How to grow arrowroot well

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1. Maintenance methods

2. Breeding skills

3. Problem diagnosis

4. Other issues

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The suitable temperature for its growth is around 15-25 degrees. If the temperature is high, ventilation and cooling are required. During the growth period, water needs to be applied every day, and the air humidity should be above 85%. Fertilize it once a week during the growth stage, and stop fertilizing when the temperature is above 30 degrees. It likes semi-shade and cannot tolerate exposure to the sun. It needs at least 4 hours of sunlight.

1. Maintenance methods

1. Maintenance methods

1. Temperature: The suitable temperature for its growth is between 15 degrees and 25 degrees. If the temperature is lower than 16 degrees, Generally, ventilation is not required. If the outside temperature is above 16 degrees, you can give it more ventilation.

2. Watering: It likes a moist environment , do not like arid environment. If the air is too dry, it will cause the plants to have dry branches and leaves and slow growth. During the growth period, water needs to be supplied every day to ensure that the air humidity is above 85%.

3. Fertilization: It likes fertilizer. During the growth period It needs to be fertilized once a week. You can use a mixture of 0.2% urea and 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate. If the temperature is higher than 30 degrees, you need to stop fertilizing.

4. Light: It likes half shade and does not like half shade. It is resistant to exposure. From late spring to early autumn, it needs to be shaded. If the light is too bright, the leaves of the plant will become dry and white. If the light is too weak, the leaves of the plant will lose their luster and be easier to break. Therefore, , avoid strong light when lighting. Under normal circumstances, the lighting time should be guaranteed to be more than four hours a day.

2. Breeding skills

1. Propagation: It can be propagated by cuttings. When propagating, select the top twigs, cut the twigs into about fifteen centimeters, and keep one third of the leaves on the twigs. , this is to avoid excessive evaporation of water, and then use naphthalene acetic acid to treat it for three seconds. After completing the above operation, insert the twigs into the culture medium to ensure that the culture environment is around 20 degrees. It will take about ten days to grow roots. .

2. Pruning: generally no pruning is required. Just cut off the remaining branches and leaves.

3. Problem diagnosis

1. Disease: Its common disease is cataplexy. You can use 50% carbendazim for spraying. Spray once every ten days. If you spray continuously for a month, you can have a lot of symptoms. Good therapeutic effect.

2. Pests: It is more susceptible to scale insects , if you find that there are insects on the plant, you can use 40% dicicide emulsifiable concentrate for spray treatment. If the infection is not very serious, you can peel it off manually. After radical treatment, spray it with chlorothalonil every other month to enhance its resistance.

IV. Other questions

1. Edible: The powder it makes is basically starch and can be used as a thickener for food, so it is edible.

2. Toxicity: It is non-toxic.

2. Breeding skills

3. Problem diagnosis

4. Other issues

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