Crassula ovata

November 5, 2009

Lately, I often come questions as to why Crassula ovata Crassula ovata and f monstroza begin to fade and drop leaves. There can be few, but the main one is the date. Month for February is the worst period of succulents. Plants are a long time without the sun and heat, they want to but do not force growth. If they are improperly sealed during this period, they start to be the month to respond to growing mistakes, which can result in wilting and abscission just leaves.

Definitely Crassula, like other succulents Do not develop in normal substrate for houseplants! It can fit in some time. Definitely must have a well permeable gravelly substrate that dries well and stays moist. Either use a common substrate for cacti, which is sold or you can mix the soil at home: 1díl sand + 1 part coarse gravel or lava Mix together and add 1 part (the size corresponds to the volume of mixed the two previous components) garden soil (if needed kyselejšího environment přimícháme little fine peat) or horticultural substrate. Mixture should be loose, airy, and after pouring the dry well without a lump in hermetically joined.

Growing out: Ideally, place the Crassula in the summer outdoors in the spring in the morning or evening sun. Once otuží, we can place the Tlustice well in full sun. Then indulge abundant watering. It depends on the temperature. If it is cooler, watering once every 14 days and summer when temperatures are high, we can water every other day, you can feel the whole plant spray hose. Always it must drain water from the pot, never leave the flowerpot bowl of water! If there is a long rainy season hide pot in a protected place. To autumn, when temperatures begin to drop, transfer the pot on the windowsill and reduce watering interval to once every three weeks. In winter it is best to give the plants a rest in a cool room temperature about 10 ° C with no toppings. Of course, the end of winter begins dropping leaves, or even faint tips of twigs. Nothing happens because in the spring, the end of March, when it's enough sun, we begin to slowly water plants and watering after the first month fertilize, and Kristalon be the first sign of growth of the plant is cut off. After winter rest and fertilization beautiful picture with trunk intensify.

Growing year round on the windowsill: Umístníme in full sun, watering is performed once a month. Throughout the year, no matter what month. Always apply not leave a bowl of water! Allow to thoroughly soak the next day and excess water from the bowl empty. In summer we again přihnojovat.

Crassula ovata creates beautiful trunk and branches regularly seřezáváním in a short time to achieve a beautiful thick succulent trunk bonsai.
I hope you at least a little help in this post the successful cultivation of this beautiful plant.

petrli

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