How to grow yucca at home?

In the southern regions, yucca, a native of Central America, can grow outdoors, but in the middle lane it lacks warmth, so it can only be found in interior design. Caring for yucca at home should be based on the habits and preferences of the plant, laid down at home.

In nature, yucca is fully or partially leafy, large shrubs. If the foliage from the lower tiers of a plant dries up and falls off, the yucca is very similar to a palm tree with a bare lignified trunk and a bunch of hard leaves at the top. However, it is wrong to consider this, belonging to the agave family, a palm tree.

Yucca has dense, sticking out in different directions or slightly drooping leaves, pointed lanceolate. The edges of the leaf blades are covered with long, stiff hairs. In nature, the length of such a leaf can reach up to a meter, in indoor varieties the leaves are more modest and often do not grow more than 50 cm.But in a room yucca, as in the photo, the leaves can be not only green, but variegated, decorated with bright yellow or white stripes.

With such a harsh appearance, characteristic of desert and semi-desert plants, yucca blooms amazingly beautifully, throwing out powerful vertical peduncles covered with a mass of buds. The flowers resemble white, yellowish or pinkish bells.

Getting into the house as a small enough plant, the yucca for several years turns into a large bush or tree that requires special treatment and care.

How to care for a yucca to keep its compact shape, small, room-friendly size? What needs to be done to make the plant feel like at home?

Features of yucca care at home

As a houseplant, varieties are most often grown that are naturally accustomed to an arid climate and an abundance of sun. Such specimens can withstand temperature fluctuations, are not afraid of dry apartment air, and are unpretentious to the composition of the soil.

And yet such a hardy plant has weaknesses. For yucca, the main hazard is over-watering, especially when combined with cold indoor air.

If you doubt whether you need to water the yucca, it is better for a florist to postpone the procedure for a day or two. The plant will tolerate short-term thirst without any problems, but it will immediately let you know about excess moisture.

The frequency of irrigation and the amount of irrigation moisture depends on:

from the season;
on the temperature and humidity of the air in the room or in the garden, where the plant is taken out for the summer months;
from the size of the flower of the room yucca, as in the photo;
on the volume of the pot and on the ability of the soil to evaporate water.

From spring to autumn, the soil is frequently and abundantly moistened as the substrate dries up to a depth of 2–5 cm. Then watering becomes less frequent and sparing. The colder it is in the room, the less water the plant consumes. Therefore, yucca care at home is constantly being adjusted.Irrigation moisture should not penetrate into the sheet socket. It is better not to pour water between trunks growing closely in the same pot. In both cases, there is a risk of decay, which threatens the loss of a flower.

Watering is combined with dressing, which is carried out from spring to autumn. It is especially important to support the plant during the flowering period.

Dry air is not terrible for yucca, but to maintain the purity of the leaves and improve their breathing in hot weather, the crown can be wiped with a damp, well-wrung out napkin. To avoid burns, after such a procedure, the yucca should not be exposed to the sun. It is more correct to arrange "washing" the flower in the evening, because the crown dries well overnight.

Yucca loves light, warmth, but cannot stand cold wind and draft. To make it easier to care for the flower at home, yucca is found on the south window.

Large specimens are placed near the window. Plants also like this partial shade. The main thing is that direct sunlight falls on the crown for at least three hours a day, and the plant does not suffer from excessive dampness. In the summer, the pot is taken out to the balcony or veranda. If the year is warm, and the owner of the flower is not afraid of its growth, then the yucca can be planted in the ground.

For indoor yucca brought out into the fresh air, as in the photo, a temperature of about 18-25 ° C will be acceptable. But when night temperatures drop to 12–16 ° C, it is better to return the pot to the house. The minimum allowable temperature for this crop is +8 ° C.

How to transplant a yucca at home?

A transplant for yucca, as well as for other indoor crops, is a serious stress. Therefore, it is worth carrying out such a procedure in two cases:

when the root system has grown so much that it took up the entire pot, leaving no space for the ground;
when the plant needs urgent help due to root rot or other mistakes made when caring for yucca at home.

