How to deal with the rotten roots of iron tree?-solution sharing.

Iron tree, a landscape plant also known as "cycad", is famous for its slender, hard but distinctive leaves. Not only that, the iron tree is also a very old plant, with a strong bulb, even if it is a young seedling or young plant, it is full of personality. Although it is as hard and resolute as iron, its root system is milky fleshy fibrous roots, but these fibrous roots are usually numerous and grow stout.

Because its root system is fleshy root, it is very sensitive to water and has the characteristics of drought tolerance and water tolerance. Excessive watering is easy to inhibit the respiration of its root system, resulting in rotting root. It is common for iron trees to rot their roots due to improper maintenance and management, especially improper watering management. However, once we encounter the phenomenon of rotten roots of the iron tree, we need to rescue it in time, otherwise it may bring serious consequences. So, how to deal with the rotten roots of the iron tree? The following editor will share the solution for you.

When the iron tree has rotten roots, the plant not only will not grow, but also the old leaves will wither and die, and the new leaves will wilt and droop until the plant dies. Before the plant is completely hopeless, we should remove the plant from the original pot in time, then throw away the soil attached to the roots, find the rotten roots and cut off the rotten parts. Then smear some sulfur powder or plant ash on the wound left after root trimming to prevent bacterial infection and keep it rotting.

After dealing with the root problem according to the above method, we also need to put the plant in a well-ventilated semi-shade to dry the wound until the wound condenses, dries or heals before it can be replanted in the pot. If we pot the fleshy root directly without drying the root, the wound on the fleshy root will be easily infected when watered, thus allowing the root system to continue to rot from the wound. Therefore, drying the root is very necessary and must be dealt with at the same time.

After the wound on the root system of the iron tree has been dried, we will plant it in a flowerpot again, and we suggest using a new pot and new soil to replant it. Because the original pot may contain a lot of bacteria because of the rotten roots before, for the sake of safety, it is recommended to choose a larger flowerpot and plant it a little deeper in the new soil. after all, its root system is very developed, many and long, and it is still fleshy fibrous roots. it's easier to damage.

It is recommended that we use fertile and loose, permeable sandy soil to plant, after the basin is good, pour a permeable water as root water. Then put the potted plants in a place with smooth ventilation and sufficient scattered light to slow down the seedlings. One of the details that should be paid attention to is that if the plant has more leaves, it is recommended to cut off most of the old leaves and leave a small amount of new leaves, which can reduce water consumption and evaporation, thus making it easier to survive.

In the environment of smooth ventilation and sufficient scattered light to maintain the irontree back to the basin, we must do a good job in moisturizing, especially when the light is relatively sufficient and the temperature is relatively high, we can often spray some foliar water, combined with root watering. If nothing happens, usually after 2-3 months, the irontree replanted in the pot will take root smoothly, and the plant will return to normal growth, then our maintenance and management work will gradually return to normal.

Time: 2019-05-26 Click: