wipe the leaves, pothos leaves can grow as big as a palm.
2. Place the pothos in a high spot, with good light and ventilation, use string as a guide, leading and stimulating the pothos to climb all over the home!
Clivia with rotten heart can still be kept, absolutely don't throw it away
Root rot symptoms:
Leaves fall over, leaf heart turns to mush, rots away.
Solution:
1. First burn a small knife over fire to disinfect, after it cools dig out the rotten roots of the Clivia, apply Dakning or levofloxacin (medication for treating fungal types) to the wound.
2. After applying medicine place in a cool spot to dry for 1 day, then replant with new soil, remember to put some stones at the bottom of the pot, after planting water thoroughly to settle the roots, then control and water less afterwards.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. Clivia also loves drinking beer, not only can you wipe with beer water, you can also water with beer (beer:water=1:50), after watering pay attention to ventilation.
2. When the weather is hot, spray more water around the Clivia to cool it down, only then can it stay lush and lively~
Money Tree root rot, just learn 1 trick
Root rot symptoms:
Growth stalls, leaves yellow and rot, 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, soak in carbendazim or potassium permanganate solution to sterilize.
2. After sterilizing dry for 1 day, once dried place in a pot for hydroponics, just put a little perlite or small stones, in about half a month new leaves sprout.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. Definitely hold back and water less! Rather water once a month than water too much, you can frequently spray the leaves to keep them moist.
2. The Money Tree loves nitrogen-potassium fertilizer, you can ferment some rice-washing water to water it, once a month, works better than anything.
Kalanchoe rots as soon as it gets hot, hurry and deal with it
Root rot symptoms:
Leaves go limp, start turning yellow from the bottom, rot.
Solution:
1. First wipe the scissors with alcohol, then cut off the kalanchoe branches, cut into 5-8 cm lengths, place in a cool spot to dry.
2. After drying, insert cuttings into moist sandy soil, then place in a ventilated corridor or passageway, spray water once every 2-3 days, in a week they take root.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. Spray potassium dihydrogen phosphate once every week, not only can it make the leaves thick and green, it can also force it to bloom, and when it blooms it's a big flower ball.
2. Flower lovers growing kalanchoe must be ruthless, frequently pinch off the growing tips to promote new branches and new shoots, this way it grows faster.
Succulent root rot, survives as soon as it touches water
Root rot symptoms:
Leaves turn to mush and fall off, main stem turns black and rots.
Solution:
1. Dig it out and clean off the rotten roots, keeping only the good parts, soak in carbendazim water for 15 minutes to disinfect.
2. After disinfecting first dry it, then place on a narrow-mouthed water bottle, no need to insert into the water, use the water vapor to grow roots.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. Besides controlling water, before 11 in the morning you can give it more sun, the succulent's color becomes more vivid and it grows faster, if conditions allow you can gradually grow it outdoors.
2. Stuff a few granules of slow-release fertilizer into the succulent pot and it lasts several months, or go out and pick up some earthworm castings and mix into the soil, better than anything.
Lucky Bamboo cut 1 time, root rot and yellow leaves all gone
Root rot symptoms:
Leaves droop and turn yellow, the stalk also turns yellow and thin, the water smells bad.
Solution:
1. First rinse clean, at 3 cm above the rotten spot, use a sharp tool to cut off at a slant, keep the cut smooth, this helps the Lucky Bamboo absorb and re-grow roots.
2. After the cut dries place in a water bottle, the water is best mineral water or left-to-stand tap water, before rooting change the water once every 3 days, after rooting change once a week.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. Lucky Bamboo loves "iron", put 1-2 rusty iron nails in the water, it can keep the leaves evergreen and prevent them from turning yellow.
2. Besides dripping nutrient solution, you can also add some fish tank water or vitamin B to the Lucky Bamboo, ensuring nutrition it can not only bloom but also live three to five years.
Asparagus Fern root rot, saved it can even climb up the house
Root rot symptoms:
Leaves droop, turn yellow, the branch tips have some black rot.
Solution:
1. Pull it out and clean off the rotten roots, first soak the rest in carbendazim solution to sterilize, then dry in the sun for half a day.
2. Use coal cinders or clean sandy soil, perlite, etc. to replant, after planting water thoroughly, then place in a ventilated spot avoiding light, in a week it recovers.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. Although the Asparagus Fern is drought-tolerant, it likes slightly moist air, flower lovers can water less and spray it more to keep it moist.
2. Summer is the Asparagus Fern's growing season, water with some fish-tank water or air conditioner water, and it will grow like crazy!
Snake Plant with only the heart left, still bursts with pups!
Root rot symptoms:
Leaves turn yellow, roots turn to mush, rot.
Solution:
1. Keep only the leaves that haven't turned to mush and the Snake Plant heart, insert in water, you can also add some rooting powder, change the water once every 3 days, after rooting you can change once every 5 days.
2. After rooting, hydroponically grow for another 1 month, once the roots are stable replant into soil, this time for soil culture it's best to use sandy soil, the bottom of the pot should be lined with ceramsite or stones for drainage.
Quick tips for bursting pots:
1. The Snake Plant's own ability to reproduce is very strong, the premise is the soil must be loose and fertile, besides sandy soil, adding some nutrient-rich leaf mold and earthworm soil is even better.
2. Crush eggshells and mix into the soil, the water from boiling soybeans or eggs left to cool, can all be used as fertilizer water to water the Snake Plant, leaves shoot up to 1 m tall!
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