Culture methods of velvet taro:

Watering

Velvet taro is commonly used in flowerpots with a diameter of 15 to 20 centimeters. Adequate moisture and high air humidity should be maintained during the growing season, and water is often sprayed to the leaves and around the plant to increase air humidity and keep the basin soil moist. When the temperature is low in winter, the basin soil can be slightly dry.

Light

The most avoid direct sunlight, a short period of sun exposure may cause serious sunburn, light slightly stronger will appear leaf curling, yellowing, affecting growth.

Fertilization and basin change

Liquid fertilizer is applied every 15 days during the growing period, and leaves should be washed with a small amount of water immediately after fertilization to avoid fertilizer damage. At the end of autumn, 0.2%-0.3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate should be sprayed to facilitate plant growth and improve cold resistance in winter. When changing pots in spring every year, some or most of the old leaves can be cut off appropriately to let them grow new leaves and improve their ornamental value.

Pest control

Leaf class disease and leaf blight are common diseases and insect pests. It can be controlled by spraying with appropriate amount of Bordeaux liquid. Insect pests are harmful to whiteflies and can be sprayed with imidophos EC. Sometimes scale insect damage occurs and is sprayed with omethoate EC.

Temperature

The optimum growth temperature is 18 ℃ ~ 30 ℃. For fear of cold frost, the overwintering temperature needs to be kept above 10 ℃. When the winter temperature drops below 4 ℃, it will enter a dormant state. If the ambient temperature is close to 0 ℃, it will die from frostbite.

In the summer:

1. Strengthen the ventilation so that the temperature in the body can be released.

2. Put it in the half shade, or give it half shade.

3. Spray it properly, 2 or 3 times a day.

In winter:

1. Move to a brightly lit place for maintenance

2. Outside, it can be wrapped in plastic film to survive the winter, but the film should be opened every two days when the temperature is high at noon to let it breathe.

Fertilizer and water

There are many requirements for fertilizer and water, but they are most afraid of random fertilization, concentrated fertilizer and partial application of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizer. It is required to follow the principle of "frequent application of light fertilizer, less and more times, and complete nutrition".

Spring, summer and autumn:

Water every 4 days for outdoor maintenance and once for 2 to 6 days for indoor maintenance. The watering interval is shorter in sunny or high temperature periods, longer or no watering intervals in rainy or low temperature days. Watering time should be arranged as early as possible when the temperature is low in the morning. Summer is watered in the morning or evening when the temperature is low, and plants are often sprayed.

Winter:

In the winter dormant period, the main work is to control fertilizer and water, the interval period is about 7-10 days, the interval period is shorter in sunny or high temperature, and longer or no watering in rainy or low temperature. Watering time is arranged as far as possible when the temperature is high at noon on a sunny day.

How to raise velvet taro the culture method of velvet taro

Friends who love flowers and plants have heard of velvet taro, but many friends do not understand, how to raise velvet taro? Next, let's tell you how to cultivate velvet taro.

1. Temperature: velvet likes warm and humid environment, is not resistant to cold, and is afraid of drying. The culture temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃ in winter and 35 ℃ in summer, otherwise it is very disadvantageous to the growth of velvet taro.

2. Watering: velvet taro is very sensitive to water. During the growing season, the basin should be fully watered to keep the basin soil moist. But do not water too much, the soil is too wet, will cause root rot, or even death. In addition, if the air humidity is small, the leaves of velvet taro will immediately become curly, so we should pay attention to maintain appropriate humidity during cultivation, especially at high temperature to spray water to the leaves to increase air humidity.

3. Lighting: velvet taro likes semi-overcast environment and avoids strong light exposure. Therefore, when raising velvet taro, the light should not be too strong, otherwise the leaves will turn yellow and curl up, but it is not good to put velvet taro in a completely shaded environment for a long time, which will affect the photosynthesis of velvet taro, thus affecting its normal growth.

4. Fertilization: in the vigorous growth period of velvet taro, liquid fertilizer can be applied every 1-2 weeks, and phosphate fertilizer can be applied 1-2 times properly to maintain the luster of leaves. Plants with low temperature in winter grow slowly or enter a dormant period, so fertilizing should be stopped and watering should be controlled.

5. Diseases and insect pests: velvet taro is easy to suffer from leaf blight, leaf spot, whitefly, red spider and shell insect, so we should pay attention to observation when breeding and treat the disease in time after discovery.

