How to care for rubber trees in winter

1. Warming up and keeping warm

If you want the rubber tree to safely overwinter, you must pay attention to increasing temperature and keeping it warm in winter, and ensure that the maintenance temperature is above 5°C. Flower lovers who have the conditions should move the rubber tree into a heated room. If there is no heating indoors, you can find a plastic bag to cover the rubber tree and open it for ventilation during the day.

2. Get more sun

The light in winter is warm and soft, so domestic rubber trees must be exposed to more sunlight. Adequate light can not only increase the local maintenance temperature, but also allow the rubber tree to carry out photosynthesis and accumulate nutrients, which is beneficial to the growth of the plant and promotes its safe wintering.

3. Control watering

The temperature is low in winter and the moisture in the potting soil evaporates slowly. You must increase the intervals between watering and keep the soil dry at ordinary times. You can insert a wooden stick along the edge of the pot, pull it out and take a look when you have nothing to do. Wait until the stick turns white and dry, then choose noon when the temperature is high to water it with normal temperature water and water it thoroughly.

4. Do not apply fertilizer

The temperature is low in winter, so do not apply fertilizer. The rubber tree will automatically enter a dormant state at low temperatures. If you apply fertilizer at this time, the rubber tree will not only be unable to absorb it, but it will also easily cause fertilizer damage and root burn. Therefore, do not apply fertilizer in winter when the temperature is below 15℃.

5. Notes

When raising rubber trees in winter, you should also pay attention to ventilation of the environment to prevent the plants from losing leaves, but you should also pay attention to preventing cold winds. Move the rubber trees to a place far away from the windows, and open the windows for ventilation when the temperature is best at noon.