What if the leaves of small potted plants wilt?

Reticulate grass can be regarded as the darling of smaller potted plants, its leaves with white or red regular net pattern is very good-looking, exquisite, as if painted on purpose. Reticulate grass is placed in the living room, bedroom, study, windowsill of the home is a good choice, played a good decorative role. In recent years, more and more people are farmed with reticulate grass, and it is easy to wilt the leaves if they are not maintained properly. What should we do?

First, the small potted plant reticulate grass leaves wilted how to do?

1. Reticulate grass is watered too frequently.

The first thing many novice flower growers do when they buy flowers is to water them, and they will not judge whether they are short of water, resulting in too much water in the soil, affecting root respiration, which will lead to root rot, affecting the absorption of water and nutrients by leaves, and showing symptoms of wilting.

Solution: the first step in raising green plants is to understand green plants and determine the amount of water according to their growth habits, growing season and basin soil wettability. If rotting roots have already occurred, it is difficult to recover by general methods, mainly by changing the basin soil to solve this problem. If handled properly, it will be full of vitality in three to five days.

2. Long-term water shortage of reticulate grass

Green plants for a long time lack of water is also a common occurrence of "lazy people", put there, do not care about it, let reticulate grass play freely. If there is a long-term lack of water, the leaves of reticulate grass will also wilt and wither.

Solution: generally speaking, it is necessary to replenish water immediately. If there are no special circumstances, life will be restored. But watering can not be irrigated in a basin, but slowly from the edge of the basin, the leaves can be properly sprayed and cleaned. The correct watering should be based on the soil conditions, and pay more attention to observation at ordinary times.

3. Low temperature causes wilting of reticulate grass leaves.

Reticulate grass is a kind of cold-resistant green plant, now the winter temperature is low, it is easy to appear leaf wilting phenomenon.

Solution: in general, it is not recommended to cultivate reticulate grass in winter, if you must, it is recommended to put it in a warmer place indoors to ensure that the temperature is not lower than 15 ℃.

4. Lack of fertilizer in reticulate grass

If long-term malnutrition, lack of fertilizer, reticulate grass is easy to appear light leaf color, yellow, wilting not spirit phenomenon.

Solution: in addition to the original fertility of the soil, it is recommended to apply fertilizer properly during the period of exuberant growth, liquid fertilizer or professional nutrient solution is also available.

Second, how does the reticulate grass keep the leaves green?

1. Choose the right soil: generally speaking, breeding reticulate grass needs slightly acidic, fertile, breathable and well-drained soil. We can choose sandy soil rich in organic matter, or a mixture of rotten leaf soil, peat soil and so on.

2. Choose the right flowerpot: if the reticulate grass wants the leaves to be green, the size of the pot should be appropriate. It is generally recommended to choose smaller, shallower basins. Ceramic or tile ones are better than plastic ones because they are more breathable.

3, fertilization should be thin: reticulate grass generally does not need too much fertilizer, but if its leaves are green and color is better, you can choose appropriate grain fertilizer or leaf spraying fertilizer.

4. Give proper light: the leaves will be green only after photosynthesis. It is not appropriate to keep them in a cool place for a long time, and light should be given properly. So windowsill, balcony and other places are good choices, but you should be careful not to expose yourself to the sun.

To sum up: most people can not refuse the charm of reticulate grass, if you want to raise it, you must first understand its growth habits, in order to avoid improper maintenance of leaf wilting or other diseases.