Breeding Kaempferia, the soil requirements are not strict, the suitable soil is sandy soil, generally loose, fertile, rich in humus and good drainage soil is better.
Kaempferia like the warm environment and requires sufficient light. The suitable temperature for Kaempferia is between 22 ℃ and 38 ℃.
It is very important to cultivate Kaempferia for water and fertilizer management. Watering and fertilization should be carried out according to the growth status of Kaempferia. The basin soil should be kept moist, watered moderately, watered more when it is dry, and drained when there is water in the basin to avoid water accumulation. Fertilization is to apply some basic fertilizer first to ensure that the soil has a certain fertility, and then need topdressing. There is no need for more topdressing, generally three times of topdressing can be carried out, respectively in June, July and late September, and each time of topdressing should be appropriate.
The propagation of Kaempferia is generally carried out by tuber propagation. Harvest healthy and robust tubers in the harvest season, dry and store them, and plant them in April of the next year.
There are also diseases and insect pests in Kaempferia cultivation, generally the damage of leaf spot. When leaf spot disease occurs, there will be yellow round spots on the leaves of Kaempferia, the spots will gradually expand, rot and dry, and even the rhizomes of Kaempferia will be thin and even rotten. Attention should be paid to soil and drainage during daily maintenance to avoid leaf spot caused by water accumulation.
Sometimes, there are some weeds around the plants of Kaempferia, which will affect the growth of Kaempferia. Timely weeding is needed to make Kaempferia have a good growth environment.
