What about the rotten root of triangular plum?

Triangular plum blossom bright color, long florescence, large bracts, much loved, suitable for courtyard planting or home pot ornamental. Many friends will inevitably have some problems in the process of breeding, so what about the rotten roots of triangular plums? What should we do with it? Let's take a look at it.

Rotting root cause

1. Improper watering

Improper watering is the main cause of triangular plum, triangular plum likes the wet environment, but avoid waterlogging, if too much watering can easily lead to too much water in the basin soil, too much water can easily lead to root rot.

Solution: enlarge the drainage hole of the flowerpot, you can pad a layer of coarse sand or foam particles at the bottom of the pot, watering should not be too frequent, watering should be combined with the growth stage and weather season, watering should be dry and thoroughly.

2. Basin soil problem

The root system of Prunus mume is more developed, if the culture flowerpot is small and the root system can not be extended, it is not suitable for its growth. The planting soil should be loose and fertile, good drainage and good ventilation. If the soil is too sticky and heavy or the soil is hardened due to stagnant water, it is easy to cause difficulty in breathing of the roots, and the plants will grow poorly or even rot.

Solution: the flowerpot can be changed according to the growth degree of the plant, preferably once a year, choose the soil with good permeability, add a drainage layer on the soil, and the soil can add river sand or cinder to increase air permeability, but pay attention to the alkalinity of cinder. Soak for one or two days when you join.

What about the rotten roots?

Rotten roots can be divided into two cases, one is less rotten, only part of the roots are rotten, and most of the roots are still healthy. We only need to cut off the rotten roots and plant them after the wound heals. There is also a serious root rot, which has rotted in a large area, which is a pity, but we can reproduce, we can choose cutting or grafting.

The above is the introduction of the rotten roots of triangular plum, in fact, it is not only the triangular plum, but also the reasons and treatment methods of rotten roots of most plants are similar, so we must pay attention to the problem of stagnant water in potted soil in the process of cultivating potted plants. the pot soil should be dry rather than wet.