In the first case, small plants are transferred into a pot of a slightly larger diameter, in which the drainage is previously poured. Empty places are filled with fresh substrate, simultaneously renewing the top layer of the old soil.

But how to plant a room yucca, in the photo, and care for it, if the plant already takes up a lot of space, and the owner does not want to allow further growth?

To limit growth, the pot is not changed. And before transplanting the yucca at home, the root system of the plant is cut off by about a quarter with a clean, sharp knife. Places of cuts are processed with ground charcoal. New drainage and soil are poured into the pot. And then the plant is planted. Be sure to pour fresh substrate on top. The annual addition of new soil is also limited in a situation where the plant is already too large for transplanting.

After transplanting, the yucca is not watered for two days at all, and then they begin to moisturize the soil very carefully and moderately, waiting for the surface to dry.

Yucca grows well in a ready-made commercial substrate, but you can make the soil with your own hands, mixing sand and leafy soil in equal proportions. To provide nutrition, half the amount of humus is added to them.

Reproduction of yucca at home

As it grows, the trunk of the yucca becomes bare, and it becomes like a house palm. The higher the tree becomes, the faster it loses its decorative effect. It is more and more problematic to maintain and care for him. How to return the plant to an acceptable size and former attractiveness?

It turns out that if you cut off the top of a yucca with a bunch of leaves and trunk fragments of at least 10 cm, you can rejuvenate the old plant and get a new one. At the same time, caring for yucca "palm", in the photo, at home is not at all difficult.

The operation is performed in the spring, when the growth period begins. The plant is well watered beforehand. And after a couple of days, the top of the yucca is cut off with a sharp knife. The remaining stump can be trimmed to the desired height. When the weeping cut dries up a little, it is treated with garden pitch.

The pot is transferred from the shade, where the plant will spend about two months. In this case, the yucca does not need to be watered. Without a crown, a plant cannot consume water, which only becomes a source of disease and rot.

In the warmth on the stem of the yucca, the buds that have slept before will soon become noticeable. When new rosettes of leaves develop from them, the plant is transferred to the light and the usual care of the yucca at home begins.

The tip is not thrown away, since it is an excellent planting material for the rapid multiplication of yucca at home. The lower leaves from the top are neatly torn off, and then the cutting is dropped into wet sand, covered with a bag or film and put in a warm place. It takes no more than a month for rooting, and then the top with its own roots is transferred to a pot, where the yucca is to grow further.

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Evergreen exotic plant, resembling a palm tree in appearance, has taken root perfectly in apartments, office premises, greenhouses.

With its spectacular appearance, unpretentious content, yucca has won a large number of fans among indoor floriculture lovers.

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Yucca flower: reproduction, photo, planting, cultivation, transplantation and care.

Reproduction

How to propagate yucca? At home, false palm grows about four meters in height... Plant propagation is carried out in various ways, each of which deserves special attention.

Seeds

This way used on rare occasions, because the yucca does not bloom indoors. You can buy seeds in a flower shop, or get them from a plant growing in a climate zone that is comfortable for it. Seedling can be obtained provided that the planting material was fresh.

The seeds are wrapped in a piece of damp cloth and kept for 24 hours. After the expiration date, they are sown in the prepared soil mixture. It should consist of equal parts of turf, leafy land and high-moor peat. The container is covered with plastic or glass on top to create a greenhouse effect.

At least twice a day, the crops must be ventilated and the accumulated condensate must be removed from the surface of the glass or film.

Moistening of the substrate is carried out with a spray, it is not recommended to allow the substrate to completely dry out.

Seedlings will begin to appear in thirty to forty days.

Tops

If desired, you can ensure that the yucca on the trunk has two or three fan-shaped tops... This is done when the false palm has grown more than thirty centimeters in height. Using a sharp knife, the upper part of the plant is cut off. Be sure to leave a few leaves on the trunk.

