Tiger pilan is one of the most common family potted plants, its leaves are thick, with gold edges, decorative performance, lush, upright, like a sword in a pot, particularly elegant atmosphere, tiger pilan is still a very good lazy flower. Casual breeding can burst the pot, throw it in the corner of the wall do not care about it, every year can grow a lot of small buds, easy to raise the pot, especially a sense of achievement, and raise a tiger pilan can still flower.
But some people always do not understand, the growth conditions needed to raise tiger pilan, even tiger pilan can be raised to death, or raise a few leaves that are not so lonely for a year, in fact, the growth of tiger pilan also needs to supplement fertilizer, not that it is not lost in the corner of the wall, do not care about it, plant growth needs to be fertilized, just like people need to eat, fertilizer is sufficient to ensure that its leaves are thick and straight, and a lot of small side buds emerge. So, what fertilizers should Tiger Piran supplement?
First, I want to burst the pot and replenish the new shoot growth fertilizer
Tiger pilan's root system is relatively thick, it relies on some capillary roots on the main root to absorb nutrients, the nutrients on the main root to supply leaf growth, feel the nutrients have a rich balance, will burst out a lot of small side buds. Therefore, the number of long side buds of tiger pilan and the amount of fertilization are also strongly related, in addition to the soil is loose and breathable, so that the root system can be fully stretched and deeply rooted, in the spring to autumn its growth period, every month to supplement the growth fertilizer twice.
It is a plant that mainly looks at leaves, and it is necessary to apply nitrogen fertilizer. For example, huaduoduo number twelve, or fast-acting nitrogen fertilizer and multi-element compound fertilizer are OK, you can also use their own bean cake fertilizer water, soybean water, etc. to water the tiger pilan, these are nitrogen fertilizer-based fertilizers, get enough nitrogen elements, its leaves will grow fully, the leaves are thick and straight, and there will be many small side buds at the bottom of the growth, the more sufficient fertilizer, the more small side buds.
But don't use nitrogen fertilizer alone, if other elements are missing, even if the leaves will grow quickly, there will be soft collapse of the leaves in the later stage. Therefore, when fertilizing, nitrogen fertilizer should be applied mainly, but other elements are not missing growth fertilizer, capillary roots absorb sufficient nutrients, will supply the main root to supply leaves, there will be a bunch of small side buds next to the surplus. The more small side buds grow, the more nutrients you have in your soil.
Second, if you want to burst the pot, you must use soft soil fertilizer
Tiger pilan is particularly afraid of compacting plants, although its main root is relatively thick, but the deep penetration ability is not strong, are relying on the roots to absorb nutrients, the roots are very slender, the ability to deeply plant is even worse, so the soil to use loose and breathable soil. Many people buy tiger pi orchids in flower shops are cultivated with pastoral soil, which is not suitable for indoor maintenance. If you buy such a tiger pilan, you can't raise it well, and you won't even grow one in a year.
Therefore, in the spring, it is necessary to replace it with loose and breathable soil, and then add some loose soil fertilizer to it, you can use some humus soil, pine needle soil plus half of the granular soil or coarse river sand, etc., in the pot mixed with some organic fertilizer, dried sheep manure and so on to promote the growth of branches and leaves.
As long as the soil is loose and breathable and there are some nutrients, then the tiger skin does not grow well, if the soil is too compact, and do not want to change the pot, you can rake the soil surface about two centimeters, and then sprinkle some fermented sheep manure, etc., so that the nutrients will slowly penetrate into the pot with the soil to supplement the nutrients. Moreover, the soil also has a certain flora, and it is not easy to appear special compaction.
Third, if you want to flower, you must use flowering fertilizer
Tiger pilan is not easy to flower, it is encounterable and unattainable, because many people have raised tiger pilan for more than ten years and have not seen flowering is very normal. It is said that tiger piran blossoms with good luck. In fact, if you master the growth habits of tiger pilan, it is not difficult to make it flower. Tiger pilan can only grow to plants that are more than three years old, and can only flower when it reaches adulthood.
Tiger pi orchid that has grown to a sufficient age has a developed root system, the root system grows all over the pot, its nutrients are consumed nowhere, and its flower bud differentiation ability will be strong, and it will reach the conditions for flowering. If you want it to flower, you can water it after the spring, and then pour it with potassium dihydrogen dihydrogen phosphate based on phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, and get the signal to promote flowers, which can be placed in the semi-shade for maintenance. As long as the plant of tiger pilan is large enough and has sufficient phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, then the flowering of tiger pilan can also be satisfied.
But the flowers of tiger pilan are not much to look at, a bunch of white and bright flowers are not bright, but the flowers are still quite fragrant, but many people just want to show their own flowers and raise well, it is said that tiger pilan blossoms, and good luck, so want to let the tiger pi orchid flower, it can be artificially controlled, its flowering period is generally in the late summer and early autumn. To meet the above conditions, tiger pilan blossom is not a problem, then you are eligible to go to the circle of friends or go to flower friends to show off.
Many people raise tiger pilan is to raise its leaves are thick, lush and not lodging, to the living room and other places a magnification and elegance, the leaves are emerald green, the plant compact decoration performance is particularly strong, in fact, very simple, tiger pilan is also a well-known lazy flower, do not need frequent watering to take care of can be viewed in all seasons, just like plastic flowers as long-lasting. If you raise tiger pilan, you can grow leaves and flower according to your own preferences, and you can raise it any way you want, figure out the growth habits of tiger pilan, and you can easily raise a burst pot.
Tiger pilan varieties are also very many, we usually say that the Phnom Penh tiger pilan, the growth is relatively high, of course, there are short-leaf tiger pilan, stick leaf tiger pilan and green leaf tiger pilan, etc., its variety is diverse, like what kind of tiger pilan, according to their own maintenance space and preferences to choose it, the maintenance method is basically the same.