How to plant a money tree sprout and grow a gorgeous plant without the hassle
Growing money tree (Jade, Crassula) of the cutting - the most common method of plant breeding at home.
Shoots quickly take root, and then easily take root in pots with the substrate. Be turned into an elegant tree cutting, it depends on many factors.
The correct choice of process
Much depends on the choice of planting material. He should be taken from a well-formed, healthy plants. The stalk is cut with a sharp knife, then left for 2 days for drying.
Lower leaves are also removed, otherwise they can cause the formation of putrefaction in the water or soil. Slices sprinkled with powdered charcoal.
Rooting in a glass
Processes placed in a beaker filled with water to ⅓. So they quickly took root in the liquid can be added power of growth, for example, zircon, at the rate of 1 drop per 250 milliliters of water. After 10-12 days in the cuttings of the roots begin to appear.
Soil for Jade
Under natural conditions, money tree grows on sandy soils, so the substrate is selected as the looser you can for him.
At home, it can be prepared independently of the following components:
· 3 parts sand;
· 2 pieces of leaf;
· 2 parts peat;
· Disintegrants (perlite or vermiculite).
If you can not cook at home potting soil, it can be purchased at a garden center. Selected soil for succulents, plants.
Pot
During the process of life is transplanted from the tank into the container several times. He first landed in the pot small.
Go directly to a large container does not make sense for the initial landing, as the stalk will not develop until the master root container.
Landing
Choosing the right pot, and preparing the soil, planting Florist starts rooting process.
The procedure is as follows:
· Pot on pot ⅓ filled drainage of small stones;
· Top loose poured prepared substrate;
· On the center of the container is a hole into which the process;
· Slightly compacted soil.
Water the plants after 2 days after planting.
Care
To a money tree quickly caught on and began to please his view, it is necessary to provide proper care, which It is as follows:
1. The plant is exposed to light, but shaded in the afternoon windowsill.
2. Watering is done infrequent enough to carry out the procedure 1 every 2 weeks.
3. Between abundant growth of Crassula are fed mineral fertilizer 1 time per month. The dosage is chosen by 2 times lower than for other plants Dekorativnolistvennye.
4. To make the crown of the tree beautiful shape, it begin to form from the beginning of the seedling growth.
5. Crassula constantly inspected to identify diseases and pests. If any are found plants are sprayed with fungicides and insecticides.
Winter Jade placed in a cool place, and reduce watering to 1 time per month.