What is the cause of the softening and thinning of the leaves of potted Yushu?

Yushu is a kind of foliage plant with emerald green leaves and evergreen leaves. Its leaves are very thick, plump and chubby, so the moral is very good, symbolizing auspiciousness and wealth. It is very appropriate for Yushu potted plants to be given as gifts to business people, and the number of potted plants purchased has also increased in recent years. Although Yushu is good, it is also difficult to raise. Some friends often reflect that the leaves of potted Yushu are soft and thin. What is the cause?

First, what is the cause of the softening and thinning of the leaves of potted Yushu?

1. Caused by exposure to the sun

Many people like to let potted plants bask in the sun outdoors, but they do not realize that if they suddenly move from indoor to outdoor, it is easy to cause the leaves to become soft and thin, because it is not adapted to the light. If this has already happened, it is recommended to put it in a cool and ventilated place and wait for it to recover slowly.

2. Long-term water shortage

Yushu leaves will soften if they are not watered for a long time, because there is not enough water in the leaves, and they can be restored as long as they are replenished in time. When remedial, first slowly irrigate, slowly increase the amount of water, tanned water is the most suitable for watering. It will be green again in a few days.

Yushu watering should be determined according to the wettability of the basin soil, usually pay attention to see dry and wet, and do not water too much, otherwise there will be stagnant water rotten root phenomenon.

3. The maintenance environment is not ventilated.

If Yushu grows in an unventilated environment for a long time, it is prone to the phenomenon of softening and thinning of its leaves, especially in cold winter, when people close windows for a long time to raise the indoor temperature.

4. The operation of changing basin is not good.

Potted plants generally have to change their pots once a year or two, which is conducive to their growth. However, when transplanting, it is easy to make a mistake that watering water leads to too much water in the basin soil, which leads to the softening and thinning of the leaves of Yushu. Therefore, when transplanting Yushu in a different pot, we should wait for the root system to be stable and the basin soil to dry slowly before it can be watered for the second time.

5. Root rot caused by unknown reasons

There are many reasons for the rotten roots of Yushu, which may be caused by too much watering or the invasion of diseases and insect pests, no matter which kind of rotten roots will cause the roots of Yushu to be unable to breathe, resulting in softening and thinning of the leaves.

What is the reason why Yushu does not blossom?

1. There is not enough light in the early stage of flowering, especially from the end of winter to the end of spring, because Yushu is originally a sunny plant, and its flowering period is in spring. During this period, there must be enough light to ensure that it blossoms as scheduled.

2. Changing pots in spring does not add base fertilizer, because the addition of appropriate amount of phosphate fertilizer can promote the growth of flower buds, which can increase the number of flowers.

3. Without proper pruning of the branches and leaves, the nutrients of Yushu are absorbed by other parts, and the lack of nutrients needed during flowering will lead to non-flowering.

To sum up, the softening and thinning of potted Yushu leaves may be caused by improper maintenance, such as sun exposure, lack of water, lack of ventilation, changing pots, rotten roots and so on.