How to maintain kidney fern

Kidney fern is named grate grass. It is a perennial evergreen herb of Orchidaceae. Leaf blade pinnately parted, lanceolate, bright green, densely clustered. The sporangium is born at the top of the upper veinlet of each lateral vein of the leaflet, and the sporangium is kidney-shaped. The common cultivated plants of the same genus are long-leaf kidney fern, broken-leaf kidney fern, fine-leaf kidney fern and so on. Native to the tropics and subtropics. It is widely distributed in South China and Southwest China.

Like warm, humid and semi-shady environment, avoid strong light, not resistant to drought, unobstructed drainage, rich in humus, loose and fertile soil. For kidney fern, the culture soil can be made of 4 parts of rotten leaf soil, 4 parts of vermiculite and 2 parts of river sand, or it can be mixed with rotten leaf soil or peat soil and a small amount of river sand. Because the root distribution of kidney fern is shallow, it is suitable to be planted in shallow pot.

Kidney ferns like bright scattered light, spring, summer and autumn can be placed in the indoor north window maintenance, but need to pay attention to ventilation. Keep it in the shade to avoid direct sunlight when you put it outside for maintenance. If the light is too strong, the leaves are easily scorched yellow; if too shaded, the feather leaves are often easy to fall off. In addition to keeping the basin soil moist in summer, it is also necessary to spray clear water on the leaves 2 times a day to increase air humidity and keep the leaves green. When the air is dry, the feather leaves are easy to curl and scorch, which reduces the ornamental value. But watering can not be too much, if the basin soil stagnant water, it is easy to cause leaves withered and yellow fall off.

Apply thin rotten cake fertilizer and water or compound fertilizer every half a month during the peak growing season, and pay attention to cutting off dead leaves at any time to keep the plant clean and tidy. If you keep the room temperature above 10 degrees Celsius in winter, you can survive the winter safely.

The kidney fern grows healthily, and its roots will soon cover the bottom of the basin, so it needs to be changed every spring. When changing pots, cut off the old leaves and split them.

Humidity requirements for the growth of kidney fern

Although kidney ferns are drought-tolerant plants among ferns, they should not be exposed to drought for a long time, so in times of drought, they should be properly watered or sprayed to keep their growing environment moist. Of course, it should not be overwatered, if it is a rainstorm or waterlogging season, it should be placed in indoor breeding.

The Pot and Plant of Dryopteris

The growth rate of kidney fern is faster, basically after a year of growth, it will be divided into pots. The best time to divide the basin is in spring, when the injured root is easy to heal, and the split can be carried out at the same time, thus turning the original basin into two or more pots.

The above is about the introduction of kidney fern culture methods, let's take a look at the breeding methods of kidney ferns!

The cultivation techniques of kidney fern what are the culture methods and matters needing attention of kidney fern

Speaking of kidney fern, I believe everyone will be familiar with it. Kidney fern is also known as centipede because it looks like a centipede. Kidney fern not only has high ornamental value but also has certain medicinal value. Therefore, it is deeply loved by everyone. So, do you know what matters needing attention in the cultivation of kidney fern? Does kidney fern have any requirements for growth environment, water and fertilizer? Today, the editor will introduce the relevant knowledge of kidney fern in detail. Let's study with the editor.

1. Growth environment

Pteris vittata often grows and grows in stone crevices and tree trunks under the forest by the stream. Like warm, moist and semi-overcast environment. The suitable temperature for growth is 1624 ℃ from March to September and 1316 ℃ from September to March of the following year. The winter temperature is not low and dry is 8 ℃, but it can withstand 0 ℃ low temperature in a short time. It can also withstand high temperature above 30 ℃.

2. Watering

Because Pteris vittata likes moist soil and high air humidity. Adequate watering is needed in spring and autumn to keep the basin soil dry, but watering should not be too much, otherwise the leaves are easy to wither and yellow. In addition to watering in summer, we also need to spray water several times a day, especially hanging cultivation needs more air humidity, otherwise the air is dry, pinnate leaflets are prone to crimping and scorching. Centipede grass likes bright scattered light, but it can also withstand low light and avoid direct sunlight. Sunshade net should be set up for large-scale cultivation, and the shading rate of 50% to 60% is appropriate.

3. Fertilization

Potted centipede grass is suitable to use loose, fertile, breathable neutral or slightly acidic soil. Common mixed substrates of rotten leaf soil or peat soil, culture soil or coarse sand. More broken tiles and bricks are padded at the bottom of the basin, which is conducive to drainage and ventilation. Fertilization is applied once every ten days during the growing period, and "Huiyou" 20-20-20 general fertilizer or 20-8-20 high potassium nitrate fertilizer can be used in four seasons.

4. Pruning

During the growing period, the withered leaves and yellow leaves should be removed at any time to keep the leaves fresh and green. When hanging bowl cultivation, it is necessary to spray more water, fertilize more roots, prune and adjust the plant state, and pay attention to ventilation.

5. Pest control

Indoor cultivation, such as poor ventilation, vulnerable to aphids and red spiders, can be sprayed with soapy water or 1000 times omethoate EC. When the water is too much or the air humidity is too high, kidney fern is prone to physiological leaf blight. Pay attention to the basin soil should not be too wet and spray with 65% zinc wettable powder 600 times.

That's all I know about kidney fern today. I hope it will be helpful for flower friends to read this article. If you want to know more about kidney fern, please continue to pay attention to the succulent flower bed, we will provide you with more related knowledge!