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What to Do When Flowers and Plants Turn Yellow and Are About to Die? Drip Two Drops of Wax and They'll Sprout New Shoots Like Crazy

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Drip a Little Wax on Your Plants and They'll Come Back to Life and Grow Vigorously!

Woody plants like the money tree (Pachira aquatica) at home have relatively shallow root systems. Once they get overwatered in winter, problems with root rot and stem rot start to appear. At this point, you can drip a little wax on them, and this problem can be perfectly solved.

Applicable plants: money tree, gardenia, azalea, and other woody plants


How do you apply the wax?

1. If the stem of the money tree feels soft and rotten to the touch, use a sterilized saw to cut off all the rotten parts of the stem.

2. As soon as you find black spots or black dots, cut them off as quickly as possible. Don't leave even the tiniest bit behind, or the stem will keep rotting.

3. Put a carbendazim solution in a small spray bottle and spray it directly onto the cut surface of the money tree after letting it dry for half an hour. Spray about 3 times over 24 hours to sterilize and disinfect the cut surface, and let it air-dry naturally.

4. Soak the money tree's roots in a carbendazim solution for more than 30 minutes, then prepare loose, breathable nutrient soil and repot the money tree. Then light a candle and drip the melted wax directly onto the cut surface of the money tree.

5. If some plant lovers worry that dripping wax directly isn't quite safe, you can also melt the wax in a spoon and then apply it directly to the cut surface of the money tree. Sealing the cut surface with wax can, on the one hand, prevent bacterial infection, and on the other hand, prevent moisture in the trunk from evaporating.

6. After applying the wax, put the money tree in a cool, ventilated place and don't water it for the time being.

7. It only takes about 1 week before you can see the money tree sprouting little shoots!

8. Winter temperatures are low. If there's no heating at home, watering about once every 1-2 months is enough. If there is heating and the temperature is high, watering about 1-2 times a month is enough. After watering, make sure the soil can dry out by the next day, or that only the surface of the potting soil feels slightly damp the next day. That way, root rot is less likely.

9. In winter, you can place it on a south-facing balcony to get some sunlight. The money tree's little shoots will keep growing and will soon turn back into a lush, thriving money tree!

10. If you don't have a candle at home, you can also use plastic wrap or paint to seal the cut surface, which can likewise prevent bacterial infection and stop moisture loss.

Wrap Your Plant in a Plastic Bag and It'll Sprout New Shoots in No Time!

Winter temperatures are relatively low. Once plants at home get frozen, they start to wilt and turn yellow, and may even develop black spots. At this point, a plastic bag is needed to come to the rescue!

Applicable plants: pothos, Christmas cactus, kalanchoe, etc.


How do you bag a pothos?

1. If the temperature at home is low and the pothos has already been frozen to the point of drooping leaves and developing black spots, use sterilized scissors to cut off all the leaves with black spots.

2. Find a relatively large plastic bag and put the entire pothos, pot and all, inside it. You can poke a hole in the plastic bag to allow for ventilation.

3. You can also take advantage of the warm midday period to place the pothos on a south-facing balcony to receive plenty of sunlight, and then bag it again once the temperature drops at night.

4. At intervals of 3-5 days, remember to mist the pothos with water. Over time, the pothos will slowly recover from the frost damage.

How do you bag a Radermachera sinica?

1. Radermachera sinica is especially afraid of the cold. If it accidentally gets exposed to cold wind in the dead of winter, its leaves will start to droop and its branches will sag, and in severe cases almost all the leaves will fall off.

2. Cut off all the leaves of the Radermachera sinica, then cut off about 10cm of the terminal bud section, and afterward cover the whole thing with a plastic bag to keep it warm and moist.

3. Normally keep it in a cool, ventilated place. When you see the surface of the potting soil turn pale, water it a little. It takes only about 15-20 days for the bagged Radermachera sinica to send out new shoots again.

Snip Your Plant Bald and It'll Fill the Pot in 15 Days!

For plants like spider plants, asparagus ferns, and pennywort, once the leaves turn black and wilt, even bagging them won't help them recover well. At this point, you can use a simple and rough method: just snip them bald, and they'll grow better and better!

Applicable plants: pothos, spider plant, asparagus fern, pennywort, etc.


How do you cut them bald?

Huahua will use the asparagus fern as an example.

1. The asparagus fern is the easiest to turn yellow, and once it turns yellow, even bagging it won't restore the yellowed parts. At this point, the only option is to cut it bald.

2. Using a pair of sterilized scissors, start pruning the asparagus fern at about 10cm above the pot surface. Try not to cut right against the potting soil. Leaving part of the main stem helps side branches sprout.

3. Put the bald-cut asparagus fern in a cool, ventilated place to let the wounds dry, and normally water only after the surface of the potting soil turns pale.

4. It takes only about 20-30 days for the bald-cut asparagus fern to slowly put out new leaves and begin to grow again.

5. The asparagus fern's leaves grow more and more numerous, and turn greener and greener. Remember to mist the leaves with water around midday. Keeping the indoor air humid in winter will prevent the asparagus fern's leaves from turning yellow again.

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