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Cycas
Category: Palms
14 Jul : 13:28
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Care:
Temperature: Moderate, prefers the winter in cold rooms at 12-16 ° C, minimum 8 ° C.
Summer move to a balcony or garden, being careful not to over and over the first few days shadowing, lest blighted leaves.
Irrigation: watering is plenty of spring to autumn, winter, reduce watering. Water fall in the middle can cause decay. Water should not remain in the substrate of the pot.
Replanting: Should be done very carefully, because the roots are very tender. The young transplant each year. By - the elderly, according to growth and filling of pot. Soil - 2 parts leaflet burnt 1 part manure, 1 part chimovka, 1 part peat 1 part sand and add it to charcoal. At the bottom, place pebbles or broken clay pots.
Fertilizing: 2 weeks during the active period. Winter is not dressed.
Humidity: daily spraying. To grow and looks good, clean sheets every month. If you wash them with water pokriiyte stem.
Location: a warm, light, but protected from the sun site. Appropriate statement is south or southwest.
Propagation: By cuttings. After separation, sprinkle with powder charcoal. Place in a mixture of peat, sand and charcoal. Water moderately.
It is possible for the seed, while heating from below.
In both cases it takes about 2 months.
Tip of the gardener: cycad plant is extremely poisonous for people and animals. Pets are at particular risk. Clinical symptoms develop after ingestion within 12 hours and may include vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, seizures, and even liver failure. All parts are toxic to the plant, but most abundant poison contained in the seed.
Category: Palms
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