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How to raise a Money Tree

Jesse Pinkman
2020-05-19 08:53:03
To raise a Money Tree, it is necessary to give it a soft, breathable, nutritious and well drained slightly acid flower soil, a temperature above 20 ℃, sufficient light and a proper amount of water. In addition, we should pay attention to the occurrence of root rot, scale insects and leaf blight. If you want to breed, you can use sowing or cutting methods.

I. breeding environment

1. Flower soil. If you want to keep a good Money Tree, you need to use a soft, breathable, nutritious and drainage fine acid flower soil, and you must not use alkaline flower soil.

2. Temperature. Usually to maintain more than 20 ℃ temperature, winter time can not be less than 5 ℃.

3. Light. If it is planted indoors, try to avoid direct sunlight, otherwise it will be sunburned. If it is outdoor cultivation, it can accept full sunshine, but in summer, we should pay attention to appropriate shade.

4. Moisture. Fortune tree is very afraid of standing water, usually wait until the flower soil is dry before watering, when watering, you should also less water, never too much water in the flower soil.

2. Breeding methods

1. Sowing and breeding. When the fruit of the Money Tree is ripe, use the tool to cut the seed coat, then take out the seed and sow it as you pick it. When sowing, you can use plain sand to evenly spread the seeds on the soil surface, and pay attention to keep a certain distance of about 10 cm. Then cover with a thin layer of sand, 3-4cm thick. Finally, pour it through with water, put it in a place of about 25 ℃ and half shade, and it will germinate after 7-10 days.

2. Cuttage Propagation. Cut the healthy and disease-free branches from the adult plants, insert them into the flower soil, and then water them. Then cover it with a layer of insulation film, it will germinate in half a month.

3. Common diseases and insect pests

1. Root rot. If the root of the Money Tree is soft and rotten, it is possible to get the disease. We need to take it out of the basin, cut off the rotten black roots, apply medicine and sterilize it, and then dry it, and then plant it into a new flower soil without bacteria.

2. Scale insects. If the number of scale insects is small, you can take them off by hand or brush them off with an abandoned toothbrush, then cut off the sick leaves and spray them for disinfection. If the number of scale insects is large, spray them directly to kill insects.

3. Leaf blight. If the leaves of the Money Tree are dry, it may be due to this disease. We need to remove the diseased leaves in time, and then water and fertilize scientifically.

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