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Cultivation methods and precautions of pothos

Jane Margolis
2020-01-10 08:02:49
Temperature: it is best to give it a growth environment of 15-25 ℃, not lower than 0 ℃. Light: give it a bright scattering light, not recommended to be directly exposed to the sun. Moisture: ensure that the basin soil is wet, and the watering can not be too much or too little. Fertilization: apply thin fertilizer once every half month in the growth period. In addition, it is necessary to prevent and control diseases and insect pests in time, and prune the excessively long branches in time.

I. temperature requirements

The ideal growth temperature is 15-25 ℃, the leaves will turn yellow below 5 ℃, and freezing injury may occur above and below 0 ℃. In winter, the North should avoid low temperature.

2. Lighting requirements

The growth of pothos requires bright scattering light and shade tolerance. In the maintenance process, it is not recommended to receive direct sunlight, otherwise it will cause sunburn injury.

3. Moisture requirements

The basin soil shall be kept in a moist state for maintenance, and the watering shall not be too much or too little. Long term drying will make the leaves yellow and small, and the internode of the leaves is easy to be too long. If basin soil is in the state of standing water for a long time, rotten roots will occur.

IV. fertilization requirements

The growth of pothos is faster, and the demand for fertilizer is larger. Basin soil shall be changed every 1-2 years during the maintenance process, and a part of base fertilizer can be mixed in the soil to meet its long-term demand. In the growth period of a year, it can be applied with a thin fertilizer every half month.

5. Common diseases and insect pests

The common disease is leaf spot. There will be some round yellow spots in the leaves, and they will be black. The leaf tissue inside the round spots will rot. If there is a small amount of occurrence, the method of pruning leaves can be adopted to cut off the infected parts. If serious, you can use methyl tolbutine, carbendazim and other chemicals for spraying

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6. Precautions

The air humidity required by pothos is relatively high. If the indoor air humidity is low, the leaves will dry out. The ambient humidity can be increased by increasing the spray. In the family maintenance for a period of time, it will produce long branches, which can be properly pruned according to the needs, so that the branches can be controlled. At the same time, the cut branches can be cutted again to form a new pot

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