Raise turtles and back bamboo, make up 2 kinds of fertilizer in autumn, and grow lush branches and leaves
Turtle back bamboo is a very beautiful foliage plant, placed indoors beautiful and generous, and beautify the home at the same time, there is a very good role in purifying the air. This plant is relatively easy to raise, even in the absence of sunlight, as long as it is provided with sufficient water and fertilizer, the plant can grow luxuriantly.
After the cool weather in autumn, the turtle back bamboo also enters the peak growth season, at this time as long as the nutrients are sufficient, the plant can grow rapidly. If the home-raised turtle back bamboo is not growing very well, you can now start to fertilize it and supplement nutrition, and the plant can grow leafy.
2 kinds of fertilizer are used interchangeably
Although it is a foliage plant, the leaves are large, the growth rate is fast, and there is more demand for nutrients, if the supply of nutrients is insufficient, the growth of the plant will be worse and worse. The family potted turtle back bamboo, it is recommended to use 2 kinds of fertilizer alternately to replenish nutrients for the plant.
1. Decomposed organic fertilizer
Turtle back bamboo it is like loose and breathable, slightly acidic soil plants, if the long time to raise it does not change the pot, the nutrients in the soil will become scarce, this time the pot soil will become hard and easy to appear compacted. Usually, if you can often apply some fermented and decomposed organic fertilizer to it, such as sheep manure, chicken manure, bean cake, sesame cake fertilizer and other organic fertilizers, you can provide nutrients for the plant at the same time, but also improve the soil, so that the potted soil becomes soft and breathable, which is more conducive to plant growth.
2. Multi-element compound fertilizer
In the period of vigorous growth of turtle back bamboo, in addition to applying some fermented and decomposing organic fertilizer to it, it can also be directly given a compound fertilizer with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, and mixed with thin fertilizer water every month, poured into the pot, which can be absorbed and utilized by the plant faster, so that the plant can grow branches and leaves quickly.
Replace the potting soil regularly
Although the turtle back bamboo is not mainly based on flower viewing, it can only grow vigorously, and the overall ornamental effect is better. Some time is not to change the pot for a long time, the plant will affect the normal growth due to insufficient nutrients, after the pot soil is compacted, the root system is less likely to absorb nutrients, and at this time, the fertilization plant can not be well absorbed and utilized, the best way is to change the pot for soil as soon as possible.
Turtle back bamboo pot change can choose in the spring and autumn two seasons, this season temperature is more suitable for plant growth, after changing the pot, the plant can soon return to normal growth. After the plant is taken out of the pot, first prune the old and weak root system, if there are rotten roots, it should be cleaned up, and then sterilized with bactericidal drugs, and then replaced with new culture soil to cultivate.
Keep the potting soil slightly moist
Turtle back bamboo is a water-loving plant, in the humid air environment will grow better, if the pot soil for a long time too dry and water-scarce, plant leaves will grow thin, but also not easy to grow new leaves. More air roots will grow on the stem, and it is hoped that more water will be absorbed by how long the air roots will be.
In order for the plant to grow more vigorously, usually can not let the pot soil too dry, especially in the summer, the water evaporates quickly, the pot soil is dry, immediately go to water it to replenish water, so that the pot soil remains slightly wet, and often spray water on the branches and leaves of the plant to moisturize. Wait until winter, to move it indoors in advance for maintenance, watering can be appropriately reduced, the temperature is too low in the case of pot soil is too wet and easy to frostbite root system.
Avoid direct sunlight
Turtle back bamboo It is a plant that likes to be semi-shaded, afraid of strong light and direct sunlight, put it in the sun in the summer, and the leaves are easy to sunburn and leave spots, or dry and scorched. Usually just put it indoors, keep the environment well ventilated, even if there is no sunlight can grow very vigorously.
In the winter, the temperature is low, you can put the pot in a place with sunlight, let it receive some light, can improve the cold resistance of the plant, is conducive to the safe overwintering of the plant.
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