Slice sprinkle with crushed charcoal. Where there was a cut, after a while young shoots will appear, and the top is used to obtain a new false palm. It should be air-dried for two hours, after which it is immersed in moistened sand or a container of water for rooting. Just before use, the water must be boiled and cooled.

When the lower leaf plates decay, they are cut off, and the water changes. After the roots appear, the top is planted in a separate pot.

Cuttings

Propagation of the yucca palm by segments of the stems of the trunk. If you look closely, you will notice dormant kidneys, which are on the lignified trunk of the false palm.

There are a lot of them and each, when certain conditions are created, is capable of giving new shoots.

All nutrients obtained by yucca from the soil are redirected to the development of the crown, so as long as there is a top on the trunk, the shoots will not wake up.

After cutting the crown off the plant, young leaf plates begin to form under the cut. This feature of the yucca can be perfectly used for breeding. This process do so:

the trunk is cut into pieces, each of which must be at least twenty centimeters;
the finished pieces are placed in a mixture of peat and sand for rooting;
the container is covered with polyethylene or a glass jar.

The period from February to April is best suited for cuttings.

The use of lateral processes

When to plant and how to grow a yucca from a scion at home? On the trunk of the false palm, lateral shoots appear regularly, which can be used for plant propagation. For these purposes, they are cut together with a small piece of bark and placed in a sandy-peat mixture for rooting.

The cut on the trunk is disinfected with activated charcoal or charcoal. Roots appear within thirty days.

False Palm Pruning Process

Upon reaching the trunk of the yucca more than seven centimeters in diameter, it is clipped. This is done in order to form a crown of the correct shape on the palm tree. Do not forget that after the procedure is performed, the growth of the plant stops.

You need to cut as high as possible from the base of the trunk... The plant needs to be well-watered every three to four days. The cut part is placed in a moist rooting medium. Thanks to the pruning method, the owner forms the height of the plant he needs.

How to plant and grow?

Yucca prefers neutral acidity soil, therefore, the plant should be planted in a specially prepared soil mixture, consisting of leafy, soddy soil, peat and humus, taken in a ratio of 2: 2: 1: 1. You can buy ready-made substrate at a flower shop. For these purposes, the soil is ideal for cacti, palm plants or dracaena.

The pot must be chosen high, since the plant needs drainage for good development. The layer height should be at least three to five centimeters. Broken brick, small crushed stone or other materials are useful in this capacity. A layer of soil is poured over the drainage, then yucca is placed and sprinkled on top with a substrate.

It is not worth deepening the plant more than three centimeters. The substrate is carefully watered, after which the pot with the plant is placed in its permanent place.

Planting yucca in open ground

How and when to plant yucca outdoors? Planting and care outdoors in the garden.

There are many types of yucca. In addition to plants grown at home, there are also garden varieties that grow well in the open field.

Plus, such a palm tree blooms very beautifully, for which it is appreciated by flower growers. The prerequisites for planting a yucca are as follows:

the place for the plant should be sunny and hot;
the optimum temperature during planting should be 18 degrees Celsius during the day and at least seven at night;
the plant needs nutritious soil. If there is poor soil on the site, then you need to dig a hole, the depth and width of which should be at least 50 centimeters and pour a prepared mixture into it, including garden soil, humus, sand and peat in equal parts.

When should you plant?

The best time to plant a yucca is Springwhen the threat of night frosts has completely passed and the temperature does not drop below seven degrees. Before the weather is right, yucca can grow on a window or in a greenhouse. It is not recommended to plant immediately, since a false palm need gradual hardening.

To do this, they begin to take it out into the open air every day, gradually increasing the time spent outside. The size of the hole for planting should be twice as large as the root system.

In the fall, planting yucca in the fall is not recommended.especially if the climatic conditions are harsh. The plant will not have time to root well before frost and will die from the cold, even if it is provided with good shelter for the winter.

How to transplant correctly?

