What if the pink palm leaves turn yellow?

Pink palm is a kind of famous and excellent flower with great development prospect. it is a perennial evergreen herb of Araceae, with unique flowers, bright and gorgeous flowers, rich colors, rich variety and long flowering period, and can be cultivated in hydroponics or soil. Hydroponics to avoid sunshine once a month to see the sun is good, let's take a look at the pink palm leaves yellowing!

Too much watering

[reason] the young leaves on the top of the pink palm are yellowish, the old leaves are gradually yellowing, and the new shoots are shrinking, which is caused by long rain or too much watering, too wet in the basin, lack of oxygen in the soil, and root rot.

[methods] the soil should be often loosened and watering should be controlled to avoid heavy rain.

Soil drought

[reason] the color of the leaves on the top of the pink palm is normal, and the lower leaves gradually dry yellow and fall off upward, which is caused by the aging of the branches of the lower leaves because the basin soil is too full or impermeable for a long time.

[method] the soil should be properly watered to keep the soil moist.

Insufficient fertilizer

[reason] the leaves of the pink palm are thin and yellow, which is due to the fact that the large pots of flowers are small or have not been changed for a long time, soil change and lack of fertilizer.

[method] the water and fertilizer should be increased gradually and the basin should be changed at the right time.

Excessive fertilization

[reason] the leaves of pink palm are concave and convex, the new leaves are hypertrophic, and the old leaves are yellowing.

[methods] it should be watered frequently and fertilization should be suspended. The seeds of vegetables can be sprinkled in the basin and pulled out after emergence to consume the fertilizer in the basin and restore the normal growth of flowers and trees.

Light discomfort

[reason] the pink palm is often put indoors without light, and it is easy to have yellow leaves. When exposed to high temperature, the leaves will also turn yellow and fall off.

[methods] the light should be increased appropriately.

How to raise pink palm?

1. Soil: the soil which is loose and permeable and can keep water and fertilizer should be loose and permeable when cultivating powder palm, and it is better that the soil contains certain nutrients. Rotten leaf soil or peat soil can be mixed with some perlite or coal sand slag and base fertilizer to form nutrient soil. Some broken bricks can be added to the bottom of the basin to facilitate drainage.

2. Watering: the pink palm likes to be wet and afraid of drought, and the soil should always be kept moist. In summer, the soil can be watered according to the degree of dryness and humidity, about once a day or two. Do not let water accumulate in the basin, so as not to damage the roots, especially in winter. If there is too much water, it will cause the root system to rot. Micro-acid is the best for moisture, and water with a ph of 4.5 to 5 can be selected. Plants should also be sprayed with water during the dry season.

3, lighting: pink palm is a shade-loving plant, it is best to put it in a place with sunshade, but it can not be completely out of contact with the light source, which will make the plant lack of color light, so it should be given a certain shade when in the sun, so that it is not completely exposed to the sun. But when the sun is weak in winter, there is no need to cover it, you can rest assured to put it in the sun.

4. Temperature: pink palm likes warmth and is afraid of cold, so it should be protected from high temperature in summer and frost injury in winter. Suitable for growth temperature of 1925 degrees, lower than 13 degrees, the plant into the dormancy period, should be put in the house or wrapped in plastic bags to prevent frost injury. When the temperature is higher than 32 degrees, it will stop growing. Generally, when the temperature is above 25 degrees, it is necessary to open windows for ventilation to alleviate the adverse effects of high temperature.

5. Fertilization: fertilizer can promote the growth of pink palm. When applying fertilizer, you can choose liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer with a ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium at 1:1:1, about once every 7 to 12 days, preferably in the morning or evening, the effect will be better, or the regular application of fertilizer is to add one or two drops of fertilizer solution to the water when watering, usually once every three days, but you can only choose one way of fertilization. Not all of them.

6. Diseases and insects: the common diseases of pink palm are leaf blight, root rot and so on. Leaf blight can be sprayed with fungicides, such as mancozeb and Shiduqing, once a month or so. Common pests are mainly termites, aphids, etc., when the number is small, you can use brushes, brushes, wet steps to get rid of.