How to grow Chlorophytum comosum

Farming methods

1. Pot soil selection

When cultivating spider plants, you can use clay pots, plastic pots, porcelain pots, and ceramic pots. If you want to do hanging cultivation, you should choose a flower pot with a hook. The size of the flowerpot should be chosen according to the growth conditions of the spider plant. Generally, it should be slightly larger than the plant to give the spider plant space to grow.

Chlorophytum has strong adaptability to various soils and is easy to cultivate. Fertile sandy loam, humus, peat soil, or fine sand can be used as potting soil, and a certain amount of base fertilizer can be applied before planting.

Chlorophytum is generally repotted every 2-3 years, in March of each year.

2. Light and temperature

Chlorophytum likes a semi-shady environment and is afraid of direct sunlight. When the sunlight is strong in summer and autumn, the strong light will cause the leaves to turn yellow, or even the whole plant to die. Therefore, pay attention to shade in summer, place the spider plant in a cool and ventilated place, and pay attention to maintaining the environmental humidity. In winter, spider plants should be allowed to receive some direct sunlight.

Chlorophytum likes a warm climate and cannot tolerate severe cold or heat. Its most suitable growth temperature is between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius, and the wintering temperature cannot be lower than 5 degrees Celsius. In summer, we need to take measures to prevent heatstroke and cool down, and in winter when the temperature is below 5-7℃, we need to pay attention to keeping warm.

3. Watering and fertilizing

Chlorophytum likes a humid environment, so be sure to keep the soil in the pot moist. In summer, watering is necessary, and water should be sprayed on the branches and leaves every evening to keep the air moist. When the temperature is below 5℃ in winter, water less and do not make the soil in the pot too wet, otherwise the leaves will easily turn yellow. Normal humidity should be maintained, neither too dry nor too humid.

During the peak growth season of spider plants in spring and autumn, thin liquid fertilizer should be applied once every half a month, mainly organic fertilizer. Top dressing should be stopped during the high temperatures in summer and the dormant period in winter. Less nitrogen fertilizer should be applied to variegated varieties, otherwise the patterns on the leaves will fade, affecting the ornamental effect.

4. Reproduction method

Chlorophytum can be propagated by cuttings, division, and sowing. Cutting propagation and division propagation can be carried out at any time from spring to autumn, and seed propagation is mainly carried out in March each year.

Precautions

1. Pruning

When caring for spider plants, you should pay attention to pruning them on a regular basis and cut off yellow leaves at any time. You can also repot and cut off old roots, rotten roots and excess fibrous roots. The old leaves of spider plants can be pruned in early to mid-May every year.

2. Pest and disease control

Chlorophytum cultivation is generally not prone to diseases and pests. However, root rot may occur due to waterlogging in the pot soil and poor ventilation, as well as damage caused by pests such as scale insects, aphids, whiteflies, and mites. At this time, pesticides should be sprayed in time for prevention and control.

3. Breeding taboos

Chlorophytum is resistant to high temperatures but not to scorching sun. If the sunlight is strong, the leaves of Chlorophytum are easily burned, so it needs shade in summer. Families can place spider plants in brightly lit rooms for viewing. In summer, the water supply should be strengthened and water should be sprinkled frequently to increase the air humidity.

Chlorophytum is not cold-resistant and can safely overwinter if the room temperature is kept above 5℃. When the temperature is low in winter, spider plants should be placed under full sunlight, watered less, the potting soil should be slightly tilted, and no fertilizer should be applied.