What is the best and when can I transplant a indoor yucca? At home, a yucca transplant is carried out no more than once every two years.

If the plant has several trunks, then they can be planted. It is done like this:

the trunk is divided into separate parts along with the root system;
places of cuts are sprinkled with crushed activated or charcoal;
each sprout is planted in a separate container and moistened.

For transplanting a false palm, a larger flower pot is chosen. He must be strong. Best to use ceramic products... Ideal if the old container fits easily into the chosen one. Any time of the year is suitable for transplanting at home, but most often this is done with the onset of spring.

Yucca needs to be prepared for the procedure. The third part of the leaves is cut, the palm is removed from the pot, the root system is immersed in room water for at least one hour. When transplanting, you need to ensure that the roots do not break, otherwise they will begin to rot.

The false palm is very responds well to feeding with various types of fertilizers.

With proper care and adherence to planting rules, you can grow a beautiful plant that will look great in your home interior.

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Yucca Is a beautiful perennial plant native to South America. With her appearance, she strongly resembles palm tree... Therefore, very often those who first see it call this plant. All the variety and beauty of the plant can be seen in the photo.

Yucca palm species

Yucca counts up to 40 varieties, however, usually at home, several of the most famous:

elephant - the name comes from the amazing similarity of the plant with an elephant leg. This similarity becomes pronounced when the plant reaches maturity. This type of yucca grows 8 meters high, branches heavily and looks like a large tree. At the tip of each branch is a rosette of light green, lanceolate leaves. Each leaf is jagged and ends in a thorn. In the summer, each rosette takes on a festive look, thanks to a beautiful inflorescence;
gray - common in the western regions of America. Differs in that it has a strong shortened barrel... The leaves form large rosettes and have bluish green... It is he who creates the impression that the plant is shrouded in a gray haze. Hence the name of the species;
aloe leaf - feels best in the arid regions of America, the famous Bermuda Islands, Jamaica. The species grows slowly and resembles in its appearance a ball that grows up to 8 m in height. The stem branches strongly as it grows, and rosettes with flowers appear at the ends during flowering. The leaves strongly resemble aloe in appearance and have similar thorns at the ends;
filamentous - grows in the eastern regions of North America. It practically does not have a stem, is frost-resistant, the root system is highly developed. Propagated by root layers. The leaves are gray-greenish, with an original edging in the form of twisting filaments. When blooming, releases 2 meter panicle with yellowish-white drooping flowers;
other varieties - in addition to the above species, very often there are radiant or high yucca, beak-shaped, short-leaved or giant, Whippla, lipped-leaved, Trekulya, Schotta, southern.

Growing features

For the cultivation of yucca are very important the right conditions... In order to avoid problems, it is worth considering microclimate for your darling. Due to improper plant maintenance, the following problems most often arise:

the tips of the leaves dry... Here the reason lies in the very dry indoor air;
if the leaves turn yellow or turn brown completely, then the plant little watering;
with soft brown leavessurrounded by a yellow halo, we can say that the plant is "flooded", or the temperature in the room is too low;
emergence gray or brown spots indicate the presence of a fungal disease;

In order for the yucca to feel good, the lighting for it must be bright enough, but diffused.

The duration of daylight hours must be at least 16 hours, therefore, in the winter, the yucca will need additional lighting. Watering is abundant only in the summer. If the air is too dry, regular spraying is necessary.

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For yucca, it is characteristic that in the condition of an apartment it does not bloom, but there is a very real opportunity to see large

white inflorescences ... Flower buds are formed only when the plant is in the cold for a long time. Place the yucca

to the loggia in winter, and she will delight you with flowering. Naturally, the loggia must be insulated.

Flower care at home

Creation of comfortable conditions - since yucca came to us from southern countriesthen it is very sensitive to light. A young plant requires very good lighting, but does not like direct sunlight. Best of all, she will feel in the west or east.

Optimum growing temperature - 25 ̊ C... If it is not possible to keep it on these windows, then the yucca should be periodically removed from the window to avoid overheating.

