How to grow and top Araucaria

1. How to raise

1. Soil: Araucaria is suitable for growing in fertile soil. If the soil is too poor, the plant will grow poorly due to lack of nutrients. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the soil has a certain fertility, or add an appropriate amount of organic fertilizer as base fertilizer. If you want to prepare potting soil, you can mix loam, leaf mold and coarse sand in a ratio of 3:1:1. Such soil is very helpful for the growth and development of plants.

2. Light: Araucaria is a light-loving plant, but it is not tolerant to strong light. The scorching sun in summer can easily burn the leaves of the plant and affect its development. Normally, you should place it in a semi-shaded environment, or give it appropriate shade, but in winter you need to ensure sufficient light, which can appropriately increase the ambient temperature and also help it to safely survive the winter.

3. Watering: Araucaria has poor drought tolerance and high demand for water, so it must be watered regularly. During the growing season, it is usually necessary to water 2-3 times a week, and the water must penetrate into the soil to a depth of 10-15 cm. As it grows, you can water it less frequently, but you should still keep the soil moist. In hot seasons, it is necessary to spray water appropriately to increase the ambient humidity.

4. Fertilization: Araucaria needs sufficient nutrients to help it grow. In addition to applying sufficient base fertilizer when planting, appropriate topdressing should also be applied during its growth period. Starting from the germination of new sprouts, apply 1-2 times of decomposed thin liquid fertilizer per month. Be sure to pay attention to the concentration of the fertilizer. If concentrated fertilizer is applied, it will easily damage its root system and cause it to rot.

2. How to top

When growing Araucaria indoors, you need to control its height. Usually when it grows to one or two meters high, you need to cut off the top buds so that the plant will not continue to grow taller and it can also promote the development of side branches.