What land and capacity is needed for a money tree?

The Tolstyankov family is known to flower growers thanks to the money tree, or crassula. Attracted by the unusual type of plant, its unpretentious care, as well as useful properties. Many people breed succulents to bring prosperity, wealth, and good luck into their homes.

Despite the fact that succulents can grow in the most unfavorable conditions, you need to select the right soil for them. The money tree requires attention regarding the choice of soil, capacity. If you treat the planting carelessly, then the plant will quickly wither. Let's take a closer look at what kind of land a money tree needs and how to properly care for it.

Content:

• Features of the structure of the money tree
• Choosing a container for planting a plant
• Soil for Crassula
• Tree planting rules
• Consequences of improper landing
• How to water the plant?
• How and how to fertilize?
• Growing conditions
• Possible growing problems

Features of the structure of the money tree

There are so many varieties of Crassula that everyone can pick up either a tree up to 2-3 meters high, or a dwarf several centimeters high. But more often a specimen with a tree-like trunk and a crown of oval or round thick green leaves is suitable for growing in an apartment.

Indoor plant description:

• From above, the leaves are covered, as it were, with wax, cast in the sun in a bluish or reddish tone.
• The root system of the tree-like crassula grows quickly, but does not go deep into the ground. There are types of bastard that have aerial roots.
• The money tree rarely blooms, covered with small inflorescence umbrellas. But in some species of Crassula, flowers do not appear.

The beneficial properties of the plant are known. The leaves are applied to the corns, the place where the nail has grown. The sap of the tree softens the tissues and helps to get rid of tough growths on the skin. In order to properly care for the money tree, you need to know the features of its growth.

Choosing a container for planting a plant

The pot for the succulent is chosen taking into account the width of the root system of the money tree. It should not be very deep, but wide. The roots grow closer to the soil surface. As soon as they fill the entire container, completely braid a lump of earth in a pot, then it is necessary to transplant Crassula. The capacity is selected so that a distance of up to two centimeters remains from the roots to the walls of the vessel.

A flowerpot for the succulent is carefully selected, taking into account the age and structure of the root system.

The material from which the pot is made is also important for the normal development of the plant. It is preferable to purchase a clay container. In such a vessel, the roots of the tree breathe easier, the water in them does not stagnate. And the roots are not threatened with decay. Holes for removing excess liquid from the soil in the pot must be.

Soil for Crassula

It is easier to buy ready-made soil mixture for succulents in the store, but it is better to prepare it yourself. It is best to mix equal amounts of leafy soil, compost or humus, coarse sand, and three times more sod land should be taken.

Place at the bottom of the container drainage layer... For a young money tree, it is enough to pour expanded clay, pieces of brick, river pebbles, filling the flowerpot by two centimeters. If the tree is powerful, then the layer is increased to 6 centimeters.

First, fill the container with a drainage layer, and then with loose soil.

All plant roots will be located in the nutrient layer without getting into expanded clay. After planting, a layer of mulch made from eggshells and tree chips is poured on top. They will help keep the soil moist for a long time. When the preparation of the container and soil is carried out correctly, then planting the plant will not take much time.

Tree planting rules

Planting a money tree is simple:

• Drainage and a little nutritious soil are poured into the prepared pot.
• The plant is carefully removed from the old flowerpot along with a layer of earth on the roots.
• Slightly shake off the roots, remove the damaged parts. There is no need to rinse the roots.
• If the tree is adult, then it is removed so as not to damage the clod of earth.
• The crassula is placed in the center of the new container by transshipment.
• Sprinkle the soil, carefully compacting the layers of earth with a stick.
• After filling the pot, the indoor flower is abundantly watered.

If the soil has settled heavily, then add earth. The whole procedure takes a little time. It is important to observe the timing of planting Crassula. It is best to plant in spring, in May. For a mature tree, transplanting can be stressful. Therefore, if there is no urgent need, then it is better not to touch the tree, but simply pour a layer of nutrient soil into the container.

