What kind of fertilizer should the money tree use?

1. Money tree is fond of fertilizer. In addition to adding a proper amount of retted cake fertilizer or multi-element slow-release compound fertilizer to the cultivation substrate, it can be applied with mixed solution of .1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate and .2% urea 2-3 times a month during the growing season, or with balanced fertilizer 2-1-2(2-2-2).

2. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, in order to make it safe for winter, nitrogen fertilizer should be stopped and .3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution should be applied continuously for 2 ~ 3 times, so as to promote the hardening and enrichment of young leaf shafts and newly-pumped leaves.

3. When the temperature drops below 15℃, all forms of topdressing should be stopped, so as not to cause fertilizer damage to roots under low temperature.

Extended information

1. Temperature

The optimum temperature for the growth of money tree is 2 ~ 32℃. No matter whether it is potted or planted in the ground, the average annual temperature change is required to be small, and the productive cultivation is best carried out in a greenhouse with controllable temperature.

Every summer, when the temperature is above 35℃, the plants grow poorly. We should cover them with a black net to shade them and spray water on the surrounding environment to cool them down, so as to create a suitable environment with suitable space temperature and relatively dry. It is best to keep the greenhouse temperature above 1℃ in winter < P > season. If the room temperature is lower than 5℃, it will easily lead to cold damage to plants and seriously endanger their survival. In late autumn and early winter, when the temperature drops below 8℃, it should be moved to a well-lit room in time, and the temperature should be kept between 8℃ and 1℃ throughout the wintering period, which is safer and more reliable.

2. Illumination

Money tree likes light and has strong shade tolerance, so it should create an environment with good sunshine but a certain degree of shade. It should avoid direct glare, especially avoid exposure to the scorching sun after a long rain in late spring and early summer in Chu Qing, and bake in bright light for 5-6 hours before and after noon in summer, otherwise, it will easily lead to burns of newly pumped young leaves.

during productive cultivation, it should be placed under a shade shed with 5-7% shading from late spring to Mid-Autumn Festival, but it should not be too dark, otherwise, it will lead to the slender newly-picked leaves, yellow leaves and sparse interlobular spacing, which will affect the compactness and beauty of the plants.

potted plants moved into the shed in winter should be given supplementary light. The soil moisture in the basin is kept dry, and the plants can be kept disease-free for many years. The newly extracted pinnate compound leaves do not show obvious phototaxis, and the plant type is good.

3. Humidity

In order to maintain potted money trees, efforts should be made to create a wet and dry environment for them. In productive cultivation, plants placed in greenhouses should be sprayed with water once a day when the room temperature reaches above 33℃. Because the plant has strong drought tolerance, it is better to keep the pot soil slightly wet and dry, but occasionally watering too much water and fertilizer will not cause root rot.

in winter, pay attention to spraying water on the leaves and the surrounding environment to make the relative air humidity reach more than 5%. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, water should be reduced, or water should be sprayed instead, so as to help the newly-plucked young leaves spend the winter safely. In addition, in winter, special attention should be paid to the fact that the pot soil should not be too wet, and it is better to be dry. Otherwise, under the condition of low temperature, the pot soil is too wet, which is more likely to lead to root rot and even death of the whole plant.

4. Soil

Due to the special climatic conditions of the origin of the money tree, it has formed a strong drought resistance, so the basic requirement for the cultivation substrate is good permeability. The basic requirement of cultivation substrate is good permeability.

peat, coarse sand or washed coal cinder are mostly mixed with a small amount of garden soil, and the PH value is adjusted to 6 ~ 6.5, showing a slightly acidic state. Because of its huge tuber, developed root system and long pinnate compound leaves, its growth should be observed in time during the growing season to decide whether to change pots and soil.

Always keep the culture medium well-permeable, so as to create a root environment with good air permeability and water filtration. During the rainy season, you should check frequently, and when you find that there is water accumulation in the basin, you should turn over the basin and change the soil in time.

Reference: Yiyang Forestry Bureau-Key points of daily maintenance of money tree.