6. Change the basin: when raising velvet taro in pots, the pots should be changed every May. It is mainly to cut off part of the old roots and add new soil for planting. If the plant is larger, it can be planted in a larger pot or ramet, watered thoroughly after planting and cultivated in a semi-shady place. Pot soil should be mixed with rotten leaf soil with good drainage and river sand, and a small amount of bone powder should be added to the bottom of the basin as base fertilizer. Do not use sticky soil pot planting, pot depth to not expose the root is appropriate.

7. Reproduction: velvet taro is mainly propagated by individual plants, and the best time is after soil thawing in early spring (February and March). Ramets should not be too small, so as not to affect the growth of new plants. After potted, the moisture of the new plant should be controlled and maintained in a semi-shady place, and the new root should be fully irrigated after the new root is sent out.

More information on the culture methods of velvet taro what to do if the leaves of velvet taro turn yellow?

Velvet taro, also known as flower leaf taro, the leaves are furry, with zebra-shaped dark green stripes, rich in luster. How do you raise velvet taro that day? What if the leaves of velvet taro turn yellow? Let's learn about it next.

I. Culture method of velvet taro

1. Temperature: velvet bamboo taro likes warm and humid environment, is not resistant to cold, and is afraid of drying. The culture temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃ in winter and 35 ℃ in summer, otherwise it is very disadvantageous to the growth of velvet taro.

2. Watering: velvet taro is very sensitive to water. During the growing season, the basin should be fully watered to keep the basin soil moist. But do not water too much, the soil is too wet, will cause root rot, or even death. In addition, if the air humidity is small, the leaves of velvet taro will immediately become curly, so we should pay attention to maintain appropriate humidity during cultivation, especially at high temperature to spray water to the leaves to increase air humidity.

3. Lighting: velvet taro likes semi-overcast environment and avoids strong light exposure. Therefore, when raising velvet taro, the light should not be too strong, otherwise the leaves will turn yellow and curl up, but it is not good to put velvet taro in a completely shaded environment for a long time, which will affect the photosynthesis of velvet taro, thus affecting its normal growth.

4. Fertilization: during the vigorous growth period of velvet taro, liquid fertilizer can be applied every 1-2 weeks, and phosphate fertilizer can be applied 1-2 times properly to maintain the luster of leaves. Plants with low temperature in winter grow slowly or enter a dormant period, so fertilizing should be stopped and watering should be controlled.

5. Diseases and insect pests: velvet taro is easy to suffer from leaf blight, leaf spot, whitefly, red spider and shell insect, so we should pay attention to observation when breeding and treat the disease in time after discovery.

6. Change the basin: when raising velvet taro in pots, the pots should be changed every May. It is mainly to cut off part of the old roots and add new soil for planting. If the plant is larger, it can be planted in a larger pot or ramet, watered thoroughly after planting and cultivated in a semi-shady place. Pot soil should be mixed with rotten leaf soil with good drainage and river sand, and a small amount of bone powder should be added to the bottom of the basin as base fertilizer. Do not use sticky soil pot planting, pot depth to not expose the root is appropriate.

7. Reproduction: velvet taro is mainly propagated by individual plants, and the best time is after soil thawing in early spring (February and March). Ramets should not be too small, so as not to affect the growth of new plants. After potted, the moisture of the new plant should be controlled and maintained in a semi-shady place, and the new root should be fully irrigated after the new root is sent out.

2. What if the leaves of velvet taro turn yellow

1. Temperature: velvet bamboo taro likes warm and humid environment, and the suitable temperature for growth is 20-28 ℃. Too high temperature or too dry air will make velvet taro leaves curl, shrink and scorch edge. So let it grow at the right temperature.

2. Sunshine: velvet taro is a shade-loving plant, so you should pay attention to shading and avoid the scorching sun when breeding. If direct sunlight will burn the leaves of velvet taro, the edge of the leaves will be partially scorched, the new leaves will stop growing and the leaf color will turn yellow.

3. Disease: velvet bamboo taro is in the environment of high temperature, humidity and poor ventilation for a long time, which will make the plant grow weaker and prone to leaf blight. Generally, infection occurs from leaf edge and leaf tip, and the disease spot is irregular from small to large, reddish brown to grayish brown, and the disease is serious in the lower leaves of the plant. The main diseases and insect pests are leaf spot disease and leaf blight, which are sprayed with lime Bordeaux solution. The insect pest is harmful to whitefly and is sprayed with 1000 times of imidophos EC.

The above is the introduction of velvet taro culture methods and how to yellowed velvet taro leaves. Velvet taro potted plants are suitable for family, hotel and public decoration, and are often used for flower arrangement.