How to grow a lucky money tree for better health
Do you know this? The content about how to grow a lucky money tree and the techniques for cultivating it, as well as the planting of green plants and flowers is introduced comprehensively below.
The lucky money tree is a highly ornamental foliage plant, with a very auspicious name. Generally, anyone who enjoys gardening will keep one at home, symbolizing the inflow of wealth. However, it's often difficult to care for a lucky money tree at home, with frequent occurrences of yellowing leaves, rotting leaves, and root rot. If you want to grow a healthy lucky money tree and make it grow quickly, Xiaoqi tells you to pay attention to "one ventilation and four sufficiencies." As long as these four points are taken care of in any environment, your lucky money tree's leaves will grow large and green, with lush branches and leaves.
1. Ventilation
Most of the lucky money trees we buy are directly cultivated in garden soil. If you wash the roots and change the pot, it's easy to damage the roots, and it's hard to recover. Therefore, when using garden soil for cultivation, you need to ensure the ventilation of the environment. Caring for it at home will not cause any problems. This way, after watering, it will not rot the roots, nor will it develop rotting leaves due to high humidity. Therefore, good ventilation must be ensured, especially after watering, it should be blown towards it to let the soil surface dry quickly, keeping it slightly dry or slightly moist to ensure no problems. Try to ensure ventilation and keep the indoor humidity from being too high, so the lucky money tree will grow well.
2. Sufficient light
The most essential factor for growing a lucky money tree is light. We need to understand that the lucky money tree is a plant from the south, where the temperature is very high, and they are grown outdoors directly under the sun, which actually helps them grow better. If we keep it in a dimly lit room at home, we'll notice its leaves getting smaller and the stem becoming longer, which will look very unattractive, and the newly grown leaves may even droop. Therefore, if we want to grow a healthy lucky money tree, we must find a location with sufficient light. Even if you place it in the living room, you should make sure it gets exposed to light for a few days every week.
For example, if you go to work in the morning, place your lucky money tree on a tray with wheels, and push it out into the sun while you're at work. Then, push it back inside when you return in the evening. It's simple. If you want it to grow well, don't be lazy and make sure it gets plenty of light. Especially during the growing season, these things must be done. If the light is weak during the dormant season and it doesn't grow, it won't have problems like leggy growth.
How to grow a lucky money tree for better health
3. Sufficient watering
The lucky money tree has a thick trunk and its roots are also quite thick. Many people think that it doesn't need much watering, and too much water can easily cause root rot. However, during the growing season, the lucky money tree requires a large amount of water. Xiaoqi usually waters it thoroughly when the soil surface is dry during the growing season, but the ventilation in Xiaoqi's environment is very good. If you're growing it indoors with poor ventilation, it's recommended to water it only when the potting soil is almost dry. After each watering, blow on the soil surface to let it dry quickly, so it won't cause any problems. Sufficient watering will ensure good growth and prevent dry and yellow leaves.
4. Sufficient fertilization
The lucky money tree is an ornamental foliage plant, and regular use of fertilizer is necessary to ensure vigorous growth. Therefore, we need to fertilize it properly. If your lucky money tree grows slowly, you can use a fertilizer high in nitrogen content, such as Huaduo's No.10, or you can also use your own fermented bean cake or peanut cake fertilizer to water it, which is also a very good high-nitrogen fertilizer. If you don't have these fertilizers, you can also use a balanced nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer, applying it once or twice a month. This way, it can be quickly absorbed into the soil, providing sufficient nitrogen for rapid growth of new buds and leaves, making the new leaves large and green.
5. Sufficient iron
We know that the lucky money tree is a plant from the south, where the water is generally acidic, and it prefers acidic soil and iron elements. If iron is deficient during care, it will cause the new leaves to turn yellow. Continuous lack of iron will also cause the old leaves to turn yellow, with green veins and yellowing elsewhere. Therefore, if you notice this situation, you must improve it promptly. Supplementing chelated iron will help it quickly absorb iron and restore the green luster of the leaves.