How to Cultivate Fortune Tree: Common Questions and Answers on Fortune Tree Cultivation
Answering netizens' questions about how to cultivate fortune trees and the common problems encountered in fortune tree cultivation, let's take a look together.
① Why does the tip of the leaves of the fortune tree, just bought and placed indoors during winter, become scorched and fall off?
The cause of the above symptoms is that it is during the cold winter months, the road is hit by the northwest wind, causing frostbite. Moreover, after placing it indoors, the indoor temperature is too low, and it is not kept warm in time, thus aggravating the condition. In response to the above situations, one is to increase the indoor temperature and light intensity, keeping the temperature constant at around 8℃; secondly, the potting soil should be slightly dry, with less watering and no fertilization. If the trunk remains green and there are still some residual green leaves in the following spring, there is hope for regeneration.
② Why does the fortune tree placed indoors in winter shed leaves every day and become bare?
The daily shedding of leaves in the fortune tree is caused not only by excessive watering, wet potting soil, root hypoxia, difficulty in breathing, leading to root rot and causing a large number of leaves to fall, but also by the fact that the indoors are relatively dark, with closed windows and doors, lack of sunlight and fresh air. Over time, a large number of leaves will also appear, or the leaves will fall at the touch of a finger. Water, air, temperature, and sunlight are important conditions for indoor safe overwintering of flowering plants. To prevent leaf shedding in the fortune tree, apart from correctly controlling the dryness and moisture of the potting soil, the indoor environment should have a certain level of brightness and light, and the air must be流通 (circulate).
③ What are the different symptoms of the fortune tree when the potting soil is too dry, too wet, or frozen?
According to years of practice, in the climate of Shanghai and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the symptoms of these three diseases on the leaves are as follows: First, the symptoms after freezing are that the leaves first wilt and shrink, then gradually fall off, or stay for a period of time before naturally falling off. Second, when the potting soil is too dry and watering is not timely, the basal leaves gradually turn yellow and fall off, or they fall off irregularly from bottom to top depending on the dryness of the potting soil. Third, if the potting soil is too wet and excessive watering occurs, a wet color appears from the tip of the top leaves or the edge of the top leaves, then gradually expands to the entire leaf, and then turns yellow and falls off.
④ What should be done if one of the fortune trees in a potted arrangement dies?
First, untie the braided, already dead plant from top to bottom and pull it out of the potting soil along with its roots. Or remove the dead plant during the potting soil replacement to maintain "the living stays, the dead goes," making the whole pot look beautiful.
⑤ How to prevent and control the damage of the "foreign pest" to the fortune tree?
The pest that harms the fortune tree is the "foreign pest" introduced into China in recent years with the introduction of species, named "sugarcane flatworm." The insect is brownish yellow, 6-8 mm long, with transparent white larvae and a brown head. It bores into the bark and pith of the fortune tree, causing rapid harm. After the harm occurs, some fortune trees or巴西木 (Brazil wood) suddenly die. It can be controlled by spraying with "Dichlorvos" 888 times solution or mixed with 800 times solution of dichlorvos, once a week for three consecutive weeks. It can also be brushed on the affected part of the trunk or 500 times solution can be used to water the roots, both of which are effective.
⑥ How does the fortune tree survive the winter?
The method for the fortune tree to survive the winter is basically the same as that for巴西木. Since the fortune tree has lush branches and leaves, an additional method can be added during the winter: after entering the dormant period in winter, all the branches and leaves above the braided part can be cut off, and then a plastic bag (with holes) can be placed over the whole plant. This can reduce the freezing area and degree of the fortune tree, which is beneficial for its safe overwintering. Practice has proven that by adopting this method, new branches and leaves can grow earlier in the following spring at the cut edges.
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