The editor introduces the best way to care for Clivia Miniata and some green plant maintenance tips for watering beginners, let's learn about them together.
In a home, some plants are foliage plants, some are flowering plants, and a few are both foliage and flowering plants, such as Clivia Miniata. Clivia Miniata leaves are bright green and sturdy like swords, with flowers as red as fireballs. Not only is it difficult to make it bloom, but it's also not easy for plant lovers to grow healthy leaves. Today, I'll focus on how to care for the leaves of Clivia Miniata!
1. Learn to water correctly
Watering is crucial for the healthy growth of Clivia Miniata. Gardeners often don't know when it's suitable to water. I suggest the most direct method to determine whether it's time to water is to insert a finger into the soil about 1/3 of the way down and feel the moisture. If it's moist, there's no need to water; if it's damp, prepare to water; if it's slightly damp, it's time to water.
Once the watering timing is determined, it's important to master the degree of watering, which is the extent of watering. The best watering method for young plants is "water thoroughly without leaking." This means watering Clivia Miniata until water flows out of the bottom of the pot, as if giving it a bath, bringing enough oxygen to the soil. But also, remove any standing water on the surface to give the plant a chance to "breathe."
If your Clivia Miniata is growing vigorously with well-draining pots and soil, good ventilation, and sunny weather, you can water more frequently to keep the soil moist. Conversely, water less. Some people think that Clivia Miniata is prone to root rot, so they water and fertilize less, resulting in chronically water and nutrient deficient, slow growth, and few flowers. Experience has shown that Clivia Miniata should be watered when the soil is half-dry to keep the leaves green and flowers abundant, not when the soil is completely dry.
2. Apply a thin layer of nitrogen fertilizer monthly
If you want the leaves to be bright green and moisturized, nitrogen fertilizer is essential. If your Clivia Miniata leaves are thin, soft, yellowish, and lack luster, it indicates a deficiency in fertilizer. What kind of fertilizer should you use for Clivia Miniata? There are inorganic fertilizers and organic fertilizers.
Let's start with inorganic fertilizers. I recommend using urea or Huaduo No.10 fertilizer. Urea should be used sparingly as it is too strong. Use a few granules and sprinkle them on the surface of the pot, once every two months; Huaduo No.10 fertilizer is a water-soluble fertilizer, diluted with water according to the instructions, and used once every 10-15 days during the growing season with watering. Never fertilize during the high-temperature dormant season.
Organic fertilizers are used when repotting, by burying well-fermented manure in the pot, making sure the roots don't come into direct contact with the fertilizer, and allowing the fertilizer to release its nutrients slowly.
For Clivia Miniata, if you don't want to fertilize, the soil must have fertility. Using more decomposed leaf soil is better, as it is rich in nitrogen, which can keep the leaves healthy and vigorous!
3. Wipe the leaves with beer
Clivia Miniata leaves are prone to collecting dust, so if you want to keep the leaves healthy, you need to wipe them. You can use water to wipe them, but the leaves may become dusty again after a couple of days. So you can use other substances to maintain the brightness of the leaves—beer.
Dilute beer with water 20 times, mix well, and use a clean cloth to dampen it, then wipe the front and back of the leaves. Beer is also an organic nitrogen fertilizer that is good for the leaves, enhancing their luster and maintaining it for about a week.
Okay, that's all for today. Gardeners, do you know any other tips to make Clivia Miniata leaves shiny and moisturized?
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