How to care for chocolate bricks

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1. Suitable ambient temperature

2. How to water and bask in the sun

3. How to reproduce

4. Disease situation

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This is not edible, it is a kind of flower! Today our protagonist is this fleshy-looking potted plant. Although its name is chocolate cubes, it has nothing to do with snacks. This is a small succulent potted plant with a tan color and thick leaves that look almost like chocolate, hence the name. So what should we pay attention to during the maintenance process?

1. Suitable ambient temperature

1. Suitable ambient temperature

Chocolate square bricks need to grow in a place where the soil is slightly moist, but there should be no accumulation of water. It has strong resistance to low temperatures and can survive as long as it is above minus four degrees Celsius. Once the surrounding environment drops below this point, it may become frostbitten, dry out, and eventually die. In turn, it will grow slowly under high temperatures. At this time, excessive exposure to the sun should be avoided. This kind of potted plant has a growth period from September to June of the following year, so at this stage, it needs to maintain sunlight, shade and moisture in the environment.

2. How to water and bask in the sun

< p> Moderately, be sure to dry it thoroughly and then water it thoroughly. The surface layer cannot be kept moist for a long time. It prefers sunlight. In non-summer seasons, you can place it in the sun to keep it light, so that its leaves can maintain their chocolate color. In summer, you can't expose it to the sun and pay attention to proper water control. When the soil is almost dry, water it thoroughly all at once so that no water remains in the center of the leaves.

3. How to reproduce

Yes Consider leaf cuttings or branch cuttings from its side buds. The method for leaf transplantation is: take healthy and complete leaves and place them on moist prepared soil. Be careful not to bury the wound in the soil. Pay attention to ventilation around it and avoid direct sunlight. In about a week to half a month, the leaves will sprout roots and buds. If you encounter hydrated leaves, discard them and keep them intact.

Branch cutting is even simpler. Just cut off a part of the leafy branch from top to bottom, and then insert it downward into the prepared soil. Be careful not to water it until the new branch takes root. Start watering, be sure to use a small amount at first, and never soak the plant in water.

4. Disease situation

If Chocolate squares may develop black spot if exposed to too much rain. Once this happens, the infected tree must be moved away to avoid infection. Then for medication, you can mix carbendazim with water and apply it on the infected leaves with a cotton swab.

2. How to water and bask in the sun

3. How to reproduce

4. Disease situation

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