How to cure the growth of coral

Why does it grow too long?

There are generally two reasons that cause coral to grow too tall: light and water and fertilizer.

Coral plant likes sunlight and should be placed in a place indoors where it can get plenty of light, preferably bright scattered light. However, if it is placed in a place with insufficient light for a long time, it will lack light and the plant will easily grow too tall. The stems will become thin and the color will turn into light green.

If there is too much water and fertilizer, the plant will also grow too tall, because when watering or fertilizing too much, the plant will obtain a large amount of nutrients, causing it to grow too tall.

How to deal with leggy growth

It is best to place the plant in a bright place when growing it indoors. You can move it outdoors frequently to get more sun exposure, which can make the plant grow thicker again, but it will easily affect the shape of the plant. Water and fertilizer must be controlled reasonably, and water less. Generally speaking, giving the plant more sunlight and less watering can inhibit its excessive growth.

For plants of the coral reef that have begun to grow leggy, if you discover it early, you can maintain it in the above-mentioned way to inhibit its further growth. Plants that have already grown leggy are difficult to change back to normal, and you can only slowly make them stronger. You can also cut off the overgrown branches and use them as cuttings to propagate new plants.