1, simple pruning:
Chlorophytum has strong growth ability, so it should be pruned in time during growth. When withered, long and yellow leaves grow on plants, they should be cut off with scissors, which will not only consume nutrients, but also infect normal leaves. When pruning, you can cut it a few centimeters from the root, not necessarily all of it.
2, pruning the root system:
In fact, its roots need simple pruning, especially in the process of turning over pots and changing soil, dry and rotten roots and roots that are not growing well should be cut off. But pay attention to disinfection after pruning. For the root system of chlorophytum, it can be trimmed once every time the pot is turned, and the root can be cut once every March.
First, remove the root system of chlorophytum from the pot, then clean it up, cut off its rotten root system, cut off many roots and old roots, and cut it off from the base to make it grow better.
3, leaf pruning:
Trimming and shaping: it is also important to do a good job in maintenance, mainly to trim off long leaves, cross leaves and other branches and leaves that affect the appearance. When pruning chlorophytum, we should also pay attention to leaf pruning, mainly to cut off the yellow leaves and diseased leaves of chlorophytum to avoid infecting healthy leaves. When pruning, pay attention to the position where the leaves are 6 ~ 7 cm away from the root system. If the damage is serious, all leaves should be cut off from the root system.
cultivation techniques
1, matrix requirements
Chlorophytum has strong adaptability to various soils and is easy to cultivate. Fertile sandy loam, humus soil, peat soil, or fine sandy soil with a small amount of base fertilizer can be used as potted soil.
Step 2: containers
Any container that can hold water can be used to raise chlorophytum, and it is best to raise it in a transparent vessel, so as to appreciate the dazzling white roots in the water. The glasses, teacups and mineral water bottles around us are economical and beautiful containers for raising chlorophytum with water.
The container of hydroponic chlorophytum can be single-layer or double-layer. Single-layer containers are made of bottomless glass bottles and plastic bottles, and chlorophytum is directly planted. The double-layer container has a plastic screen (also called a planting basket) as the upper layer and a non-porous bottle as the lower layer. Chlorophytum is planted in the plastic net above, and the roots of Chlorophytum extend into the bottle below.