How to raise water fern

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1. Maintenance methods

2. Breeding skills

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

4. Other issues

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Water fern prefers a cooler environment, generally around fifteen to twenty degrees. A little astigmatism is enough, but too much light should be avoided as much as possible. Try to provide adequate moisture and try not to be dry for long periods of time. The requirements for top dressing are also not high, and you can apply no or less fertilizer.

1. Maintenance methods

1. Maintenance methods

1. Temperature: Water fern prefers a cooler environment, generally around fifteen to twenty degrees. In very hot environments, its growth rate may be stunted. It has strong resistance to low temperatures and can generally survive the winter on its own.

2. Light: Water fern likes light, but its tolerance Yin is also good, and some wild ones are also distributed in damp places. Therefore, a little astigmatism can meet its requirements, and the illumination time does not need to be too long. But try to avoid too strong light, otherwise it may have a bad impact on its leaves and other parts.

3. Watering: Water ferns are generally aquatic. However, it can also be cultivated in dry land and has a certain degree of drought tolerance, precisely because of its strong adaptability. Therefore, try to provide sufficient water and try not to be dry for a long time.

4. Fertilization: Also due to its strong adaptability, It has very few requirements for nutrients in the soil, and it also has low requirements for top dressing, so there is no need to fertilize.

2. Breeding skills

1 . Propagation: Cuttings can be used, which is more suitable in spring, but it is also possible in other seasons. Use its rhizome as material, which must have two to three leaves or some leaf buds. Cut it into small pieces of about ten centimeters and plant them separately in the soil. Then keep the surrounding humidity appropriate, and new roots will grow in about forty days.

2. Pruning: Water ferns grow very vigorously. , its branches and leaves tend to be very messy, and some of them can be pruned as appropriate. Furthermore, when a plant suffers from certain diseases, pruning can also be used as a means of prevention and treatment to promote its recovery.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1 Diseases: As mentioned above, the adaptability of water fern is very strong, so generally speaking, there are not many diseases. There may be occasional "root rot" that affects the roots' ability to absorb water and nutrients.

2. Pests: Not too many, in a bad environment In some cases, "red spiders" may appear, and methylaminoavermectin can be used to control them.

4. Other questions

1 , Toxicity: Water fern is non-toxic, and it not only has the ability to absorb harmful substances, it is also a class of drug itself.

2. Can it be grown at home: Yes but not many , because it is not an ornamental plant.