How to grow duck foot wood and what you need to pay attention to

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soil

How to plant in pots

watering

sunshine, temperature

Timely repotting and pruning

Precautions

Soil: Duckfoot wood is suitable for deep, loose and fertile soil. Watering: The duck's foot tree grows well in an environment with sufficient soil moisture. Replenish water in a timely manner on a daily basis, but do not allow water to accumulate. Sunlight: It should be maintained in a place with bright scattered light. Temperature: Duck foot wood is not cold-resistant, and the room temperature should be kept above 10°C in winter.

Soil

The soil for planting duck's foot wood requires deep, loose and fertile soil. Household potted plants generally use humus soil, peat soil, pastoral soil, and 1/4 of river sand or perlite evenly. Mixed and formulated. To ensure that the soil is fertile, a small amount of cake fertilizer can be added to the soil as base fertilizer.

How to plant in pots

Select strong seedlings with well-developed and complete root systems and plant them in pots before germination in late autumn or spring.

Before planting, place a layer of rubble at the bottom of the container and add a small amount of nutrient soil. After the plant is placed in the flowerpot, add a small amount of soil to allow the roots to bond tightly with the soil. Then water thoroughly and compact the soil. After the newly potted plants are planted, they should be placed in a semi-shady place for a week, and then gradually moved to a sunny place for normal management.

Water

The duck's foot tree grows well in an environment with high air humidity and sufficient soil moisture. For daily maintenance, pay attention to timely replenishing water, but do not accumulate water, otherwise it will cause a large number of leaves to fall. Pay attention to water control under low temperature conditions in winter.

If the duck's foot wood is maintained in a plastic flower pot, attention should be paid to timely drainage. When watering, water should be watered in time before it dries out to keep the soil moist at all times. When the weather is dry, spray around the plants. During the rainy season, pay attention to cover the rain to avoid water accumulation in the pots.

Sunlight and temperature

The duck's foot tree likes a semi-shady environment and should be maintained in a place with bright scattered light, so it is best to have a pot at home. As long as the light in your home is bright, you can enjoy it for a long time. In winter, it can be moved near the south window. In spring and autumn, the flower pot can be moved outdoors to a well-ventilated place for maintenance for a period of time. However, proper shading should be paid to avoid sun exposure that may cause the leaves to wither and turn yellow.

Duckfoot wood is not cold-resistant. In winter, the room temperature should be kept above 10°C. If the room temperature is lower than 8°C for a long time, the leaves will gradually wither and turn yellow. If it drops below 0°C, the leaves will fall off. Winter is the toughest time for feet, so you need to control the indoor temperature.

Repot and prune in time

The duck's foot wood needs to be repotted once every spring. If you use a plastic pot, you need to pay attention to the soil being slightly looser.

The duck's foot tree grows quickly and is prone to sprouting leggy branches. Once it becomes a mature plant, it needs regular shaping and pruning to keep the plant shape neat and beautiful. The duck's foot tree that has been maintained for many years has old perennial branches and the plant shape is too large. It can be repotted every year when new shoots sprout, and the branches, leaves and old roots can be cut off.

Notes

If the duck's foot wood is obtained from cuttings, do not rush to repot it before it takes shape. Repot it after the growth is obvious. Usually, the pot is repotted after 2 to 3 years of growth, and then repotted once a year.

Create a comfortable maintenance environment. Ensure that the temperature is suitable, droughts and floods are suitable, watering is timely, and water is sprayed on the leaves in time in summer to ensure sufficient light time.

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