What humidity Crassula need to grow healthy plants

"Jade," and otherwise - the well-known money tree - an ornamental plant native to South Africa, most species grow there.

It is also quite natural environment of growth medium is tropical Africa, Madagascar coast and even the south of the Arabian Peninsula.

Crassula recent years, very popular, that in the sum with its beauty and toxicity (in the leaves contain arsenic) make this plant is very interesting.

Therefore, it is important to know what the humidity should be in the home, in order to grow this plant healthy.

African "ascetic"

Rodina Money Tree - arid area, and this is the basis for an understanding of the necessary conditions for the plant. After all, dry air - not a hindrance to Jade.

She quite taxing on the humidity and grows very well in a home environment.

The ideal growing place - on the windowsill, but in the winter to avoid the battery and heating instruments, and in the summer is well lighted place, ie, window sills, facing east or south.

In addition, the plant does not require a particularly frequent watering enough 2-3 times a week in winter, summer can be more frequently (once a week).

In general, money tree - plant heat-loving enough, but not too much for our conditions. The room temperature must vary between 20-25 degrees.

Therefore it is impossible to water Crassula and cold water, especially - too hot.

"Correct" humidity

Although Crassula and unpretentious, there are certain nuances of maintaining plant health, on the basis of its reaction to humidity in the house or apartment.

For the relative humidity in the housing at the level of 30-50%. And in humidity above 60% lead to mold or salt on the fly, even though it has no effect on mature plants, but the young seedlings may die.

Crassula will also know that it is not enough moisture: leaves little podvyanut. Measure the moisture level can be hygrometer.

To maintain optimum moisture level there are many ways:

• It is important to ventilate the room to avoid excess moisture. But the airing should be done with the same frequency, as is usually recommended - a couple of times a day.
• One of the simplest ways to reduce the concentration of moisture in the air during the summer based on the fact that on sunny days, open curtains.
• If possible, you can use the air conditioning, it's a little dry air.

• In winter, humidity usually housing generally decreases and can simply be dry wet things on the battery or to bring water to a boil heat that would steam moistened water saturation moisture air. It also remains topical use of air ionizers.