How to cultivate pitcher plants

Pitcher Plant Growth Conditions

Pesticides prefer a cool and humid environment, and are suitable for growing in places with sufficient light. With sufficient light, the leaves of the plant will appear red. With insufficient light, the plant will grow tall and thin, and the leaves will turn into a dull green. The suitable temperature for the growth of Pesticides is between 15 and 20 degrees.

How to grow pitcher plants

To grow pitcher plants, you need to use a slightly acidic soil, expose them to plenty of sunlight every day, provide appropriate shade in the summer, add water regularly, and spray low-concentration liquid fertilizer on their leaves. You can usually feed insects, spiders and other small animals on two leaves.

Watering pitcher plants

When watering the pitcher plants, try to use purified water, rainwater or other soft water. Place the pitcher plants pot on a tray or glass tank, add water to it, the water depth should be about 3 cm, and add water regularly.

Fertilizing Pitcher Plants

Do not fertilize the pitcher plant too much. Generally, you can spray low-concentration liquid fertilizer on its leaves. If it is a special fertilizer for foliage plants, spray it once every two weeks during the growing season, and apply special fertilizer every two weeks during the growth period. Spray the plants with diluted liquid fertilizer and stop fertilizing in winter.

How to grow Pesticides at home

When cultivating Pest Control Plants at home, it is best to use a slightly acidic, well-ventilated and well-drained medium for cultivation. Peat soil, river sand, compost soil and sphagnum moss can be mixed to make the cultivation soil.

It is better to keep the pitcher plant in a sunny place. It can accept full sunlight in spring, autumn and winter. It can grow normally if it is properly shaded in summer and can grow normally if the growth temperature is controlled between 15℃-35℃. It can hibernate normally if the temperature is controlled at around 5℃ in winter.

Precautions for the maintenance of Pteris

1. Pesticides are generally maintained indoors, and the maintenance environment must be kept warm and humid. They will easily wither when the air is dry. The medium must be kept moist, and the surrounding area must also have a high humidity. You can place more potted plants next to the plant to increase the humidity.

2. There is basically no need to fertilize when caring for the pitcher plant. Usually, you can give the plant 1 to 2 small insects every month, so that the plant has sufficient nutrients to grow.