Culture methods and matters needing attention of Cat's Eye Taro

Cat's eye taro, a perennial herb, is named cat's eye taro because the stripes on the leaves are very similar to the panda's eyes. Cat's eye taro is native to the islands of tropical America and the Indian Ocean, and it also belongs to a tropical plant. It is of great ornamental value and is suitable for people to put indoors as decoration and beautification. Next, the editor will introduce the breeding methods of cat's-eye taro to you. Let's take a look!

The Culture method of Cat's Eye Taro

1. Temperature

At the beginning, the editor mentioned that the cat's eye taro is a tropical plant, which is relatively resistant to high temperature, so if you want to raise the cat's eye taro at home, you should put the growth environment of the cat's eye taro in a growth environment of 20-30 degrees. The growth temperature in winter should be maintained at about 16-18 degrees.

2. Lighting

Cat's eye bamboo taro is not only resistant to high temperature but also shady, like the semi-shady environment, domestic then suitable for indoor bright light, avoid direct sunlight and exposure environment, otherwise there will be leaf burns, to the summer when we need to take sunshade measures to maintain indoor ventilation.

3. Watering

In the peak growth period of the cat's eye taro, it is necessary to replenish enough water in time to maintain the humidity of the soil and the environment around the basin, and not to water too much at the same time, otherwise it will cause too much water at the bottom of the basin and lead to rotten roots, heavy to death. On the other hand, because the leaves of the cat's eye plant are very large, the amount of water evaporation is relatively larger than that of other plants, so in order to maintain the humidity of it and the surrounding environment, we can prepare a sprayer to spray the leaves of and around the cat's eye taro regularly to keep the environment and air moist. As long as the leaves are found to have shrunk and curled, it means that they are in a state of lack of water and need to be replenished.

4. Fertilizer

Fertilizers must adhere to the principle of "applying frequently and lightly" and stop fertilizing during the dormant period in winter and the high temperature in summer.

Matters needing attention in Culture of Cat's Eye Taro

1. Change the basin

Change the basin every other year, the soil is fertile, good permeability and good drainage with slightly acidic soil.

2. Pest control

The common pests of cat-eyed taro are shell insects, red spiders and so on. For shell insects, the corresponding insecticidal drugs are selected to spray according to the disease, which are generally available in the market, and can be found and prevented in time.

3. Disease control

The common diseases are white silk disease and leaf spot disease. The former can disinfect the soil with 70% pentachloronitrobenzene of 0.2% soil weight, remove the diseased plant and soil together, take good ventilation measures, and remove the diseased leaves in time for the latter. Increase the application of base fertilizer to enhance disease resistance.

The above is all about the breeding methods and matters needing attention of cat's eye taro. Cat's eye taro is a good flower species with a very conspicuous appearance. It is very good to do potted plants indoors, but we must pay attention to the maintenance of its growth environment when breeding. After all, it is a tropical plant, so friends who want to start can give it a try. Careful breeding is still easy to raise. I hope I can help you after reading. If you want to know more related knowledge, please pay more attention to this site!