What about the rotten roots of a gentleman's orchid? it can be saved like this.

Clivia is a common indoor potted flower, good maintenance, green leaves. If maintenance is improper, Clivia is easy to appear rotten root phenomenon, for example, there are flower friends, there is a pot of Clivia rotten root at home, usually watering too much, plus pot soil permeability effect is poor.

Easy to let Clivia root respiration blocked, a long time, there will be rotten root phenomenon. General Clivia rotted roots, can be saved through this, so that Clivia growth of new roots, full of vitality, the steps are as follows.

How to prepare for the first day of work?

First of all, move the rotting Clivia to the open courtyard and prepare it for "surgery". Start with surgical tools, such as a box cutter or scissors, a lighter or alcohol lamp to disinfect the knife, carbendazim or potassium permanganate solution, new flower pots and soil.

2. Plant depots

First of all, the rotting clivia should be removed from the pot, patted around the flowerpot and at the bottom directly, and then dig out some of the soil around the clivia plant. Then one hand holding the plant, one hand holding the flowerpot, and hard to Clivia above, so that you can easily quasi-Clivia off the pot.

3. Root cleaning

First, crush the root soil of Clivia by hand, shake the plant, you can clean up part of the soil, if there is still a part of the soil at the root, it is not conducive to observing the rotten root system, you can wash it with clean water, so that the fleshy root of Clivia will be exposed, it is very convenient to observe the rotten root system.

4. Root pruning

First, investigate the rotten roots of Clivia sinensis. Generally, you can observe them directly or pinch them with your hands to find out the rotten roots. Light the alcohol lamp, and put the scissors on the flame mountain barbecue, to disinfect the scissors. Next, he pinched the rotten roots of Clivia sinensis, held scissors in one hand, and cut off the rotten roots one by one.

5. Root disinfection and drying

After cutting off the rotten roots of Clivia, you can wash them with water again. Then prepare a basin, fill half of the water, add the right amount of potassium permanganate or carbendazim, and stir evenly. Then put the clivia root pruning solution soak, soak 5-10 minutes can be.

Everything that's pruned must be soaked to the root. After soaking, take out the Clivia, smear some sulfur powder on the root, and put it in a ventilated and cool place to dry the moisture, let the wound heal, almost two 1-2 days can be done.

6. New pot soil preparation

Clivia rotted roots, due to watering more, plus pot soil permeability is not good, so the original soil should not be used, re-match the new soil, soil can be mixed with coarse river sand, rotten leaf soil, pine needle soil, the new preparation of soil as much as possible to consider permeability and water permeability.

The flowerpot can use the original flowerpot, in order to avoid the original flowerpot has germs, can be cleaned, and placed in the sun exposure, and then use.

7, re-basin

At present, the original flowerpot bottom pad some particles of small stones or tiles can increase air permeability. Then spread the prepared soil on the particles, the thickness is 5-8 cm, then take the dried wound Clivia plants, and put them on the surface of the soil, arrange the roots of Clivia,

Don't pile up in a mess, spread out the roots. Then fill the soil along the periphery of the Clivia plant. The soil should not touch the center of the leaf. Compact while filling. When the soil is full, water it and plant it, and move it to a cool and ventilated place.

After 10-20 days, clivia more spirit, indicating that has been alive, saved back.

Generally, the rotten roots of Clivia are problems of maintenance at ordinary times. Therefore, in order to prevent the rotten roots of Clivia, daily management should be strengthened to prevent rotten roots. Here are a few things to start with.

How to prevent rotten roots 1. Avoid rain

In the rainy season, we should pay more attention to the weather forecast, avoid Clivia rain, and take drainage and rain prevention measures in advance. More rain, not timely drainage, basin soil easy to accumulate water, a long time will cause rotten roots.

2, according to the soil dry and wet watering

To Clivia watering is, do not water according to how many days, watering must be determined according to the dry soil conditions, can be inserted in the Clivia soil root long bamboo sticks, every few days pull out to see, if bamboo sticks have humidity, watering can slow down. If the bamboo stick is dry or the soil is dry, it means that it needs to be replenished.

3, flower pot ventilation is good

Potted Clivia flowerpot to good permeability, generally choose earthen pots can, in order to better permeability, in the bottom of the flowerpot to join some particles tiles or pebbles.

4. Reasonable fertilization

If you apply a large concentration of fertilizer to Clivia, it will also lead to the rotten roots of Clivia. It is recommended to use decomposed fertilizer. When fertilizing, do not pile it directly at the roots. It is recommended to spread them out on the edge of the flowerpot.