How to trim goose palm wood

First of all, the scissors for pruning goose palm wood are soaked and disinfected with boiling water or potassium permanganate solution, and the scissors must be sharp. Then trim along the 45-degree angle of the leaf bud. If your goose palm wood is very strong, you can trim all its twigs and leaves, leaving only 2-3 branches on each stem. Of course, the pruning of goose palm wood is best done in spring or summer.

Maintenance methods of goose palm wood:

1. Control lighting

Goose palm wood is the most suitable growth environment for semi-shady conditions in summer, so it is necessary to keep it in the shade during the summer growing season. 70% shading net should be used for outdoor planting to prevent hot sun exposure, so as to avoid leaf burns and dim leaf color. There is no need for shading in winter. If you have more than 4 hours of direct sunlight every day, you can grow well. Variegated leaf varieties, the light is too strong or too weak, will cause the leaf patch is not obvious, the loss of due value.

two。 Appropriate watering

Summer temperature is high, to ensure a certain amount of water, can be watered once a day, keep the soil moist, do not wait for dry should be timely watering. When the weather is dry, you should also spray humidification to the plant, you can also spray water on the foliar surface, and pay attention to increase the environmental humidity. Water can be watered twice a week in spring and autumn, and water can be properly controlled in winter. If there is an imbalance between water supply and demand, the soil is too dry or too wet, or it is placed in a dark place for a long time, it is easy to cause leaves to fall off.

3. Regular fertilization

The peak growing season is from March to September, and some compound fertilizer or cake fertilizer and water are applied every 2 to 3 weeks. The flower and leaf varieties should not be fertilized too much (especially nitrogen fertilizer), otherwise the leaves will turn green and lose the characteristics of the original varieties. Variegated leaf varieties should apply less nitrogen fertilizer to prevent the color of patches from becoming lighter or disappear.

Goose palm wood is not only good-looking, its leaves also absorb nicotine and other harmful substances, so it is very suitable for families with smoking habits.