The basin soil should be loose and permeable, with good drainage and certain particle size. It can be mixed with 1 part of rotten leaf soil or peat, 3 parts of coarse sand or vermiculite, a small amount of bone powder and other calcareous materials, and also can be used as hematite and other materials.
The main growth period is from the end of September to April of the following year. The twigs at the top of rhizome begin to sprout and grow, which can be put in sunny place for maintenance.
Watering should be controlled as "no drying, no watering, no watering", so as to avoid ponding of soil and root rot.
Because of its slow growth, it does not need much nutrients, so it is generally unnecessary to apply fertilizer additionally.
Pay attention to ventilation in summer to avoid rotten roots caused by sultry heat.
The transplanting should be carried out in the dormancy period and the early growth period. At this time, the transplanting will do little harm to its root system and make it continue to grow well.
Bogey basin soil ponding, affect growth, but also easy to rot root.
