Pot quality requirements: can use muddy pot, plastic pot, porcelain pot, pottery pot cultivation.
Size of flowerpot: snake plant can be clustered and planted in a basin with a diameter of 16-30cm. The root system of snake plant is not deep, but the selection of high foot flowerpot is beneficial to the beauty of plant shape.
snake plant likes loose, medium fertile, well drained sandy soil, but the soil requirements are not strict, good drainage can be. The family can use the following formula: garden soil: rotten leaf soil: sand ratio is 5:2:3, peat soil: rotten leaf soil: sand soil: Perlite ratio is 4:2:2:2.
Sunlight: the happy light of snake plant, the best place to put the plant is where the sunlight can be directed to, if the conditions do not allow, it can also be placed near the sun. If it is kept in shade for a long time, the leaves will turn yellow.
Temperature: the requirement of growth temperature is relatively high, the most suitable growth temperature is 20 ~ 30 ℃, which should not be lower than 10 ℃ in winter, and attention should be paid to heat preservation in northern areas.
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Hupilan likes to wet the soil and is more drought resistant.
Spring is the growing season of new leaves. There will be new buds on the root and neck. The water requirement is slightly higher, which can keep the basin soil moist. When the leaves grow out, it is better to moisten the basin soil, that is to say, water the surface soil after it is dry.
When the temperature is low in winter, the basin soil should be kept dry and not dry. In winter, watering should be done along the basin edge to avoid rot caused by watering.
The requirement for fertilizer is not high. After the new leaves grow out in spring, it is necessary to top up the application of mature liquid fertilizer, or select 1000 times diluted general fertilizer for 1-2 times, once in 10-15 days.
When applying fertilizer, it should be noted that a fine spout should be used to irrigate along the basin mouth, and liquid fertilizer should not be poured into the leaves cluster, otherwise it will cause the leaves to rot and affect the growth.
Compared with other family green plants, the growth speed of snake plant is faster. When the pot is full, the old leaves or the branches and leaves with too dense growth can be cut off to ensure sufficient sunshine and growth space. In addition, the basin shall be changed every two years. When changing the basin, half of the new soil shall be replaced, and the old leaves shall not be pruned.
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In many families, snake plant may be placed in the living room, desk and other places where there is less sunlight for maintenance. In this case, it is not suitable to move the plant to the sun suddenly. It should be moved to a place with better light first, so that it can adapt to the sun and then see the sun, so as not to burn the leaves.
Watering is better than drying. Usually, clean the dust on the leaves with water to keep the leaves clean and bright. According to the different seasons of Spring Festival, new plants need to be watered properly to keep the pot soil moist; in the high temperature season, the pot soil is kept moist, and in the autumn and winter season, the water is properly controlled to increase the cold resistance.
