How to raise spring feather (spring taro)?

Chunyu is a tropical foliage plant with huge green leaves and stout petiole, which is of high ornamental value and looks full of vigor and vitality. So, how to raise Chunyu? Let's get to know it together.

First, the culture method of spring feather

1. Suitable soil

Suitable soil is the basis of breeding plants. If you want to raise spring feathers well, you must choose suitable soil. Spring feathers like fertile, loose, slightly acidic soil with good air permeability. When breeding at home at ordinary times, you can use rotten leaf soil or peat soil and garden soil to add the right amount of river sand to prepare basin soil. Several materials can be prepared according to the proportion of 3, 3, 3, and 1.

2. Appropriate watering

Chunyu is a kind of plant that likes to be moist. The demand for water is relatively large at ordinary times, but the demand for water quality is not high. Usually, you can give it more water to wash rice. In addition, you must pay attention to keeping the basin soil moist. If the basin soil is too dry, it will stop growing, and if the temperature is too low in winter, it will stop growing, so it should be watered less in winter.

3. Lighting management

Chunyu does not require high light, but it can not be placed under gloomy conditions for a long time and lacks photosynthesis. Long-term lack of sunlight in Chunyu will lead to yellowing of leaves, long sides of petioles, exhaustion and loss of luster.

4. Pest control

The diseases of spring feather include leaf spot, anthracnose and so on. Carbendazim, methyl thiophanate and Dysen zinc are generally used to control them. These drugs have good efficacy and can be effectively controlled. Insect pests are mainly red spiders, shell insects and so on, which can be controlled by spraying, and environmental management should be strengthened at the same time.

5. Pruning branches and leaves

Spring feather culture for a period of time, yellow leaves, withered leaves and other conditions, after careful inspection, it is confirmed that it is not caused by diseases, but simple metabolism, then it is necessary to prune the old leaves in time, which can reduce the loss and promote the germination of new leaves. promote the normal metabolism of the plant.

II. Matters needing attention in spring feather culture

1. Pay attention to fertilization

If you want to raise this kind of foliage plant well, you need to pay special attention to fertilization. there is little demand for fertilizer, and you can't apply too much fertilizer, otherwise the leaves will appear dry tip, usually once a month, you can apply thin cake fertilizer, and ferrous sulfate should be applied regularly, otherwise its leaves will turn yellow and the ornamental value will not look good.

2. Pay attention to diseases and insect pests

Diseases and insect pests also need special attention when breeding spring feather. this plant has a high incidence of leaf spot and anthracnose during its growth. after it occurs, the diseased leaves should be removed in time and sprayed with carbendazim solution. In addition, during its breeding, there will also be shell insects, red spiders and other insect pests, when spraying drugs to eliminate pests, usually can also be through ventilation to prevent the occurrence of insect pests.

The above is the introduction of the spring feather breeding method arranged by Tuliu.com for you. Do you know all about it?