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Plant care

Plant Care

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Zamioculcas Zamiifolia

The care of the Zamiifolia is easy. That is, a splash of water once a week is sufficient. Skipping an irrigation cycle is no problem at all, on the contrary, Zamioculcas is after all a succulent, with water reserves in the stem. The plant uses this to bridge dry periods. The shelf life is therefore excellent. Place the Zamiifolia in a sunny and warm place, but avoid bright sunlight. The plant develops best at 19 to 22° C. The minimum temperature is 10 ° C. Feeding twice a month is sufficient.Spray the leaf occasionally to remove dust.

Lemon Tree

  1. If you plant them in a pot, take a large pot of at least 25 cm in diameter.Cover the outlet hole with a pot of shard so that water can drain off at all times. Take a mixture of 1/3 sand with 1/3 bowl and 1/3 potting soil.Plant so deep that the old root ball disappears just below the surface of the earth.Before planting, remove the old root ball well so that the roots can be spread well.

  2. Place the pot in a sunny place on your terrace and water regularly, fertilize in early spring with cow manure granules on top of the pot and then also give in May grain pellet NPK 12-10-18 and once in July

  3. During the winter you can put the pot with the tree cold in a shed or in a sheltered place against a wall.Then cover the pot with an old burlap bag or something against frost damage to the pot

  4. If necessary prune in February to maintain shape, think of the flower buds that will already be swollen visible.You may prune around it so that flowering and fruit set is preserved.Prune plumsand otherstone fruits such as apricot and peache.

  5. you only have a chance of getting sick after flowering

Monstera deliciosa

Place the Monstera deliciosa in a light spot, but otherwise the leaves will burn out in full sun. Avoid drafts, because then the leaves can curl. Allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings. This plant thrives well with high humidity. The edges of the leaves can turn brown due to dry air. During the growing season of the Monstera deliciosa, from March to August, feed with plant food once a month.

Ficus Retusa (microcarpa)

Ficus plants are strong and do not require as much maintenance. Place them in sun to partial shade. During the summer between 15 and 25 degrees they can stand outside. Spray the leaves regularly as they like. Gives some organic fertilizer once a year to the pot and some liquid fertilizer once a month.

Fatshedera lizei Pia

Place the Fatshedera lizei Pia in a light spot, but otherwise the leaves will burn out in full sun. Avoid drafts, because then the leaves can curl. Allow the soil to dry out slightly between waterings. This plant thrives well with high humidity. The edges of the leaves can turn brown due to dry air. During the growing season of the Fatshedera lizei Pia, from March to August, feed with plant food once a month

Bonsai Ilex Small leaf

The Bonsai Ilex Small leaf br is an outdoor bonsai that likes a light, but sheltered from direct sunlight (half-day sun is also good). Water regularly, never let the pot dry out! Trim the plant in shape with sharp scissors and trim branches with a suitable pruning shear. Feed the Bonsai Ilex Small leaf br with liquid plants and / or liquid Bonsai fertilizer and give a few cow manure pellets in the spring on top of the pot. You can prune the roots once a year by removing the tree from the pot and pruning 1/3 of the roots with a sharp pair of scissors (spring). Replant the Bonsai Ilex Small leaf with fresh soil and pay attention to the position of the tree in the pot. If the position of the tree in the pot is incorrect, you will lose part of the decorative value. Fertilize no earlier than three weeks after the root pruning. Place the Bonsai Ilex Small leaf br in a box or box during the period from November to early March.Fill 1/3 with peat, place the pot on this layer and top up with peat up to the branch crown. Your bonsai and pot are protected against freezing, freezing of pots and / or plants.

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