What are the breeding methods and precautions for red diamonds?

Red diamond is easy to grow. It belongs to the Araceae family and has strong adaptability to the environment. It is very good to grow a pot of red diamond at home. The leaves grow large and shiny, and it has a certain effect of purifying the air, so it is very suitable for indoor cultivation.

How to cultivate red diamonds

1. Soil

The soil for growing red diamonds must have good drainage. You can mix 5 parts of peat soil and 5 parts of perlite evenly as nutrient soil. Soil with good drainage can reduce the occurrence of root rot of the plant.

2. Temperature

Red diamond likes a warm environment and is not resistant to high temperatures. The suitable growth temperature is between 10-30 degrees. It is best to keep the room temperature at around 20 degrees. The temperature in winter must not be below 0 degrees Celsius, and it is best to be above 5 degrees.

3. Lighting

Because red diamond prefers light, it needs artificial lighting in the winter when there is insufficient light. In the summer, it cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, which will burn the leaves. At this time, it is best to cover part of the leaves to protect it. Light should also be provided in other seasons.

4. Water and fertilizer management

Red Diamond likes a humid environment. It can be watered once a day in summer, once every three days in spring and autumn, and watering should be reduced in winter. In spring and autumn, light fertilizer is generally applied once every 15 days. In winter and summer, the growth of the plant slows down and no fertilizer is needed at this time.

Red diamond maintenance precautions

1. Pruning: If the location where the red diamond is placed is not ventilated enough, or the branches and leaves are too dense, the plant cannot receive fresh air and will easily breed bacteria. Therefore, it should be placed in a place with good air circulation, and appropriate pruning should be given when the branches and leaves are dense.

2. Disease prevention and control: Red Diamond may be infested with insect pests or its leaves may turn yellow. At this time, we must pay attention that the former may be caused by environmental and maintenance problems and requires the use of chemicals to treat it, while the latter may be due to environmental unsuitability and the breeding conditions must be changed in time.