When the plant has cooled, it is sprayed with water at room temperature. In winter, the plant is best kept at a temperature 18 ̊ C. Yucca loves watering abundantly, but only when the soil in the pot dries well.

And don't forget periodically 2 times spray the plant with water per week, at least 1 time wash the plant completely a month.

Do this as follows: cover the turf well with plastic and wash the yucca under running water, rinsing the leaves thoroughly and gently.

Plant fertilization held in the spring and summer, observing an interval of two weeks. You can buy any mineral fertilizer, diluting it according to the instructions for use. Yucca responds very well to infusion mullein... It is done as follows. Half of any container is filled with manure and filled with water to the top.

This substance is kept until it ferments (usually 4-5 days). Then 1 l infusion is divorced in 10 l water and only now the plant is watered with this solution.

A feature of the yucca is that it has one thick trunk, but if you want to give it a bushy shape, then this is achieved by trimming... Do it in a plant that has reached 30 cm heights and more. At the very beginning of summer, the top of the trunk is cut off, leaving a layer of leaves around. The cut itself is sprinkled with crushed activated carbon or garden pitch.

Transplanted yucca in spring and loves good airing of the roots. To do this, a layer of expanded clay, gravel or crushed red brick is made in a pot. The soil for her should not be with neutral indicators of acidity... The easiest way is to buy a special substate in a store.

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If you prepare the soil yourself, then be sure to add to the soil

up to 30% from the volume of river sand soil. During the transplant process, try

as less as possible traumatize the roots. It is best to transfer the plant with an earthen lump to a larger pot without shaking off the old earthen lump. Shaking off the roots is allowed only if they

rotted , before planting in a new pot, they must be removed.

Reproduction of room yucca

You can propagate three kinds: by seeds, plant top or stem sections.

Seeds. Seeds planted in light soil mixed with leaf humus and sand in the ratio 1:1, i.e. 1 part land, 1 part sand (coarse). Crops are best covered glass (not polyethylene), as they should be ventilated daily by wiping the glass while preventing the sod from drying out. If everything is done right, in a month their shoots will appear, dive into pots (5-6 cm tall), after a year they are transferred into larger pots.
Reproduction top of the plant... With this method, stalk, while on the cut plant, the cut is sprinkled with crushed activated carbon. The cut is done with a sharp knife or garden pruner.
The cut cutting is kept a little until the cut is slightly dried (approximately 2 hours). Then it is placed into a wet river coarse sand or plain water until roots appear.

Important! Moisten the sand constantly, otherwise the stalk will not give roots.

If the cutting is placed in water, then the lower leaves sometimes rot away, they must be removed. Add to water activated carbon - this will inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria.
Reproduction by layering. Branch or part of the trunk upon purchase examine carefully - it should have top and bottom indicated, it should not be soft. The lower part is placed in a mixture of peat and sand (1:1) and put on the street in a darkened place. The whole plant is covered with polyethylene to prevent moisture evaporation. The plant takes root for a long time, up to 2 months.
Constantly monitor the condition of the plant - waterlogging is dangerous, the cuttings can rot. If you saw off the layers yourself, then do them at least 20 cm and process the upper end garden pitch.

The main tree diseases and methods of struggle

Yucca is mainly affected rotting stems. This problem is caused by a fungus, a disease manifests itself by rotting part of the trunk or top. It is dangerous because it develops rapidly and the plant dies very quickly.

The fungus appears as a result improper watering (excessive waterlogging). You can try to save the yucca at the initial stage of the disease by removing (cutting out) the parts affected by the disease.

When "white rot" appears, expressed in softening of leaves and white bloom, the plant is treated with the drug Rovraland the infected leaves are removed.

Sometimes the tree is struck spider mite or mealybug, which is rare enough. When pests appear, the plant is treated with fungicides such as Barrier, Fitop, Zaslon, etc.

