How to cultivate variegated pothos? I'll teach you the correct planting method
Nowadays many people grow variegated pothos indoors. It can purify the environment and also absorb benzene, formaldehyde and other substances from the air, but many people do not know how to cultivate it. So, how do you cultivate variegated pothos? Below, No.1 Home Network teaches you how to cultivate variegated pothos.
Only with proper cultivation can variegated pothos live longer. Now follow the editor to see how to cultivate variegated pothos.
1. Water. Variegated pothos likes to live in a moist environment, so watering more is best. In summer, when the weather is hot, water disperses quickly. Besides watering more, you should also spray the leaves. How much to water depends on the potting soil; larger variegated pothos plants should be watered more.
2. Sunlight. Variegated pothos likes a cool, semi-shaded environment with relatively high air humidity. It cannot be exposed to the sun, otherwise the newly sprouted leaves will lose water and become smaller, with dull color, and the leaf edges are easily scorched. In autumn and winter, you can place variegated pothos in a sunny spot indoors to let it receive photosynthesis.
3. Temperature. Although variegated pothos does not like the scorching sun, it is still quite sensitive to temperature. If the temperature is too low, it is easily frostbitten. A room temperature of about 20 degrees is enough. If heating equipment is turned on, the leaves of variegated pothos should not be too close to it. If the indoor temperature is kept above 10 degrees, variegated pothos can safely get through the winter.
4. Fertilizing. Because it is grown indoors, variegated pothos does not absorb nutrients as abundantly as it would outdoors. It is recommended to apply fertilizer once every half month. You can buy fertilizer specially for pothos on the market. Or ask the flower shop owner to help choose fertilizer.
5. Humidity. Variegated pothos grows faster in an environment with relatively high air humidity. It is recommended to maintain indoor humidity, and you can use a humidifier to increase air humidity. You can cover the plant with a transparent plastic bag to create a mini greenhouse effect, but it should not exceed two hours.
Friends who keep variegated pothos at home, now you know how to cultivate it, right? The editor reminds you that since you chose to grow it, you must cultivate it properly. Be sure to memorize the content above, or you can copy it into a notebook so that you will not forget it later and cause the variegated pothos to die.