What do you need to pay attention to in umbrella maintenance? 6 major precautions must be known

Big leaf umbrella is one of the most popular varieties of indoor potted plants, not only can be used to decorate the home, but also to indoor air purification has a great help, then, big leaf umbrella maintenance needs to pay attention to what? The following small series introduces you to the six major precautions.

What does umbrella maintenance need to pay attention to?

Temperature: The most suitable temperature for growth is 20-30℃, and high temperature in summer is beneficial to plant growth. Not cold-resistant, easy to produce leaves when the temperature is low, and even only stay dry. It is best to keep 18-20℃ in winter, and the winter temperature should not be lower than 5℃.

Light: avoid sun exposure, 5-9 moonlight should be appropriate shade, cover 30%-40% of the light, otherwise the leaves will lose their due luster, until burns and yellowing. In particular, do not place in the shade of the plant suddenly moved to the strong light, lest the leaves burn and scorched leaves. The rest of the day should be sunny.

Watering: during the growth period should be sufficient watering, keep the pot soil moist, especially in summer when the growth of vigorous need to timely supplement water, in order to promote plant growth. But also avoid too wet, otherwise the leaves droop and lose luster, leaves fall off, and even the roots of the plant rot and the whole plant dies. The watering of the growing season should be mastered "do not dry, do not irrigate, irrigate thoroughly". In winter, we should control the runoff and keep the basin soil dry.

Fertilization: During the growth period, nitrogen-based fertilizer should be applied 1-2 times a month to promote the growth of branches and leaves, and the leaves are plump and bright. After autumn, nitrogen fertilizer was stopped and potassium fertilizer was applied only to improve the cold resistance of plants. Stop fertilizing in winter.

Pruning: seedlings 15-20 cm high should be picked to promote branching. Because there are few natural branches, with the gradual shedding of the old leaves at the lower part, the lower part of the plant will be empty after growing to a certain height. Therefore, the top should be combined with pot turning every spring to promote branching, control height and form a good plant shape.

Potting and turning: When the seedlings grow to an appropriate size, they can be potted in spring. Planting can choose 25, 30 cm diameter pots, each pot 3, 4 plants. After that, turn over the pot once every 2 or 3 years. Likes loose fertile, drainage good slightly acidic soil, avoid alkaline soil and sticky heavy soil. Substrate can be used decayed leaf soil, peat soil, garden soil, sawdust or sand and other materials prepared.

Big leaf umbrella is a kind of plant that is more afraid of cold, so when we cultivate big leaf umbrella, we must adjust the indoor temperature, as long as we pay attention, I believe we can cultivate big leaf umbrella very luxuriant.