Tsikas represents slowly growing palm tree. In year he can grow by 3 cm and issue from one to three sheets. This excellent plant for bonsai. In room conditions tsikas demands change each 2-3 years in process of development of root system.
It is required to you
- Tsikas, container or pot, soil mix, drainage, water, sharp knife, fungicide solution.
Instruction
1. For change of tsikas it is necessary to choose pot slightly more previous as the root system increases over time. Soil mix during change needs to be changed. Neutral and subacidic soil is suitable for tsikas. Composition of soil mix: 1 parts of pumice, 1 part of pine bark, 1 part of pebble or dolomitic crushed stone, 1 part of peat, 1 part of wood charcoal, 1 part of perlite, 0.1 parts of bone meal. Such complex structure is necessary in order that water very quickly proceeded through substrate. If she is late in pot even for several minutes, it is impossible to plant plant in such substrate.
2. The best time for change is early spring. Carrying out change, in the beginning pull out plant from old pot and shake off it. Roots of tsikas represent the yellowy-brown branches growing down. If you have noticed rotten formations, cut off them, and powder cuts with wood charcoal. For trimming use only sterile knife. Transfer plant to new pot and establish it in the center. From sides to dosypta soil mix. That the plant has better endured change, attract it.
3. If the plant gets sick, make change immediately regardless of season. If you have found root decay in plant, remove sick sites prior to the beginning of healthy fabric, and for half an hour place places of cuts in fungicide solution. You dissolve fungicide with water according to the instruction. After that it is possible to wet roots in korneobrazovaniye solution according to the instruction. The plant can be restored long enough: from three to six months.
4. Consider that decay can disappear and be deceptive. So, on roots it is easy to see and determine rotten sites by smell. And here the trunk can be struck with decay from within. Well probe trunk hands: if it soft not to save plant any more. Painful roots can be brown or black. They soft to the touch, and secondary roots are absent. Healthy roots have light color, and to the touch fleshy. Often after change tsikas dumps leaves. It is protective reaction. Sometimes, that after change of pot the plant very long does not develop. Is it normal. The most important that decay was not formed again.
5. If the root system of tsikas is very strongly damaged, remove 80% of leaves at change. You should not feel sorry for them, they will lose decorative look soon. If there is recurrence: treatment of plant for root decay needs to be repeated. Decay in upper part of trunk is bad sign. If the top cone soft to the touch also fails inside, it means what tsikas will die soon. If the volume of soft fabric minimum, try to save plant, having cut off it. Though most often treatment of such decay has no results. To grow up new plant, separate healthy escapes from maternal flower and implant them.