Useful video about the correct planting of the money tree:

Consequences of improper landing

Planting Crassula is difficult to tolerate, therefore, if it is carried out incorrectly, then problems with the vegetation of the plant may arise:

1. A pot that is too deep and narrow will cause the roots to be cramped in the container. The tree will begin to wither and may die.
2. If the roots and trunk of the money tree rot, then this indicates that pathogenic fungi have survived in the soil. Before planting, it is necessary to steam the soil or spill it with boiling water, potassium permanganate solution.
3. Heavy soils in the container will make it difficult for oxygen to reach the roots. Hence the slowdown in the growth of the flower.
4. Increased soil acidity will cause the loss of foliage and the death of the money tree.

When, after planting, the correct care is organized for the Crassula, the plant adapts faster and begins to grow stronger in new conditions.

How to water the plant?

Moisten the soil in a pot with Crassula, depending on the period of the plant's life. When the tree has just been transplanted, it is rarely watered. It is best to start with abundant hydration 2 weeks after the procedure.

Watering Tips:

• During the active period of its life, the plant is watered from one to two times a week. It is better to closely monitor the condition of the topsoil. As soon as drying begins, it is urgent to spill the soil. But it is also impossible to breed a "swamp" in a container with Crassula, because then the roots can rot. If there are holes in the bottom of the pot, then excess moisture will pass through them into the pan.
• During the dormant period, it is better to water once a month. But the soil in the pot should not completely dry out. So the money tree can die when the root system does not receive enough moisture for development.

Thick leaves of the plant retain moisture for a long time, so the money tree tolerates drought well.

How and how to fertilize?

Special feeding for the fat woman is not required. In poor soils, fertilizers specially formulated for succulents can be applied. It is better to feed the plant with liquid complexes once in the spring, then every two weeks.

During autumn and winter, when Crassula begins to rest, fertilize is applied once a month or less, depending on the condition of the soil.

Most of all, a houseplant needs phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen.

To build up green mass, urea or ammonium nitrate is needed.When there are a lot of leaves and it is necessary to strengthen the immune system of the money tree, then complexes with potassium salt and superphosphate are used. Fertilizers are chosen taking into account the appearance and development period of the tree.

Useful video about pruning and forming the crown of a money tree:

Growing conditions

For better growth, Crassula needs more light, but not direct sunlight, which will burn the leaves of the bastard. The best place for a succulent will be a windowsill on the southeast side of the house. In the summer, you can take the flower out to the balcony or veranda.

Although the money tree came to us from the territory of Asian states, it does not need much moisture. The leaves do not tolerate spraying well, it is enough to wipe them with a damp cloth from dust. The plant feels great under the shower, but it is necessary to cover the ground with a film. It doesn't cost much to moisten the soil. The water should be at room temperature or slightly higher.

Fresh air is important for crassula vegetation.

The room temperature is favorable for the plant at 20-25 degrees Celsius, in winter it is reduced to + 15-10. At this point, the tree is resting, and during the heat, the leaves will begin to wither and fall off. And then it's hard for him to start growing in the spring. An important point in growing a fat woman is consistency. It is rarely necessary to rearrange a tree from one window sill to another.

Possible growing problems

A succulent always needs attention from the owner, then there will be fewer problems. They are more likely to occur due to improper watering. Too wet soil tends to rot the roots and base of the stem. And rare watering is associated with wilting of foliage. If poured with cold tap water, then leaves begin to crumble... The crown of the money tree thins in both drafts and insufficient ventilation of the room.

Pests and pests harm the fat woman:

• More often strikes spider mitewho loves to feast on the juices of the plant. The parasite is recognized by the thin cobweb on the underside of the leaves. When a mite is found, the leaves are washed with a solution of soap.
• They fight in the same way with mealybug... Among the drugs, Actellik or Fitoverm are used for treatment against pests.

An overgrown money tree needs pruning. It is carried out for sanitary purposes and in order to lighten the crown of the plant. You can pinch the lateral processes of the bastard so that the tree does not grow much.

Growing problems will not arise if you take proper care of Crassula.

The fat woman is grown in every home. And not everyone knows how to plant it, take care of the money tree. The article tells in detail about the choice of a pot, preparing the soil for planting Crassula, as well as about the rules of care, possible problems during cultivation.