How does pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) get through winter? When the weather turns cold, keeping it warm alone is not enough

In the process of growing pennywort, winter has always been a very troublesome time for many flower lovers; how to get our plants safely through winter requires a good grasp of technique. Many flower lovers simply move the plant indoors to keep it warm, but in fact keeping it warm alone is not enough; we also need careful management in several respects.

Pennywort winter growing tips

Warmth measures

Pennywort likes a warm environment, and its most suitable growing temperature is around 25°C, while winter temperatures are very low. To give pennywort a suitable environment, we must take good warmth measures. These warmth measures are not just as simple as moving it indoors; we must be careful not to place it near an indoor air conditioner, otherwise its leaves will wither.

Pay attention to ventilation

When pennywort is moved indoors, many flower lovers habitually close the doors and windows, so the indoor air circulation is poor, which has a great impact on pennywort. Pennywort needs good ventilation to grow; if it is kept in a closed environment for a long time, the plant will develop problems in its growth because the environment is unsuitable, so we also need to pay attention to giving it suitable ventilation.

Watering method

Pennywort likes a moist environment, and when we grow it, we generally keep the potting soil in a moist state, watering when the soil is dry. But in winter, when we water pennywort, it is very different from other seasons: in winter the soil should be kept on the drier side, and we must not water too much, and winter watering needs to be done at noon when the temperature has risen a little.

Light conditions

Pennywort likes a semi-shaded environment, and in normal cultivation we generally take corresponding measures for this, especially in summer. But in winter, we need to give pennywort as much light as possible, because winter temperatures are very low and winter light intensity is not high; at this time pennywort needs to receive more winter sunlight.

Stop fertilizing

Pennywort cannot grow without proper fertilizing, and pennywort is a fertilizer-loving plant with a relatively high demand for fertilizer, especially in its growing season, when it needs fertilizing once every half month. When growing it in winter, we need to stop fertilizing, because in winter pennywort enters a dormant period, when its demand for nutrients also decreases, and it does not need extra nutrients supplied to it.

The above content covers some tips for caring for pennywort in winter. I hope that through the above content, we can have a better understanding of pennywort care, so that the pennywort we grow can successfully overwinter.