How to cultivate light bamboo leaves

1. Maintenance methods

1. Temperature: Light bamboo leaves like warmth and can be kept at 20 to 30 degrees. In summer, you need to pay attention to adjusting the temperature and not make it too high. When the temperature is above 35 degrees, you can spray some water to cool it down. In addition, it is also afraid of cold, so try not to keep the temperature below ten degrees so that it can survive the winter safely.

2. Light: During the seedling stage, the bamboo leaves have higher requirements for sunlight and can be placed in a place with sufficient scattered light. However, when it reaches adulthood, its requirement for sunlight will gradually decrease, and it can be placed in a semi-shaded place. In addition, there should not be too much light at any stage.

3. Watering: The demand for water of light bamboo leaves is the highest in spring and autumn. Therefore, the soil must contain sufficient moisture during these two stages. Don't water too much in summer, you can use methods such as spraying water to increase humidity.

4. Fertilization: Fertilizer needs to be applied regularly, usually once or twice a month. When fertilizing, nitrogen fertilizer is mainly used.

2. Breeding techniques

1. Repotting: Generally speaking, repotting is done once a year because it requires relatively high soil temperatures. It is more suitable to choose spring. Generally speaking, you can just use garden soil and mix it with an appropriate amount of river sand, which can basically meet the requirements. When repotting, you can trim the roots, but be careful not to damage the healthy taproot.

2. Pruning: Pruning is required in spring, and it is mainly done in conjunction with repotting. Not only the root system needs to be pruned, but also the tips need to be pinched to promote the growth of branches, so that the plant shape will be more beautiful. In addition, there are often some leaves that turn yellow due to certain reasons and need to be cut off in time.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1. Disease: There are two main diseases for bamboo leaves. One is gray mold and the other is leaf blight. The leaves are the main victims and you can cut off these leaves. If the disease is serious, you can directly remove the diseased plants.

2. Pests: "Red spiders", "aphids", "scale insects", etc. are relatively common and can be treated with some pesticides.

IV. Other issues

1. Toxicity: It is not poisonous, and it is a very good Chinese medicinal material.

2. Can it be grown at home? Yes, it can also be grown as a foliage plant, but overall not too many.