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Exotic plants have attracted gardeners throughout the years. One of the brightest representatives of the class of evergreens is yucca. This plant, which belongs to the agave family, is native to the humid subtropics of North America. This requires the owner to create similar conditions: the climate must be dry and hot. However, not everyone has the necessary knowledge about the rules for caring for this plant at home, the characteristics of reproduction, etc.

Appearance

This plant may have single or branched stem... Also, yucca differs from other plants in that the leaves cover not only the branches, but also the trunk. They are slightly elongated and form a pointed shape at the end. Throughout its life, yucca blooms very rarely. Its flowers are large enough and have a white tint. Many people associate them with bells because of their original shape. Many gardeners choose this plant not to enjoy their flowering, but to enjoy the unusual appearance. After all, yucca strongly resembles a miniature palm tree.

Choosing a place for a plant

If you are going to grow yucca in pots, it is recommended to install them on a window located on the south side. In this case, it is undesirable for the flower to get direct sunlight. In the absence of a bright spot, yucca can be placed in partial shadewhere she will also feel good. However, do not count on the formation of a lush green crown.

With the onset of summer, it is recommended to take the flower to the balcony, or it can be transported to the country house, where it should find a place on the street. Here the yucca will receive the maximum amount of light. Caring for the plant is simple, but at first it does not hurt to get acquainted with the peculiarities of planting this plant.

I would like to repeat once again that yucca is a light-loving plant. Therefore, in the room where it is grown, it is necessary to maintain a fairly high temperature. This flower reacts with active growth if the temperature in the summer is within + 20 + 25 degrees Celsius... With the onset of winter, it is recommended to transfer the plant to a darkened place, where the temperature should be maintained within + 10-12 degrees. It is important to ensure that there are no sudden changes in temperature at this time of the year, even though the plant will be dormant at this time. If the air temperature in the room drops below critical levels, then the plant will not be ready for this and will die.

Watering and spraying

Watering is one of the important measures that determines how strong and healthy the plants will be. Yucca is not very demanding on moisture, so frequent watering can harm it. Be sure to take care that on the surface of the soil the water did not stagnate for a long time... She also does not feel better if left without moisture for a long time. In winter, it is watered much less frequently. Watering once a week is usually sufficient to meet water needs.

Spraying of plants is useful in the summer, which must be done very carefully. While the leaves are moistened, care must be taken to protect them from sunlight. Otherwise, it will lead to burns. It is also important to avoid during the operation the ingress of water into the rosettes of leaves and between the trunks of nearby plants. In winter, the leaves are sprayed more often than in summer, since at this time the level of humidity in the room decreases. This measure is effective if the procedure is carried out in the winter at least once a day.

When growing any plants at home, caring for them involves feeding... And yucca is no exception. It is best to plan fertilization during the warm season, when the plants are entering the stage of active growth. Top dressing will not be beneficial if applied to the soil too often. Usually it is enough to carry out this operation every two to three weeks. You can improve the quality of the soil by adding manure, humus or peat to it. The best effect can be achieved if special fertilizers for agave plants are used in the process of caring for plants.

Planting

There are several ways in which you can propagate yucca at home.

Pieces of the trunk 15 cm long;
Cut off and rooted tops;
Daughter sockets.

As a substrate where the planting material will take root, you can use sand or mixture based on sand and peat... When the material is ready, the plant must be planted in a pot, having previously filled it with a soil substrate, which must necessarily contain pieces of charcoal. Also, drainage must be provided in the container, as which you can use pieces of rubble or broken shards. The latter are best suited because of their lower weight. Also, many gardeners grow yucca from seeds.

