What are the cultivation methods and precautions of pennywort?

Introduction of pennyroyal

The pennywort is also known as the downy tea plant. It has a relatively light fragrance and is a very good potted plant. It can be placed indoors for maintenance, and its leaves can also be used to make tea. When maintaining it, it prefers a warm growing environment and must have sufficient sunlight during maintenance.

How to cultivate pennywort

1. Flower soil: When growing petals of the genus Pogostemon, it is best to use loose soil with good drainage, preferably slightly acidic soil. When caring for it indoors, it is necessary to use soil prepared from peat and sand.

2. Water: The catnip prefers a humid growing environment and needs sufficient water when caring for it, especially during the growing period, it needs to be watered in time.

3. Light: The catnip needs sufficient sunlight when growing, so that it can grow well. However, in the hot summer, it needs proper shade to avoid sunburn.

4. Pruning: The catnip needs to be pruned in time during the maintenance period. Generally, it needs to be topped off during the growing season, and some dead branches and rotten leaves should be cut off at ordinary times.

Things to note when breeding pennywort

When caring for the pennywort, you need to be careful to ensure good ventilation and avoid a stuffy environment, otherwise pests and diseases will occur. Also, you need to water it in moderation and avoid water accumulation, otherwise it will cause root rot.