How to raise a big iron tree on the balcony

Cultivation Method:

1. Keep enough sunlight, the iron tree is a light-loving plant, and it should be prevented from being exposed to sunlight in places where the sun can shine, such as outside the yard, balcony, and window sill, but when the sunlight is strong, the iron tree should be given a certain shade, especially the new leaves.

2. Put it into the house in colder weather, the iron tree generally grows in the south, not suitable for too cold weather, the iron tree can be moved into the house in winter, so as not to suffer frost damage, but when the sun is good at noon, it should be placed in the sun.

3. Replace the potting soil once every two years, the soil is loose, breathable, and slightly acidic, pay attention to fertilization when changing the soil, and add a small amount of ferrous sulfate and iron filings in the soil. If the plant grows, you can replace it with the pot, and be careful not to hurt the rhizome when changing the soil.

4. Keep water, watering once in the evening in summer, once in 3-5 days in spring and autumn, and once in 5-10 days in winter.

5. Cut off the yellow pages in time, cold, iron deficiency, sunburn, etc. can make the leaves of the iron tree yellow, at this time, you need to cut off the yellow leaves in time, so as not to affect the growth of new leaves. As long as the rhizome survives, there is no problem with cutting off the leaves of the iron tree, but it is more ugly.

Precautions. Iron trees are prone to rot when the rhizomes are waterlogged, so don't water them too much when watering.

Iron trees prefer a sunny and warm, moist environment. Therefore, it should usually be kept in a sunny place. However, it is not resistant to scorching sun exposure, especially the new leaves are very easy to burn and yellow, so the new leaf stage should be given a certain shade condition.

The temperature on the balcony is very high in summer, the air is too dry, it is easy to cause the leaves of the iron tree to scorch, you should try to avoid the scorching sun, and water the ground more to increase the air humidity, and spray water to the leaves to prevent the leaves from yellowing and scorching. The maintenance of iron trees needs to be changed every 2-3 years, with loose, slightly acidic sandy loam, mixed with 20% organic matter decaying base fertilizer, a small amount of top dressing during the growth period, 1-2 times a year to apply 200-300 times of ferrous sulfate water to prevent and control iron tree yellow leaf disease (iron deficiency). If the leaves of your iron tree have been scorched and lost their ornamental value, you can cut off the old leaves and strengthen daily management, and in the spring, the iron tree will grow new leaves.

The iron tree has yellow leaves, depending on its characteristics, there are the following situations: First, water yellow. Caused by over-frequent watering, it is characterized by no obvious change in old leaves and yellowing of young leaves; This should be done with immediate water control; The second is dry yellow.

Caused by lack of water and drought, it is characterized by the first yellow leaves from the bottom up, if the lack of water for a long time, the whole plant will be yellow, and even die, should be watered in time; The third is fat yellow. Caused by excessive fertilization or high concentration; It is characterized by thick, shiny, and uneven young leaves; Fertilizer, cultivation and watering should be controlled; Fourth, hungry yellow. It is caused by insufficient fertilizer, low fertilizer concentration, and long fertilization interval; It is characterized by the first yellow of young leaves and young stems, and if you do not fertilize in time after seeing this phenomenon, it will also cause the whole plant yellow leaves or even die; For flowers lacking fertilizer, avoid applying a large amount of thick fertilizer at one time, so as not to cause root burning; Fifth, iron deficiency yellow leaves.

Due to the great change of soil fertility conditions, the phenomenon of yellow leaves often occurs in greenhouses, which is characterized by obvious young leaves, light old leaves, yellow mesophyll, green leaf veins, and the formation of a typical network. It can be solved by applying ferrous sulfate aqueous solution, and the method is: 7 parts of cake fertilizer, 5 parts of ferrous sulfate, and 200 parts of water are prepared into multiple liquid water.

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