Powder palm likes shade, so it's best to put it in the sun shading place during maintenance, but it doesn't mean that there is no light at all. If it is completely dark, the plant will lose luster. So it's good to have a proper shade under the sun. In winter, the light is not strong. You can take a bath in the sun without shade.
Powder palm likes warm environment, afraid of high temperature and cold. The most suitable temperature for its growth is 19-25 ℃. When the temperature is too high in summer, you should pay attention to it. Generally, if the temperature is higher than 25 ℃, you need to ventilate in time. Evacuate the high temperature. If the temperature is higher than 32 ℃, you may stop growing. Winter temperature is low, pay attention to antifreeze, when the temperature is lower than 13 degrees, it will enter the dormancy period, can be moved indoors, or wrapped with plastic bags.
It's better to choose the fertile soil with loose permeability and good drainage. You can use peat soil or rotten leaf soil mixed with perlite to form the nutrient soil, or you can add some basic fertilizer to ensure the nutrient of the soil.
Powder palm likes to be wet and is afraid of drought, so it is very important to keep the basin soil wet. The water is better to be a little acidic. In summer, the water demand is relatively large. You can water once or twice a day, but don't ponding. If you soak in the water for a long time, it's easy to rot. when the weather is too dry, you can spray some water on the leaves. In winter, you need to reduce the watering.
The soil is fertile, the nutrient is sufficient, the plant grows well naturally, so the appropriate fertilization can be carried out during the growth period. Generally in the morning and evening fertilization, the effect will be better, fertilizer can choose liquid fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorus fertilizer, potassium fertilizer and so on
According to the size of the plant selection, can not be too large, or the soil will be very slow to dry after receiving water, affecting root growth.
It is necessary to change pots in time so as not to affect the normal growth of plants. Be careful when changing the basin, do not damage the root system.
Avoid ponding, keep the soil moist, don't water it in the winter night, the temperature will be much lower in the night than in the day, in this way, it is easy to frostbite the rhizome.
Bacterial wilt is still a common disease. Fungicides such as Junduqing and senmangzine can be sprayed once a month. Termite. Aphid is a common pest, when the number is not large, it can be removed with brush, brush, etc., do not hurt the leaves.
The above is a summary of the cultivation methods and precautions of the powder palm, I hope to help you.
