How to cultivate "Hong Yun Dang Tou" (Good Luck on Top)
A collection of life's little knowledge, regarding the cultivation of "Hong Yun Dang Tou" and understanding the cultivation techniques of this lucky plant, offering valuable tips that are worth saving!
Having trouble cultivating "Hong Yun Dang Tou"? Remember a few "tips", and the flowers will be more vibrant, easily multiplying into multiple pots.
"Hong Yun Dang Tou" is what we know as pineapple, belonging to the pineapple family, a plant that blooms with a red color at the top, which is very beautiful. Is it difficult to care for? Many gardening enthusiasts struggle with it, but in fact, it's not difficult, the key is knowing how to care for it according to its habits.
"Hong Yun Dang Tou" is a typical southern flower. When cultivating it at home, try to use well-aerated acidic soil, mix soil with granules, well-rotted pine needle soil, and a bit of decomposed leaf soil, mix these three in a 1:1 ratio to create soil that is breathable, water-permeable, nutrient-rich, and not lacking in acidity, which is very good for cultivating "Hong Yun Dang Tou". Provide it with adequate sunlight, as it is a plant that thrives in bright light. Ensure it is placed in the sunniest area, getting at least 2-3 hours of sunlight a day.
How should you water it regularly? It prefers a moist air humidity and moist soil. When the surface of the potting soil is dry to a depth of about 1-2 centimeters, water it thoroughly. To increase air humidity, you can spray the leaves in the middle of the day or add water to the area where the bottom few leaves' petioles connect to the stem. It can store some water, thus slowly increasing humidity. Keeping water in the leaf cup ensures humidity, making the leaves grow well without rotting or drying out. For fertilizer, if the temperature can be maintained at around 15 degrees Celsius, you can fertilize it once a month, choosing a fertilizer high in phosphorus and potassium content, with no lack of other elements, to ensure the top flowers bloom more vibrantly and the roots grow stronger.
This is how to care for "Hong Yun Dang Tou". Master the humidity, prepare a good soil mix, ensure adequate water, and regularly supplement fertilizer. If we follow these steps, there won't be any issues. However, note that the flowers at the top of "Hong Yun Dang Tou" can last for several months, some even half a year, and they will gradually turn yellow and dry up, eventually dying at the top. When the top dies, don't rush to pull it out and discard it, as it will grow many small side shoots from the bottom. As long as side shoots grow, let the old plant gradually shrink back, concentrating nutrients to the bottom side shoots. Fertilize and water as needed. When the side shoots grow, the old plant will gradually die, and then you can break off the small shoots and cultivate them separately. By the New Year, they can bloom again, multiplying from one plant to many.
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