Propagation of yucca by a top cut

When the grower has the first mature yucca bush, it can be used for breeding at home. It should be borne in mind that it must be a flower with a height of at least 30 cm.One of the possible breeding methods for the yucca palm is use of cuttingtaken from the top.

for harvesting, the branch must be cut off with a sharp knife or blade. You should not harvest too much planting material - the plant will feel worse if it has few green leaves;
after harvesting the cuttings, the cut points must be lubricated with crushed coal. After waiting a little, you can subsequently see how new branches begin to grow from the healed wound. As a result, such a manipulation allows you to get a spectacular branched yucca;
after harvesting the cuttings, you must give them time to dry. This usually takes about two hours. Then they need to be placed in wet sand. Until the time comes for transplanting plants to a permanent place, they must be kept moist. To do this, the top can be placed in a glass of water, after adding activated carbon to it. Even before rooting, individual leaves may die. This moment must be monitored and removed. When the root system develops well enough, you can transplant the plant into a pot.

Reproduction by a piece of the trunk

The operational method of breeding yuki is use of pieces of the trunk... This method is more suitable for those gardeners who have already repeatedly propagated this flower. First you need to very carefully cut off a section of the trunk and place it in the wet sand. This should be done in such a way that the planting material is horizontal. By keeping the sand wet, you will soon be able to see the roots and buds begin to form on the cuttings. As a result, this method will allow you to get some new yucca seedlings.

Reproduction at home by offspring

The offspring that this flower can often produce can also act as a good planting material. First you need find a suitable containerfilled with wet sand. Then it is necessary to carefully separate the offspring and place it in the soil substrate, fixing it vertically. After some time, a small tree will grow from it, which subsequently needs to be very carefully looked after. Therefore, you will have to prepare a pot filled with oily garden soil for replanting.

Pruning plants

The benefit of pruning is that it allows you to form a lush and branched crown of the plant. To do this, you will have to remove part of the top of the bush - about 10 cm. The place of the cut must be treated with crushed coal or garden pitch. A similar operation can only be carried out on those palms that have been able to root well and have reached a height of 60 cm.

Yucca transplant

In order for a flower to grow well after transplantation, it needs not only proper care, but also a high-quality soil mixture. To do this, you need garden soil, to which you need to add sand in the amount of 1/3 of the volume of the prepared mixture. To the bottom of the pot stack broken shardsand a piece of permeable geotextile is placed on top. After that, the container is filled with earth, but only up to half the volume. After completing the basic preparations, they proceed directly to the palm transplant.

try to leave as much old soil as possible on the roots of the bush during the operation.
take any means at hand and pry the plant so that it can be easily transferred to the prepared pot;
then a lump with roots needs to be pressed down a little to the surface, and top it up with the rest of the unused soil mixture;
in the end, the soil in the root zone must be well tamped.

Plant diseases

Yuka is no different from other horticultural crops, so she needs to be provided with appropriate care. Deterioration in the condition of the palm can be observed as a result of damage fungal or bacterial infections... This can be determined by the appearance of dark spots on the leaves. Subsequently, in the absence of measures, this can lead to tissue softening and decay. In some cases, this process can also affect part of the trunk.

In this state, care will involve removing the affected areas with a sharp knife. The same must be done for damaged leaves. Parts of the yucca bush that are not affected by the disease should be treated with a systemic fungicide. During this period, it is necessary to reduce the frequency of watering. The same diseases can also affect plants grown in indoor conditions. In this case, you need to take care of them in a similar way.

Yucca is resistant to many insect pests. However, the greatest danger for her is spider mitewhich she can contract in hot weather. To combat it, it is recommended to use a weak solution of tobacco tincture, which needs to be sprayed on the trunk and leaves.

Conclusion

Although yucca rarely pleases with its flowering, many gardeners are interested in it for its unusual decorative appearance. Therefore, many who have had the opportunity to enjoy the sight of this plant, often set themselves the goal of planting it on their site. This is quite simple to do if you follow the agrotechnics of yucca cultivation.

Home care is equally important. Special attention needs to be paid preparation of potting mix, since before the time of transplanting the yucca to a new place, optimal conditions must be created for its growth. Also, success in this matter largely depends on the correctly selected planting material. It is best to use cuttings, which in most cases root well and develop into a sturdy, healthy plant.

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