How to deal with root rot in clivia? Three steps to solve it easily

How to deal with root rot in clivia - tip the plant out of the potting soil, cut off the rotted roots, then apply charcoal to the wounds or rinse the roots with potassium permanganate water, and replant. Generally, after planting, care for it according to clivia growing methods, and in 15 days it will grow new roots and recover its vitality!

I. Methods for treating root rot in clivia

1. Dig out the plant

After discovering root rot in clivia, we need to deal with it promptly. First, we need to tip the clivia out of the potting soil, shake off the soil from the roots, and rinse the roots under running tap water so the rotted root hairs can be observed easily.

2. Prune the rotted roots

After the clivia roots have been rinsed, we can see the rotted roots very clearly. Use sterilized scissors to cut off all the rotted roots, then apply charcoal to the wounds. You can also rinse the roots with potassium permanganate water and then place them in the sun for about ten minutes, using ultraviolet light to sterilize.

If the root rot of the clivia is very severe, after pruning, sterilization and disinfection, it can be placed in fine sand to encourage rooting.

If only a few roots have rotted, it can be transplanted into replaced, treated nutrient soil, with watering controlled for half a month, and it can recover after one or two months.

If all the fleshy roots have rotted, cut off all the rotted roots, wash the rhizome, apply charcoal powder or fine stove ash, and place it in a pot of fine sand to encourage rooting. After two or three months, it can also grow new roots and leaves again.

3. Replant

After the rotted roots of the clivia have been treated, it needs to be replanted into potting soil. Note here that it is best not to use the original potting soil. Prepare a new flower pot, use decomposed leaf soil as the growing medium, plant the clivia in the pot, place it in a semi-shaded spot for care, and keep the potting soil moist. Generally, after half a month, the plant will grow new roots!

II. Precautions for preventing root rot in clivia

1. Potting soil drainage

We should pay attention to good drainage of the potting soil. When potting, lay a layer of broken tiles, expanded clay pellets or similar granules about two to three cm thick as a drainage layer. The potting soil needs to be loose, fertile and well-draining; a little river sand can be appropriately added to the nutrient soil.

2. Control watering

The most important thing to prevent root rot in clivia is to control water. When watering during the flowering period and in winter, be sure to keep the potting soil slightly dry; only water again after the soil has dried out completely.

3. Do not apply concentrated fertilizer

When fertilizing clivia, never use concentrated fertilizer. If too much fertilizer is applied, it can easily cause fertilizer burn; both excessive fertilizer and too high a concentration can easily harm clivia. When overfertilization occurs, water more and loosen the soil to dilute the fertilizer.