Codiaeum (or codiaeum) – surprisingly beautiful and at the same time whimsical houseplant which is replaced seldom. Adult plant more often than time in two, and even in three years it is not recommended to disturb. Young codiaeums are admissible to be replaced in pots of the big sizes once a year. It is necessary to do it accurately and with knowledge of some nuances since the plant endures change rather painfully.
It is required to you
- - flowerpot;
- - soil;
- - haydite for drainage;
- - watering can;
- - spray;
- - humidifier.
Instruction
1. It is the best of all to replace codiaeum in the spring. Make sure that the plant which you were going to replace healthy. The sick codiaeum, most likely, will not transfer change and will die.
2. Prepare soil. It has to consist of one part of coarse bank sand, two parts of the sheet earth and one part of the cespitose earth. If plant adult and created, the number of the sheet earth it is possible to increase (1:3:1). Well spill the soil weak solution of potassium permanganate then dry. It is possible to buy the ready soil suitable for codiaeums, in specialized shop.
3. At the bottom of new pot arrange good drainage from haydite or stones. Fill up the prepared earth. Slightly humidify it, then make deepening on the center.
4. Carefully get codiaeum from former capacity. Do not break earth lump with root system at all and do not sort roots. Directly such lump also you transfer plant to new pot.
5. Having placed lump in deepening which you have made in soil in new pot, fill emptiness with the earth and slightly trample down (condense) soil. Water plant.
6. Provide high air humidity for codiaeum after change. Establish humidifier or its spryskivayta from spray several times a day. It is possible to put pot with codiaeum in the deep pallet filled with stones or haydite and to add water so that stones disappeared under water on two thirds. At the same time the pot with codiaeum should not concern water. Wipe leaflets daily even if in your house motes. Do it extremely carefully – the codiaeum does not love the familiar address. It is necessary to wipe plant with soft sponge or the cotton pad, the wetted in water.