Just do this, the roots of spider plants and tiger plants will be fat, the leaves will be strong and green!

Chlorophytum

1 Daily maintenance

1. Light: Chlorophytum is more suitable to be placed in places with brighter light indoors, such as living rooms, balconies separated by glass, windowsills, etc.

2. Watering. Chlorophytum has fleshy roots and can store a certain amount of water. Therefore, it is very afraid of waterlogging. Therefore, you must water it when the soil is dry and water it when the soil is wet. It only needs to be watered once every 3 to 5 days.

3. Humidity. If the air humidity is too low, it will easily cause the tips of the spider plant to dry out. Therefore, if your home is too dry, you need to spray water on the leaves of the spider plant and the surrounding ground every day to increase the air humidity.

4. Fertilization: Chlorophytum does not have high requirements for fertilizer. Basically, rice water once a week is enough. It is best to use composted fertilizer. It is okay to water it directly as long as you don’t mind the presence of insects.

5. Repotting. The roots of spider plants grow very fast, so they need to be repotted basically every 1 to 2 years. The best time to repot is in spring and autumn. At the same time, trim off part of the roots that are too long when repotting. Otherwise it will affect the growth of spider plants.

2. Breeding Methods

Method 1:

1. Select the spider plant that has grown small plants and cut off the small spider plants.

2. Prepare clean nutrient soil and wet it with water.

3. Disinfect the wound part of the spider plant in a solution of carbendazim, and then dry it in the shade.

4. Plant the small spider plant close to the soil.

5. Place it in a cool and ventilated place for a few days, wait for about a week, and then move it to a place with brighter light for maintenance.

Method 2:

1. You still have to choose a spider plant that has already grown small seedlings, cut off the small spider plants, and then place them in a cool and ventilated place to dry the wounds.

2. Prepare a plastic bottle and cut it in the middle.

3. Put the small spider plant into the water.

4. Wait for a while, and after the spider plant takes root, you can transplant it. However, if you want to grow it hydroponically, you can do that, but you need to change the water once a week.

3 Frequently Asked Questions

1. Dry tip

The dry tips of spider plants are mainly caused by low air humidity. Therefore, after the dry tips appear, cut off the dry parts, and then spray water on the leaves of the spider plant and the surrounding ground every day to increase the air humidity.

2. Yellowing leaves

General:

A big reason why the leaves of spider plants turn yellow is watering problems. After the leaves turn yellow, the first thing to think about is your recent watering frequency.

If you haven't watered the spider plant for ten days or half a month, the yellowing of the spider plant is definitely due to lack of water. Water it thoroughly, remove the yellow leaves, and then water it when the soil is dry. Just touch the surface of the soil when watering. If it is dry, water it.

If you water the plant once every one or two days, it may be too much. Cut off the yellow leaves of the spider plant, loosen the soil on the top of the flowerpot, and place it in a well-ventilated place to allow the moisture in the soil to evaporate as quickly as possible. Then you can continue to maintain it normally.

Special cases:

If the leaves of your spider plant have all turned yellow, just shave it and let it grow again.

① Just cut off all the leaves on the spider plant, leaving only 3 to 4 cm close to the soil.

② Place it in a cool and ventilated place for maintenance, water it thoroughly when it is dry, and then wait for new leaves to grow!

3. Root rot

① If the root rot of the spider plant is not very serious, you can put it in a cool and ventilated place and it will heal itself soon. But if the root rot is severe, "surgery" is required.

② Knock the spider plant out of the pot and clean the soil off the roots with water.

③ Check the roots of the spider plant. If there are any black and rotten areas, cut them off completely until normal white roots are visible. Note: the knife must be sterilized.

④ Disinfect the wound of the spider plant in potassium permanganate solution, and then place it in a cool place to dry.

⑤ Apply rooting powder on the wound of the spider plant and then put it back in the pot.

⑥ If your spider plant is grown hydroponically, the previous processing steps are the same.

When finally potting the plants, make sure the hydroponic containers have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with alcohol.

In addition, after repotting, change the water about once a week, and clean the mucus on the roots of the spider plant when changing the water.

Tiger Piranha

1 Daily maintenance

1. Watering: Sansevieria does not need too much water. Basically, once every half a month is enough. In winter, once a month is enough.

2. Light. Tiger Piranha likes light and is also shade-tolerant, so you can put it anywhere ~ in the living room, balcony, windowsill, etc.

3. Fertilization. Tiger Piranha can live well without fertilization. Generally, when repotting, just bury a handful of slow-release fertilizer, or decomposed bean cake, chicken manure, etc. at the bottom of the pot.

4. Flower pots. Because the root system of Tiger Piranha is relatively shallow and its ability to divide is very strong, you should choose flower pots with shallow mouths but larger diameters.

2 Breeding techniques

1. Division

① Carefully check the root part of the snake plant. If there are small buds, it means that the snake plant is ready to be divided. However, the buds in the picture below are still relatively small, so they will grow a little longer~

② Remove the Sansevieria from the pot, rinse the soil on the roots with clean water, and then observe the roots of the Sansevieria carefully.

③ Find the node between the seedling and the mature plant, and gently break off the seedling along that node.

④ Put the seedlings in the pot, then water them thoroughly and place them in a cool and ventilated place for about a week to wait for the roots to grow. Then you can maintain them normally.

2. Leaf cuttings

① Select healthy Sansevieria leaves and cut them into small sections of about 10 cm.

② After soaking the leaves in carbendazim for disinfection, apply some rooting powder on the wound.

③ Prepare loose and breathable soil. You can choose a mixture of peat soil and vermiculite.

④ Insert the leaves into the soil, water them thoroughly, and place them in a cool and ventilated place for maintenance.

⑤ In about 20 days, the snake plant will grow roots.

3 Frequently Asked Questions

1. Root rot

① Remove the snake plant from the pot, clean the roots with clean water, and check for rotten parts. If all the roots are rotten, please refer to the section on cuttings above. If there isn't much rot yet, please read on.

② Use a thoroughly disinfected knife to remove all the rotten parts. Do not leave any part behind, otherwise it will cause infection again.

③ Soak the wound part of the snake plant in Benomyl (carbendazim, potassium permanganate) for about half an hour to thoroughly disinfect it and avoid bacterial infection.

④ Take it out and put it in a cool and ventilated place to dry. You can induce roots in water before repotting it. You don't have to induce roots, but the effect after inducing roots can be seen in the picture below~

⑤ Prepare new soil and flower pots, and repot them. You can use old flower pots, but remember to clean and disinfect them before use.

2. Rotten Heart

The heart rot of Sansevieria is mainly caused by watering the center of the leaves and not drying them in time, which eventually leads to rot of the leaf heart.

In this case, there is no other way but to use healthy branches for cuttings. For specific operation methods, please refer to the breeding method above.

3. Yellowing leaves

① The light is too strong

In particular, some flower lovers place the snake plant directly outside in the sun, it would be strange if the leaves of the snake plant did not turn yellow and dry.

In this case, place the tiger skin plant in a cool and ventilated place, and then cut off the yellow leaves. After a while, new leaves will grow on their own.

② Too little watering

Although Sansevieria is drought-resistant, if it is not watered for a long time, the Sansevieria will consume the water stored in its leaves. If it consumes too much, the leaves will become soft and turn yellow.

If you think about it, it has been several months since I watered it. So water it now!

③ Too much watering

If the leaves of the tiger lily are hard but the edges are still yellow, it means that you have watered too much. Loosen the soil quickly and place it in a well-ventilated place to speed up the evaporation of water, otherwise there may be a risk of root rot.