How to cultivate Clivia Miniata properly
The editor will tell you how to cultivate Clivia Miniata properly and the topic of caring for Clivia Miniata in daily life, with the following details:
In a home, some plants are ornamental foliage plants, some are flowering plants, and a few are both foliage and flowering plants, such as Clivia Miniata. The leaves of Clivia Miniata are bright green and glossy, stiff like swords, and the flowers are as red as fireballs. Not only is it difficult to make it bloom, but it is also not easy for plant lovers to grow healthy leaves. Today, let's focus on how to care for the leaves of Clivia Miniata!
1. Learn to water correctly
Whether Clivia Miniata is well-cultivated depends greatly on watering. Plant lovers often don't know when it's suitable to water. I'll tell you that the most direct way to determine whether it's time to water is to insert your finger about 1/3 into the soil 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, or the extent of watering. The best watering method for Clivia Miniata seedlings is "water thoroughly without leaking." This means watering Clivia Miniata until water flows out of the pot bottom, as if giving it a bath or a cool rinse, bringing enough oxygen to the potting soil. But also, remove any standing water on the pot surface to give Clivia Miniata a chance to "breathe."
If your Clivia Miniata is growing vigorously with good drainage in the pot and soil, good ventilation, and sunny weather with rapid evaporation, then you can water more frequently, keeping 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 chronic water and nutrient deficiencies, slow growth, and few flowers. Experience shows that Clivia Miniata should be watered when the potting soil is half-dry to keep the leaves green and flowers abundant, not waiting until the soil is completely dry.
2. Apply a thin layer of nitrogen fertilizer monthly
If you want the leaves to be bright green and glossy, nitrogen fertilizer is essential. If your Clivia Miniata leaves are thin and soft, yellow, and lack luster, it means they are deficient in nutrients. What kind of fertilizer should Clivia Miniata be fertilized with? There are inorganic fertilizers and organic fertilizers.
First, let's talk about inorganic fertilizers. I recommend using urea or Huaduo No.10 fertilizer. Urea must be used sparingly, as it is very strong. Use a few granules, sprinkle on the surface of the pot, and use it 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. Do not 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 do not 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. It's better to use more decomposed leaf soil, which is rich in nitrogen and can keep the leaves healthy and vigorous!
3. Wipe the leaves with beer
Clivia Miniata leaves are easily stained with dust. To keep the leaves healthy, you need to wipe them. You can use water to wipe, but the leaves may become grayish again after a couple of days. So you can use other things to maintain the brightness of the leaves—beer.
Dilute beer with water 20 times, mix well, and then use a clean cloth to dip in the solution to wipe both sides 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.
Alright, that's all for today. Plant lovers, do you know any other tips to make Clivia Miniata leaves shiny and glossy?
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